Ella Sibley-Ryan, Mission Projects Officer for the Methodist Church, writes about her experiences volunteering with refugees in France. The people sleeping rough in Calais and Dunkirk have come from Sudan, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia and countries all over the Middle East and …
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How can we respond to COP27?
COP27, the UN’s climate conference in Egypt, came to a close at the weekend. It finished with some encouragements as well as disappointments. Hannah and Steve spent 10 minutes chatting through a roundup of what happened in a new episode of our podcast - click here to listen. Whilst COP27 might be …
Statement on the conclusion of the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Monday 21 NovemberThe Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church. While we are extremely conscious of the cost-of-living crisis and the economic bearing it is having here in the UK, we cannot ignore the tremendous impact of climate change in other parts of …
COP27 – what should we be looking for?
At COP27[1], the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, made headlines on the opening day when he stated that “we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”. Some commentators saw this as exaggerated rhetoric to capture the headlines. Yet even the sober judgements of …
“He has filled the hungry with good things” – What we need from the Autumn Budget
Last week, the Trussell Trust revealed that their 1,300 foodbanks across the UK gave out 1.3 million emergency food parcels between 1 April and 30 September 2022. This marks a rise of over 50% from pre-pandemic levels, more than ever seen before. Wave after wave of crisis has driven 320,000 people …
What are the stories we should tell about the humanitarian crisis at Manston Airport Asylum centre?
The Prison Officers Association described Manston Airport processing centre as “A humanitarian crisis on British soil”. The Government has admitted that its treatment of asylum seekers at Manston was not “legally compliant”. The pictures and stories we are seeing are appalling and angering in …
How can we be sure that the products we buy are not the result of modern slavery?
Trying to buy goods and services that can genuinely be classed as ethical is a much harder task than it should be. We all want to buy items from brands that pay their workers a fair wage, protect their human rights and take care of the environment. However, it can be hard to find this information. …
Why I hate Warm Banks (and why my church is opening one)
Last year Trussell Trust foodbanks provided emergency food parcels for 2.1 million people, and this year the number will be higher. Even that tells only part of the story, as Trussell represents around half of the foodbanks in the UK. In the space of a decade, foodbanks have gone from virtually …
How does our theology call us to challenge Poverty?
Eunice Atwood, Church at the Margins Officer, writes about how ministry at the margins shows the biblical calling to challenge poverty. This blog is part of a series for Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales. Margins are often places of growth and adaptation, edges, thresholds between places …
Introducing Alfie
I am one of the new JPIT interns, also spending part of my time in Westminster as a parliamentary assistant for Derek Thomas (MP for West Cornwall). Before joining JPIT, I worked with Christians Against Poverty, a charity striving to help people who are struggling with unmanageable debt. Before …