Dear John

Here's your weekly update from Church Action on Poverty. As usual, we have stories of how people are staying connected during lockdown and resources to help you do the same.

Gather with us: Tuesday 2 June, 2pm

Join our 60-minute virtual gathering at 2pm on Tuesday 2 June. We use Zoom - you can connect using a computer or smartphone, or you can dial 0131 460 1196 on a normal phone and use the meeting ID: 193 697 232.

This week (26 May), we had a we discussed resilience and mutual aid. Follow the link below to see some videos from the session and share your own comments.

See the report from the 26 May gathering

Next time, we will be exploring how the crisis has impacted the lives of children and young people and will be joined by Rys Farthing (Researcher), Tia Clarke (Food Ambassador), Faith Marriott (Nightsafe) and Zoe McIntyre (Food Foundation). Click below to join us on Zoom:

Gather with us on Zoom

New wine, new wineskins

How can we build a better life together after the pandemic? Read our series of blogs and share your own ideas.

Read and comment here.

How a few photos from 2008 still undermine attempts to tackle UK poverty

Gavin explores how good journalism can be undermined by damaging picture choice, and how the overuse of a few outdated and misleading stock photos has been feeding misconceptions about poverty in the UK today.

Find out more here.

We'll be in touch again next week - and we hope we'll see you at our gathering on the margins. In the meantime, stay safe and stay connected.

Best wishes

Felicity Guite
Church Action on Poverty