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 9 June, 2pm

Join our 60-minute virtual gathering at 2pm on Tuesday 9 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 (2 June), we discussed the impact of the crisis on children and young people. Follow the link below to see some videos from the session and share your own comments.

See the report from the 2 June gathering

Next time, we will be shifting our focus beyond the UK to discussal global solidarity and how Covid-19 is affecting the lives of people in poverty across the world. Click below to join us on Zoom:

Gather with us on Zoom

 

 

 

Listen up! Podcast Episode 2 available

Episode 2 of our new podcast, Cast to End Poverty, is now available. Three women in north Sheffield share their lockdown insights, including on autism, friendly support, digital exclusion and staying connected.

Listen here.

Book Review: Bread of Life in Broken Britain

Nick Waterfield, who manages a food bank in Sheffield's Parson Cross, reviews this new book by Charles Roding Pemberton (published by SCM Press).

Read the review here.

Church on the Margins: Inhabiting the public realm in the midst of lockdown

A report from our 21 May online discussions on what it means to be church on the margins during the pandemic.

Read the report here.

End Hunger Cornwall: You can't eat the view

Cornwall is at its most beautiful right now. Wall to wall sunshine. Clear blue skies without endless plane trails. Uncrowded roads. To some that would be normally be the pinnacle of the dream and yet, right now, it really isn’t. Read the report by End Hunger Cornwall from their conference in October.

Read the report 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

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