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With Jon Cruddas and Maurice Glasman.
After decades of dysfunctional government, it seems that nothing works as it should. Indeed, we may be witnessing the collapse of trust in the British State. Discontent is now widespread. Radical reform needs to happen, but the form it should take and the principles that should guide it are contested and confused. Such decisions will profoundly affect the kind of people we become.
Our country needs a coherent and principled vision of political economy, an architecture of statecraft geared to the common good, and the wisdom to draw on traditions old and new to engage with the challenges and opportunities of the new industrial revolution. 
We have commissioned Jon Cruddas and Maurice Glasman to help us embark on a serious conversation around this challenge. With deep knowledge of Catholic Social Thought, the workings of government and state, long experience in grassroots and parliamentary politics, and as people of faith, they bring an unrivalled combination of gifts.

Church Urban Fund - Community organising is about bringing people together to bring about change. This begins with building relationships and listening to one another’s stories. In this webinar with the Centre for Theology and Community, we’ll hear about churches who have harnessed the power of community organising to grow in number and depth, as well as social impact.

Church Urban Fund - Whether you’re launching a new initiative or refining an existing one, our team of experts and practitioners from CUF and the Together Network will give advice and examples to help you turn ideas into action. We’ll help create a clear vision, secure funding, and demonstrate your impact to stakeholders and funders.

Susannah Black Roberts will go deeper into what it means to be human, investigating practical ways in which we can preserve and cultivate our humanity in a world that threatens to make us obsolete. Drawing on the wisdom of Aquinas, Aristotle, CS Lewis and others, Susannah proposes a creative Christian asceticism lived out through everyday practices to challenge the dopamine rush of an AI-flooded world. 

Church Urban Fund - Join us for an hour of reflection on the value of listening to one another’s stories, plus practical ideas and inspiring examples for using stories to bring projects alive, empower communities, and uncover hidden treasures.
Jesus used stories to teach his followers about the kingdom of God and spent time listening to people’s stories. When we take time to listen to the stories of others, and to share our own story, we deepen understanding, strengthen relationships, and transform our imagination about what is possible.

Dan Hitchens will ask what the advance of assisted suicide really means. Dan will address the profound cultural shift signalled by current legislation, marking a transition from the era of Cecily Saunders and the hospice movement to a new age where death is presented as a solution to what some advocates refer to as ‘useless lives.’ Setting the contemporary debate in its historical context, Dan will prompt us to consider how we should respond to this hinge moment for British society.