Inspiring residents to become leaders
From an article by Local Trust
Everyone now works together for the benefit of the town. We’ve moved from having arguments about who should do what, groups doing things on their own, to developing skills of local people from across our community.
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The spirituality of nonviolence
From an article by the Center for Action and Conte
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Matt 5v9 NIV. Ten “commandments” for those seeking to live a spiritual life of nonviolence. A list to meditate on..
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Ways to greater happiness?
From an article by the Journal of Happiness
All humans want a satisfying life for themselves and their children. 68 suggestions on how individuals can raise their own happiness were rated for feasibility and effectiveness. What were the highest rated ideas?
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Heroes
From a TEDx talk
"What's remarkable about history is ordinary people doing extraordinary things...we never know how our actions are going to ripple over time but each of us can take responsibility for pushing in the direction of justice, equality, tolerance."
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Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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Asset Based Community Development for Churches - 1
From a webinar by Church Urban Fund
Sometimes answers lie within our community, within our shared experiences. Listening to one another, acknowledging our collective knowledge can guide us. But do our current responses exacerbate issues?
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Catalysing a movement for resilience in a community
From an article by Mobilizing Action for Resilient
“One thing that resonated with everybody was the discussion about trauma.” Trauma was THE common thread linking child welfare and student behaviour issues, adult addictions, domestic + sexual violence.
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In-Person - Curating Spaces of Hope: searching for radical hope in uncertain times - Ashton-Under-Lyne
@Manchester Road Ashton-under-Lyne OL7 0BA
William Temple Foundation.
Our context is one of uncertainty, characterised by the poly-crises shaping society. Our experiences of this essential, and are the roots of the hope that we can find and therefore are our means of a way forward. Drawing on our experience as the basis for a new story of hope to guide us.
We will return to the things we have journeyed with the longest, and draw out from them the things that are most important to us. In so doing, we will begin to establish the basis for a new story of hope for us and our community.
We will draw on the different experiences that we have had to co-create a story of hope for the future, which will comprise essential elements to guide us forward: who we are, who we are in relationship with, how we express ourselves, the challenges we face together and the details that matter to us, a sense of what we hope is beyond our current horizons.
04/04/2025
10:00
In-Person - Communicating Radical Hope in an era of poly-crisis - London
@The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Crown Office Row London
William Temple Foundation in partnership with Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) and the University of Notre Dame London Programme. This conference will launch an international search for Radical Hope and open up questions and debates relevant to faith based organisations in the public square and their response to poly-crises. The conference will be a hybrid gathering to reflect the conditions and spaces of engagement that make up the public square in the 21st Century. The gathering will explore questions of freedom of religion and belief in the public square, truth and propaganda, and the role that dialogue can play in developing shared values in the public square.
30/04/2025
10:30
In-Person - The gift of my neighbour: learning from diaspora communities - London
@The London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London
A day conference exploring some of the riches offered by Churches whose roots come from beyond the UK
Britain today is blessed by communities from all over the world and, among them, there are Churches which bring new life and fresh theological perspectives. This day is a chance to share some of these riches, to begin to appreciate non-Western ways of thinking, and to discover new insights by practising receptive learning from one another.
24/05/2025
10:30