Funded through the ALF grant (Assumption Legacy Fund) we have now had three successful sessions at the parish of St. Augustine of Canterbury in Harehills. An initial Listening Event to focus on the interests and enthusiasms of the young adults, a Launch event led by beat boxer / rapper Testament and this event in October. […]
Working in partnership with Sabeel-Kairos, we put on an event with them that included a Palestinian theologian called John Munayer. He has jointly edited a book of essays by Palestinian theologians called ‘The Cross and the Olive Tree’. The book explores grass roots thinking about the nature of God and the Christian life in the […]
On Saturday 19 September SPARK Social Justice gave a presentation of the People’s Emergency Briefing at the Leeds Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Hinsley Hall. Over 30 people came along to watch this powerful and engaging documentary about the Climate Emergency. The People’s Emergency Briefing film features Chris Packham and includes leading experts in climate science. The […]
On Sunday 6th September,Testament, or Andy Brooks, led a workshop using spoken word, rap and beat boxing to engage discussion and ideas from a group of young adults. This took place at St Augustine’s church in Harehills, Leeds. Using creative, lyrical writing the group explored ways to express emotions and views about the world we […]
SPARK Social Justice is hosting a community screening at Hinlsey Hall in Headingley of The People’s Emergency Briefing, a vital 50-minute documentary unpacking the latest scientific evidence on the climate and nature crisis.As many of you will know, the climate and nature crisis is already reshaping life across the UK – but the solutions are […]
How do we keep Faith and Hope alive in a time of genocide? How can we bear witness to suffering, imagine a different world and move towards reconciliation in the face of destruction? These are not abstract theological exercises – they are the urgent, lived questions that the next generation of Palestinian theologians wrestle with […]