Congregations, Citizens and Politics

Churches involved in Citizens UK had an eventful General Election - working with mosques, synagogues and temples to advance a broad-based agenda of social and economic issues.  The alliance held a 2500-person assembly with the three main party leaders just days before the election.

The Jellicoe Blog contains video footage of the assembly - and ongoing coverage on the long-term work of holding the politicians to their promises.  There will be opportunities to reflect on the engagement of churches in citizen organising at two forthcoming talks.  Dr Luke Bretherton (who negotiated with David Cameron at the assembly) will give a lecture at Heythrop College on 20th May, while Revd Angus Ritchie (who presented the case for a Living Wage to Gordon Brown) will lead a seminar at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine on 21 June.