Pages

Thursday 20 January 2011

Poverty of Ambition? Churches and a Politics of Hope

LONDON - OCTOBER 20:  The front cover of the B...Image by Getty Images via @daylife
The following is a text from a press release issued yesterday:

Journalist and commentator Will Hutton will be addressing a free conference hosted by the Methodist Church, United Reformed Church and Baptist Union of Great Britain on the 22nd of January 2011 in Birmingham.

Mr. Hutton will be joined by a range of contributors including Andrew Stunell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, who will speak and answer questions on ‘The Big Society’. Revd Kirsty Thorpe, Co-Moderator of the United Reformed Church, will also reflect on what it means for Churches to be committed to a politics of hope

The conference - entitled Poverty of Ambition? Churches and a Politics of Hope - will look at how churches can engage with contemporary political issues. A particular focus will be how churches can respond to the cuts announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review and how this relates to the coalition’s concept of Big Society.

There will be a range of workshops aimed at experienced policy professionals, enthusiasts and people who simply want to know more. Workshop topics will include:
  • What do our churches and politicians believe about poverty?
  • Acting on debt - practical suggestions for churches
  • Climate change - international agreement or technological change?
  • Peacemaking - nationally, locally, internationally
  • Big society - opportunity or threat?
  • Practical hints for lobbying your MP
  • How do I get my church interested in public issues?
The Conference will take place from 10.30am to 4pm on 22 January 2011 at Carr's Lane Church Centre, Birmingham.

Journalists wishing to attend should contact Anna Drew, Lead Media Officer on the Connexional Team.
Enhanced by Zemanta

No comments:

Post a Comment