Link to booking form
Dear Diocesan Representations and contacts
Please find attached Easter Greetings from NJPN and a flyer to distribute for the AGM and Networking Day in May, as well as the Conference booking form.
The next Justice & Peace newsletter will be sent out in May and needs to go to the printers next week. We’ll be putting together the diary page shortly after Easter, if you have any events for the diary between May and Mid October please let me, at this email and Sharon ebulletin@justice-and-peace.org.uk have any details as soon as possible.
I have run out of quotes from Catholic Social Teaching that people have sent in to put on our Facebook page, if you have a list of quotes you would like me to use please send them in.
Have a happy Easter
peace
Geoff Thompson
NJPN Administrator
Please find attached Easter Greetings from NJPN and a flyer to distribute for the AGM and Networking Day in May, as well as the Conference booking form.
The next Justice & Peace newsletter will be sent out in May and needs to go to the printers next week. We’ll be putting together the diary page shortly after Easter, if you have any events for the diary between May and Mid October please let me, at this email and Sharon ebulletin@justice-and-peace.org.uk have any details as soon as possible.
I have run out of quotes from Catholic Social Teaching that people have sent in to put on our Facebook page, if you have a list of quotes you would like me to use please send them in.
Have a happy Easter
peace
Geoff Thompson
NJPN Administrator
CARJ Briefing
____Report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities In the summer of 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed a Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, to examine ‘why so many disparities persist’ and ‘what can be done to eliminate or mitigate them’. The Commission was specifically tasked to look at ‘race and ethnic disparities in education, employment, crime and policing and health.’ The Commission’s Report was published on 31 March 2021 with headlines saying that the UK should be seen as an ‘international exemplar of racial equality’ and ‘there was no evidence of institutional racism’. Throughout its Report the Commission is suggesting that, given the progress that has been made and given the complexity of inequalities based on race, class, geography and other factors, we should be taking steps to improve outcomes for all rather than concentrating too much on race. The Commission looks carefully at four areas. Read more - follow link to CARJ CARJ newsletter April 2021 The Easter edition of the NW NJPN E BULLETIN features three frank and heart-felt sharings on the reality of living as a young BAME person on today’s Britain – winners of the Columban’s recent competition ‘Let's Create a World Without Racism’, plus an article, published first in 2016 but still relevant today, from a Black University Minister in the US. Other items include the UK government’s plan to increase our nuclear arsenal which is seen by campaigning groups as ‘a dangerous U-turn which contravenes the aims of the Non-Proliferation Treaty’. Pax Christi is launching a virtual ‘Pilgrimage for Peace’ with exciting initiatives to raise funds and awareness of the vital work of this campaigning group. There are book reviews, Easter poems, and resources, including a link to a moving adaptation of the Stations of the Cross in a Time of Fear and Uncertainty by my late daughter’s parish in Sheffield.
Please pass on to others. Wishing you all the joys and blessings of the Easter season as we journey together in hope. Anne O’Connor NW NJPN E BULLETIN 
Environment:
As Christians we are inspired to be good stewards of the earth, to conserve and protect God’s creation and the earth’s resources. By our actions, we can mitigate the effects of climate change stop the destruction of habitats and reverse the decline of species worldwide. The way we treat the earth today is already affecting the poorest and most vulnerable in the world and, in time, will affect us all.
Pax Christi Advent and other resources. Click on image to follow link
Renewing the Covenant: Churches and the Building of Local Relationships
Thank you for attending our webinar last month. As promised, here is the video and supporting materials: - watch video - download the accompanying letter: Renewing the Covenant: Churches and the Building of Local Relationships - read the chat record from the zoom participation - download our short guide to one-to-one conversations In the webinar our challenge was to invite congregations to begin to have one-to-one conversations to get to know people in the neighbourhood. If you feel you can take this step in your own setting, please write and tell us what happens. Feel free to share this material: it's all in one place on this page of our website.. Keep in touch: we would love to hear your reflections - what you say will shape our next steps. Please write c/o: our volunteer Annette McBride, at annette@togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Connect: if on reading the chat, there is someone you would like to connect with, please send a message via Annette who will be pleased to act as a go-between. We will be continuing this conversation and keep you in the loop. Every blessing, Jenny Jenny Sinclair founding director Together for the Common Good www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk, @T4CG Registered Charity No.1172113. Our next newsletter is due out in a week or two. To subscribe, click here. 
You may have heard that Traidcraft will finish trading at the end of the year and that may have frightened you to death. How can we continue to run our Traidcraft Stall or get supplies? Fear not! The information we have received from Traidcraft is that, although details are not yet available, we WILL be able to continue to get supplies, although the set-up will be different. However, the new arrangements in 2019 will take time to put in place, so we think it would be wise to stock up before the end of the year. If you want any further information, you can phone their Customer Services on 0191 491 0855. "Our Common Home: Caring for God's Creation" an example of a Study Course for Lent that you may find interesting. |
Cardinal Nichols prays for the repose of the soul of Prince Philip “At this moment of sadness and loss I pray for the repose of the soul of Prince Philip, Her Majesty the Queen’s faithful and loyal husband. I pray for the Queen and all of the Royal Family. “How much we will miss Prince Philip’s presence and character, so full of life and vigour. He has been an example of steadfast loyalty and duty cheerfully given. May he rest in peace.” + Vincent Nichols Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster 
Brushstrokes Community Project Strengthening and supporting refugees and migrants across Sandwell, West Birmingham and beyond News Letter March 2021 Phone: 0121 565 2234 E-mail: info@brushstrokessandwell.org.uk Website: www.brushstrokessandwell.org.uk Brushstrokes Community Project is part of Father Hudson’s Care Father Hudson’s Care is a working name of Father Hudson’s Society Registered in England & Wales, no. 1653388 Registered charity no. 512992 Reaching out to provide Social Care in the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham 
Restore's vision is for a society into which all refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, valued and integrated. Please follow link to: April 2021 - Newsletter Jeremy, Rachel, Andy and Geraldine Restore Staff Team Recruiting a part-time Administrative Assistant: Would you like to join a small busy staff team committed to working towards Restore’s vision of a society into which all refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, valued and integrated? Do you have excellent organisational, software and communication technology skills, and the ability to accomplish tasks with thoroughness, accuracy and reliability? Restore, a project of Birmingham Churches Together, (charity number 243931) is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant for 15 hours a week to provide excellent administrative skills including a wide range of software and communication technology skills that will support Restore staff and maintain and develop systems. Salary: Based on NJC spinal point 6: full time £19,698 per annum. (For 15 hours £8,442 per annum) The office base is in Balsall Heath but all staff are currently working from home. For Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form please see Restore website https://www.restore-uk.org/news/recruiting-for-part-time-administrative-assistant/ Closing date for applications: Friday 15 January at 12 noon Interview dates are likely to be in late January and may be via Zoom (depending on Covid restrictions). If interviews are by Zoom then the interviewers are also likely to meet some candidates face-to-face before a final decision is made. Befriending Co-ordinator: We are working on the paperwork for this post and will circulate it when ready in the New Year. In the meantime, please bear with us as some things will unfortunately be delayed for a while, particularly plans for the next training course and new befriending matches for women. Thank you for your help. with best wishes for peace and joy at Christmas and hopefully a return to a more normal way of life and face-to-face interaction at some point in the new year Jeremy Restore Manager 
Link to Operation Noah November Newsletter Lancaster Diocesan Faith and Justice Commission Dear Friends I hope you will be able to take the time to read and share the newsletter. The newsletter can be downloaded at https://tinyurl.com/yxurca63 Reports and newsletters mentioned in this issue are available at http://www.lancasterfaithandjustice.co.uk/newsletter/ Peace & best wishes Maggie Margaret McSherry Administrator Lancaster Diocesan Faith& Justice Commission St Bernadette’s Parish House, Bowerham Road Lancaster LA1 4HT E: lfjcmm@gmail.com Office T: 07885809935 M:07864012385 Please note that the F&J Office number has changed 
GREENPEACE
Clingfilmed coconuts? Shrink-wrapped turnips? Cauliflower 'steaks' in plastic bags? Many of us have experienced the frustration of unpacking our weekly shop and finding we're filling our fridges, rubbish bins and recycling with pointless plastic - and it's no surprise when supermarkets are producing 800,000 tonnes of plastic a year! Enough is enough. Will you help expose supermarkets' ridiculous packaging practices? Here's how: 1. Next time you spot some excessive plastic packaging, take a photo. 2. If you use Twitter, tweet the photo using #PointlessPlastic (don't forget to tag the supermarket too!) 3. If you don't use Twitter, you can either post it on another social media channel (like Facebook or Instagram) or alternatively email your picture to us at packaging.uk@greenpeace.org and we'll post it for you! Some people are concerned that plastic is necessary to reduce food waste - but a new study has shown that in some cases it might actually be making the problem worse. When plastic packaging requires food to be a specific size or shape, edible food is rejected because it doesn't look the right way. And whilst some people need pre-prepared fruit and vegetables because of mobility issues, no one needs them to be provided in plastic. If hundreds of us share these pictures of pointless plastic packaging online, together we can show supermarkets that their use of plastic is out of control, and that their customers have had enough. 'Unwrapped: How throwaway plastic is failing to solve Europe's food waste problem (and what we need to do instead)' Link to Green Peace video clip on reusable energy |
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The Birmingham Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is funded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and is a member of the Caritas - Archdiocese of Birmingham Network