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The Good Society Report

Posted by Helen Clifton on Tuesday 25.2.2014

Our report has been published.

In it, faith and church-based community projects across the UK describe – in their own words and accompanied by images – what they think makes a good society.

As well as informing new audiences about the key role that faith plays in community-building, the report aims to contribute to the wider debate concerning the role of the Church, and faith more generally, in seeking the common good.

Thousands of copies will be going out to community centres, projects, churches, schools, think tanks, and MPs’ offices over the coming weeks.

We will also be producing a toolkit for anyone who wants to start their own conversation about what makes a good society.

Download a copy of the report here.

Explore the website for more stories and multimedia to be added over the coming weeks.

And watch this space for more details about the official Good Society launch, to take place in London at the end of May.

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‘The church is part of civil society’

Posted by Helen Clifton on Monday 9.9.2013

A former trade unionist, Rev Chris Hudson is working alongside Niall McNally, an organiser with Siptu (Services, Industry, Professional and Technical Union) Northern Ireland. Niall hopes to build a broad-based ‘people’s movement’ in Northern Ireland to develop alternatives to austerity and build community through a shared focus. Like Niall, Chris shares a view that the […] | More

Granby Care Home

Posted by Helen Clifton on Monday 9.9.2013

Granby Care Home is next to Kingsley Primary School. Jane, a family link worker at the Sure Start Centre which shares a building with the school, offered to take a group of learner reporters from Kingsley to meet some of the older people living in the care home. She was also keen to introduce the […] | More

What’s good and bad about living in L8?

Posted by Helen Clifton on Monday 9.9.2013

We thought the best way to find out what life is like in L8 was to ask the journalists of Kingsley Primary School to describe their experience of living in the area. The group interviewed each other to find out their thoughts – click on the images below to read their candid and sensitive opinions…… […] | More