Category: Action

Action

At What Cost: A Conversation about Chronic Illness and Disability

Emily Smith

In this penultimate episode of the "At What Cost?" podcast series, Emily and Tori sit with Laura Neale, Director of "YouBelong", to hear about a Chronic Illness and Disability perspective of the Cost of Living Crisis. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/at-what-cost-chronic-illness-disability/s-S042wFMgK2d?si=30d6355821924e5abd88f2e744eb3155&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing This podcast will go live on Thursday 13 July. You can find out more about YouBelong on Facebook… Continue reading At What Cost: A Conversation about Chronic Illness and Disability

Action

City buzzing thanks to successful Craftivism campaign

Emily Smith

Leeds Craftivists are delighted to share that as a result of their campaign highlighting the lack of biodiversity in Leeds city centre, Leeds City Council have granted permission for wildflowers to be planted at various sites across the city centre. As our city has developed, Leeds Craftivists (a community of Leeds Sanctuary) noticed that there… Continue reading City buzzing thanks to successful Craftivism campaign

Action

At What Cost: A Conversation about Food Banks

Emily Smith

In this second episode of the “At What Cost” podcast series, Emily talks to Emma Greenough, Fundraising Manager of The Welcome Centre in Huddersfield. You can read more, access the show notes and take action at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/at-what-cost-foodbanks?si=214686e5688e4bbcb707cc28bc5cf108&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Additional links:The Welcome Centre | HomeThe Trussell Trust - Stop UK Hunger If you have been moved by… Continue reading At What Cost: A Conversation about Food Banks

Action

At What Cost: A Theological Perspective

Emily Smith

Welcome to the first episode of the "At What Cost" podcast series, a collaboration between us here at Leeds Sanctuary and Manchester & Stockport Methodists. In this first episode, we ask why the Cost of Living Crisis should matter to Christians, speaking to Anna Bland (our Team Leader) and Revd Ian Rutherford of Central Hall… Continue reading At What Cost: A Theological Perspective

Action

July Craftivists: Housing Inequality and Climate Change

Anna Bland

Written by Emma Temple This month, Leeds Craftivists explored how Climate Activism begins at home. We’re in the midst of a housing crisis. Unaffordable homes and rocketing energy bills are exposing how the way we live is quickly becoming financially unsustainable for most of us. On the other side of the same coin, the way… Continue reading July Craftivists: Housing Inequality and Climate Change

Action, Justice

Climate Justice: where social justice and climate change meet

Emily Smith

Climate Justice is the Leeds Craftivists theme for 2022. We will be exploring issues of social justice and where they intersect with the Climate Crisis. Climate Justice explores the fact that Climate Change does not impact everyone equally. We in Britain are relatively fortunate in the impact that Climate Change has on us, although we… Continue reading Climate Justice: where social justice and climate change meet

Action, Reflection

Postcards from the Edge

Emily Smith

“I’d rather be in the mountains thinking about God than in church thinking about the mountains” John Muir "Mend" Take a look at the two images, what do you see? There are obvious connections, even though the two pictures are quite different in style and were made at two different stages of my art career.… Continue reading Postcards from the Edge

Action

Leeds Craftivists: A Craftivist Christmas

Emily Smith

The Leeds Craftivist Christmas celebration is happening Monday 6th December, 7.30-9pm on Zoom. A great chance for anyone new to come and see what the group is all about as well as our regular group to celebrate together. We will be celebrating the year we have had together and looking ahead to 2021. Please come… Continue reading Leeds Craftivists: A Craftivist Christmas