Reports from CARJ AGM and Belonging Conference
CARJ recently held a conference on belonging in Birmingham on Oct 16th, it also held the Annual General Meeting on 2nd Nov 2019. The Conference was an opportunity for Catholics from across England and Wales to share ideas and experience on how we can help new and marginalised groups feel they...
CARJ AGM 2019- Papers to Download
Dear Members and Friends of CARJ This is to notify you of the CARJ Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place on Saturday 2 November 2019 at St Thomas More Church, 9 Henry Rd, London N4 2LH (11:00 – 4:00). Arrivals from 10:30. St Thomas More Church is a...
‘Belonging’ – A Challenge for the Church in a Diverse Society Conference 16th October 19
A CARJ Conference 16 October 2019 (10:00 – 4:00) The Priory Rooms Conference Centre Quaker Meeting House 40 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6AF For the past twenty years, the Government has been wrestling with the question of how we best promote ‘integration and cohesion’ in relation to marginalized communities...
CARJ Mourns Rita Forster (28th Dec 1941 – 31st Aug 2019)
Rita died peacefully after a long illness and a night in hospital aged 77. Rita was a much loved past Trustee and Treasurer of the Catholic Association for Racial Justice. She will also be remembered by many as a teacher at St Anne’ Convent School for over 30 years. She will be...
CARJ is 35!
CARJ has produced a review of its work in the last ten years (Available for free on request). The next Urban Network meeting on 9th July 2019 will provide a forum for the discussion of the theme, 'CAR the next ten...
Migrant Mass 6th May 2019 – Westminster Cathedral
Celebrated by Bishop Michael Campbell, the Mass is in honour of St Joseph the Worker, celebrating the diversity of London, Kent, Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Essex. The gathering for the procession starts at 9am and the procession itself commences at 10 am with the Mass at 10.30am. Venue Westminster Cathedral...
Church Group Published 10 point Plan to Reduce Knife Crime and Support Young People
The National Church Leaders Forum (NCLF) has produced recommendations for both government and churches to tackle the alarming rise of knife crime among the youth. Recommendations for The Church Educate members to raise awareness of young people's needs and the pervasiveness of child abuse, as well as providing training for...
CARJ Briefing – Institutional Racism: Revisiting the Macpherson Report
The UK recently celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Macpherson Report which was published on 24 February 1999. The media coverage of the Anniversary saw the police being asked what progress had been made to eradicate institutional racism. It seems an appropriate time to revisit the Macpherson Report and its...
Freedom Song Gospel Event at the Hackney Empire
In 1871 a group of Freed Slave Singers from Nashville Tennessee began their tour of the USA and Europe to raise money to build the first Black University after the emancipation of the slaves and to fight for the right of all African Americans to be educated. They introduced the...