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...
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...
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...
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...
CARJ encourages its members to celebrate Racial Justice Sunday on 17th of February. The theme this year is “Dignity for all workers”, recognising the problems faced by people due to racism and ethnic discrimination in the workplace. See more here
CARJ has produced a briefing on the recent Windrush deportations and the EU citizens status concerns after Brexit. Very recently, the news highlighted a deportation flight which carried 29 foreign nationals from London to Jamaica. They were said to be ‘serious offenders’ and had been held in detention centres awaiting...
Concerning the Windrush Scandal, the guardian reports that 11 wrongly deported people have since died. Please read more here
The CARJ Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday 3 November 2018 at St Thomas More Church, 9 Henry Rd, London N4 2LH (11:00 – 4:00). Participants included members and friends of CARJ from the UK and nine visitors from India. CARJ has identified a number of vulnerable groups who...
CARJ AGM 3 November 2018 ELECTIONS of CARJ Trustees Yogi Sutton and Nikki Petch (as officers) have two more years in post Porsha was elected Treasurer but then resigned. Sue Smailes is stepping down as Secretary So there will be vacancies in the posts of Secretary and Treasurer Deacon Joseph...