Justice and Peace

JustShare is a coalition of churches, agencies and other bodies committed to global development and social justice. They are based at St Mary-le-Bow in the City of London.
JustShare Lecture Series: Christian Social and Political Thought Wednesdays 6-7pm
The lectures are given by leaders in the field and provide a range of perspectives on what is meant by ‘justice,’ how the concept has been interpreted by social and political thinkers historically, and what it means - or should mean - in the City and wider society today.
Following Tony Benn in March, Revd Dr Giles Fraser in April, Revd Professor Tim Gorringe ‘Land and Food Security’ in June and Father Timothy Radcliffe OP on ‘The Lord’s Prayer and Social Justice’ in July, the programme continues in the autumn:
• 23 September: ’Professor Tina Beattie ‘Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision for our time?
• 11 November: Revd Dr Ken Leech "Is there an Anglican Tradition of Social Justice?" 

and 27 January 2010 Rev Canon Dr Nicholas Sagovsky "The City of God and the City"
T: 020 7248 5139, E: JustShare@stmarylebow.org.uk, W: www.justshare.org.uk  

In a service at St Martin's Church, Vicar’s Road, Gospel Oak, NW5 4NL
to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the St Pancras Almshouses 
the guest speaker was Professor Richard Wilkinson,
co-author of the ground-breaking book: “The Spirit Level – why more equal societies almost always do better”
which has been hugely acclaimed since its publication in March 2009.
Professor Wilkinson explored why so many people in Britain today face so much unnecessary suffering and preventable early mortality from social exclusion, poverty, addiction, poor health & violence, in one of the richest, but most unequal, countries in the world.
For further details of the evidence, remedies, resources and how to get involved see http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk