SPARK is a faith informed social justice group for people aged 18-30 in the Yorkshire area, a project of the Diocese of Leeds Justice & Peace Commission. SPARK Social Justice […]
UK Poverty
12 Jan – Global Good News
by Kathy Shaw, SPARK managerWorkers Rights in the UKLandmark employment laws set new legal rights for employees. The Employment Rights Bill includes changes to the exploitative zero hours contracts, sick […]
13 Nov – Leeds United Against Poverty
by Sara Forrest, Commission MemberLeeds Church Institute led this event on 3 November at Headingley Stadium.Refreshingly most attendants were of working age! The organisations they worked for and volunteered with […]
7 Nov – Jesus the Bringer of Good News
by Sara Forrest, Our Lady of Kirkstall ParishOur Lady of Kirkstall Parish RetreatOur Retreat was organised by the Parish Live Simply group and the programme was developed from the CAFOD […]
19 Sep – Prophet or Provider?
IS THE CHURCH CALLED TO BE PROPHET OR PROVIDER?This is the title of the 2025 Hook Lecture. This is an annual public lecture on the ways faith interacts with public […]
11 Sep – Commission Planning Meeting
Saturday 27 September at Hinsley Hall from 10:30 until 14:30Our quarterly meetings are usually hybrid affairs, with some of us joining via Zoom and some people together in a meeting […]
5 Sep – Urgent Action Required for Graduate Employment Crisis
by Iesha , a recent graduate from Leeds Trinity University and SPARK member Thousands of young people are graduating from UK universities every year full of skills, ambition, and energy […]