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Upside-down Kingdom Tour

Submitted 10 years 8 months ago by Lizzie.
Shane Caliborne is touring the UK this summer!
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In memory of Brian Haw

Submitted 10 years 8 months ago by Sarah.
Brian Haw, the anti-war peace activist who has been protesting on Parliament Square for over a decade, has died after a battle with cancer.
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Campaigning is a dangerous business

Submitted 10 years 8 months ago by Lizzie.
Anyone who has ever been on a SPEAK day of action will be familiar with the excitement of it all – The crowd raising their voices against injustice, an imaginative and colourful demonstration, and a procession to that most prominent site of UK politics, the Houses of Parliament, where a group of young and conscientious activists will lobby their MPs on issues of global poverty.
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Watch the Vocal Training video!

Submitted 10 years 8 months ago by Rachel.
Vocal Training is being held Friday 9th - Monday 12th September 2011. Watch the video to see why you should come... Don't miss out!
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Making the revolution irresistible

Submitted 10 years 8 months ago by Lizzie.
'The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible' Toni Cade Bambarayou
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Speak out for Libya

Submitted 10 years 9 months ago by Lizzie.
After decades of indifference, it seems strange that the West should now so suddenly develop a conscience concerning the welfare of Libyan civilians. Libyans have long suffered the tyranny of Gadaffi’s dictatorship, well-armed as it is by companies based in the ‘developed’ world. So why is it only now that those arms sales licenses have been cancelled?
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Students take action against the arms trade

Submitted 10 years 9 months ago by Lizzie.
This past month students have been making a stand against universities which profit from and invest in the arms trade.
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Vocal Training 2011 - Now Booking!

Submitted 10 years 9 months ago by Tom.
Vocal Training is a chilled and inspiring time spent with others in the Network, getting equipped with skills to campaign effectively, to pray and share your faith where you are.
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Make a peace dove tree

Submitted 10 years 10 months ago by Lizzie.
Holding a stall on campus, at your church or in your local community?
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The Big Climate Reconnection

Submitted 10 years 11 months ago by Tom.
SPEAK, with Stop Climate Chaos, is calling for a big push to get our MPs to act on climate change after the Big Climate Connection lobby in November.
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Power, Politics & Pilgrimage Recap

Submitted 10 years 11 months ago by Sarah.
No ‘day of action’ this year, but a unique opportunity to pray with others on a prayer walk through the centre of London, visiting the headquarters of Shell, the Bank of England, the Cenotaph in Whitehall and HMS Belfast.
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Soundcheck 2011: Resurrecting Hope

Submitted 10 years 11 months ago by Anonymous.
Soundcheck 2011: Resurrecting Hope. What a weekend. We came expecting to be challenged, to discover more about unjust situations in the world around us, to be inspired by the stories of others in the SPEAK Network. Most of all we came to claim back a real sense of hope, in a world where pessimism can so often be the response when confronted with the challenges of poverty and oppression.
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Prayer

Submitted 10 years 11 months ago by Sarah.
SPEAK values prayer as a part of our action on behalf of the poor and oppressed worldwide. See how you can get involved!
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Soundcheck 11 and power, politics & pilgrimage update

Submitted 11 years 7 hours ago by Sarah.
Soundcheck11: Resurrecting Hope was a fantastic and hope-infused weekend!
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Soundcheck 2011: Resurrecting Hope

Submitted 11 years 5 days ago by Sarah.
What a weekend. We came expecting to be challenged, to discover more about unjust situations in the world around us, to be inspired by the stories of others in the SPEAK Network.
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Meet your MP

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by Tom.
A great way to support Defend Peace: Disarm Tax is to take it right to our national decision-makers, MPs, as so many people did at the recent Power, Politics & Pilgrimage and last year's Day of Action.
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Pray for peace

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by Sarah.
It’s really important to pray as well as campaign, as we believe that God has power over everything in this world – from the political to the spiritual.
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Unfinished business

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by Sarah.
We are calling for access to justice for victims of corporate abuse. Add your voice now!
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Unfinished business

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by Sarah.
We are calling for access to justice for victims of corporate abuse. Add your voice now!
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Working with God

Submitted 11 years 3 months ago by Tom.
Sometimes we can get overwhelmed with the huge task of “bringing good news to the poor” and building peace and justice in this fallen world. But God wants us to work with him not for him.
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