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The following pan-London, ecumenical organisations are affiliated to the London Churches Group:

Housing Justice UNLEASH

UNLEASH is the London Network of the national charity Housing Justice, which is the national voice of Christian action in the field of housing and homelessness. Housing Justice UNLEASH is a membership forum and network for churches, agencies and individuals concerned with housing and homelessness in London.  It is a Christian organisation but all its services are available to people of all faiths and none. Housing Justice UNLEASH  aims to

Ø      Engage with homelessness and housing issues

Ø      Equip churches, agencies and individuals to respond meaningfully

Ø      Connect members into an effective network, and

Ø      Campaign on behalf of homeless and badly housed people and all who work alongside them.

UNLEASH members include Churches and other groups offering practical help to homeless and badly housed people, such as drop-ins, day centres, shelters and soup runs; Christians of all denominations concerned about homelessness or housing in London; Agencies - whether small or large, church-based, faith-based or secular - working to prevent homelessness and bad housing and people of all faiths and none who want to connect with a distinctively Christian voice on these issues.

JustShare

Justshare is a coalition of Churches and Christian organisations committed to global economic justice. JustShare draws its vision and values from the Christian faith. It therefore views the extent of inequality in today's global economy as contrary to God's will. Its original purpose was to provide a distinctive Christian presence in the City of London, alongside the May Day demonstrations.

Today, JustShare seeks to:

Ø      understand the impact of the financial sector on global poverty

Ø      engage in dialogue with key City of London institutions on this issue

Ø      encourage changes in policy and practice which bring about a more just world

Ø     arrange a programme of events that will mobilise Christians, especially in the London area, to promote these changes.

JustShare does this through hosting public debates, an annual May Day event in the heart of the City, and engaging in dialogue with banks and financial institutions in the City. It seeks to encourage Christians in these spheres to promote justice as an integral part of their faith.

 

The London Churches Refugee Network

London Churches Refugee Network brings together  Christians working with refugees and asylum seekers in London. It aims to:

 Ø      Provide a focal point on refugee facilities

Ø      Influence leaders in London

Ø      Inform members

Ø      Bring together experiences and views

Ø      Share best practice

Ø      Link London with the national picture

Ø      Co-ordinate church action

Ø      Provide support and encouragement

 

London Ecumenical AIDS Trust (LEAT)

London Ecumenical AIDS Trust was founded by the London Churches Group in 1990 to mobilize Christian and Jewish communities to compassionate and constructive responses to the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic. LEAT continues to highlight new areas of concern, and seek appropriate practical and pastoral responses to the evolving needs of those living with HIV/AIDS. LEAT works with people of all faiths and none.  LEAT:

Ø       Provides information, advice and training on HIV/AIDS and related matters to Christian and Jewish communities in London and further afield

Ø      provides practical home based support by way of trained volunteers to those within the London Borough of Southwark who are living with HIV/AIDS

Ø      works closely with individuals living with HIV/AIDS providing volunteering opportunities within church/synagogue communities, linking in with retraining and 'Back to Work' initiatives

Ø      Co-ordinates the annual World AIDS Day service at Southwark Cathedral, which offers public support to those living with HIV/AIDS and the partners, friends and families of those who have died

Ø      Runs a series of training days for Christian and Jewish communities and other interested individuals.
 

Mission in London's Economy

Mission in London’s Economy is a new Christian, independent, ecumenical and pan-London organisation, which has set itself the following objectives:


Ø      To co-ordinate the churches' interventions in discussion of London's economy


Ø      To respond on behalf of the churches to consultation exercises on London's economy


Ø      To recruit, train, support, insure and supervise workplace chaplains


Ø      To support Christians working in the institutions of London's economy


Ø      To educate churches in the issues facing London's economy so that they might be able to respond appropriately


Ø      To work with other faith communities in order to create co-ordinated faith-community responses to the issues facing London's economy.

 

The London Churches Environmental Network

 

The London Churches Environmental Network was launched in May 2007 to continue the work of LondonSCARE (London and Southwark Churches Care re the Environment).  The purpose of the network will be to ensure that the technical knowledge and environmental expertise of many of London’s church members is made readily available to all churches and thus:
  • Provide a focal point for environmental issues
  • Influence leaders in London
  • Inform members
  • Bring together experiences and views
  • Share best practice
  • Link London with the national picture
  • Coordinate church action
  • Provide support and encouragement

 

Its remit will be to hold occasional seminars and lectures and other events on environmental issues, and to act as a ginger group to keep before the London churches our Christian responsibility to honour the fact that “the earth is the Lord’s”, to live accordingly, and to accept that part of the mission of the church is caring for the earth’s resources and ensuring that they become shared more equally among all peoples in justice and peace.

 

LondonSCARE / LCEN have commissioned a series of studies by Professor Sam Berry on God’s word in Creation and Redemption.

Entitled ‘Whose World’ the studies have two aims:
  • To show that creation care is an integral part of the Christian faith. It is not merely an option for a minority.
  • To demonstrate that we have a part to play, however implausible this may seem in view of the scale of the problems.

 

In March 2007, the London Church Leaders and the Mayor of London launched For Creed and Creation, a simple guidebook for running a greener church.

 

 

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