Welcome to SPEAK

  • Connect 2012
    SPEAK needs to support it's Network and mobilise more young people to replace others who have moved on. To do this we need new and continuing support and that is why CONNECT2012 and RECONNECT2012 have been born. We want to CONNECT with new supporters, and RECONNECT with people who have been part of SPEAK in the past, to help us ensure we continue to mobilise the next generation, and speak up for the poor and needy.
  • The Soundcheck 2012 Photo Gallery
    The Arts pod is creating a photo gallery for Soundcheck 2012, and want you to be part of it!
  • Join the team - we're looking for a Campaigns Officer!
    Would you like to work in campaigning? Working for SPEAK will equip you with loads of skills and experience in the world of student activism, campaigns, advocacy and network building.
  • Book now for Soundcheck 2012!
    Soundcheck 2012
    Soundcheck is the Speak Network's annual gathering, happening 24th - 26th February 2012 in London. Read all the details here, and book online now!

Latest news

Soundcheck12

hannah
18 Jan 2012 - 4:41pm

Soundcheck approaches!

Why do we Campaign for Change?

hannah
20 Dec 2011 - 1:58pm

In this new blog entry SPEAK member Chloe Skinner explores the importance of not just giving to charity but also supporting campaigns for change.- check it out!

The SPEAK Blog - a message from FALE

hannah
21 Nov 2011 - 4:36pm

The SPEAK blog is up and running on the network page!

Host an event to support SPEAK!

Rachel Carpenter
4 Nov 2011 - 3:02pm
Host an event to support SPEAK!

We had a great time at the Cabaret Showcase in Manchester!

A report from Time to Turn Festival

Sarah
1 Nov 2011 - 11:42am

Philip Powell, from the UK Campaigns Team, attended the annual festival of Time to Turn. Time to Turn is a similar network to Speak, based in the Netherlands. This is his report from the event.

Praying for the Riots

lizziespeak
10 Aug 2011 - 7:30am

Riots spread across the country in August causing untold suffering to families, businesses and communities. We need to stand together as a Network in solidarity and in prayer and action with those suffering. We also need to pray against the injustice of poverty, social exlusion and the resulting criminality which underlies these events. Photo by AP.

Blog: Carrying an Umbrella

lizziespeak
14 Jul 2011 - 10:23am

There’s a church not far from my parents’ house that has a huge billboard outside. Every few months they change the message, and over the years I have cringed time and time again at some of the excruciatingly cheesy or embarrassing slogans that they’ve come up with. But yesterday I went past the church again for the first time in ages, and the current message reads: “Prayer is asking for rain, faith is carrying an umbrella” I’ve kept thinking about it ever since.

Campaigns update: Unfinished Business in China

lizziespeak
13 Jul 2011 - 1:25pm

This week Greenpeace released it's latest report 'Dirty Laundry' investgating the toxic water pollution produced by textile factories in China. The report accuses Nike, Adidas, Puma, H&M and Lacoste of allowing the discharge of dangerous chemicals into Chinese water systems.

Sew it... don't blow it!

lizziespeak
21 Jun 2011 - 2:31pm

We've been inspired this week to see what mischief the Craftisit Collective have been up to.

Upside-down Kingdom Tour

lizziespeak
21 Jun 2011 - 2:07pm

Shane Caliborne is touring the UK this summer!