March 2013

Peter was so inspired by the thank you we gave to HMRC Inland Revenue at the Day of Action (for their work tackling tax avoidance), that he wrote an email to Waterstones to thank them for paying their tax.
After the fantastic festive vibe of Soundcheck, we almost feel like April is the SPEAK New Year. And with it comes a host of new opportunities. We're looking for committed, fun-loving, hard-working, justice-loving individuals with bags of initiative, to help take SPEAK on the next stage of its journey...
flower model!
SPEAK is about the grassroots - we don't have a leader, but rather we listen to each other and to God to discern what the right path is. The name for this participatory forum is Flower Model - and we get to meet together in person twice a year, so come along!
Seeding Change!
It's now almost a month since we launched our new campaign, Seeding Change, at Soundcheck weekend. Since the Budget announcements just hours ago, getting involved is now more important than ever, says campaigns officer andy...
Last Monday one person left a Facebook comment asking the Cadbury Creme Egg to go Fairtrade. Others picked up on this, we got the word out, and now so many of us have repeated the action that we're wondering what to do next. Look no further...
One of the SPEAK London group is marking Lent and Fairtrade Fortnight by SPEAKing up for a fair wage for cocoa farmers that make his chocolate! Please join him with some online activism...