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April Flower Model Weekend

flower model!
Submitted 12 years 1 month ago by Andy.
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!
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What will the 0.7% be spent on?

Seeding Change!
Submitted 12 years 1 month ago by Andy.
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...
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Creme Egg: going back for more

Submitted 12 years 2 months ago by 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...
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Making the Creme Egg a REAL symbol of new life...

Submitted 12 years 2 months ago by Andy.
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...
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How to... Bardic Bike Tour!

Submitted 12 years 2 months ago by Mike.
The official SPEAK-a-thon guide to the Bardic Bike Tour is here!
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CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Seeding Change

seeding change
Submitted 12 years 2 months ago by Andy.
Here are some new resources to get you started praying and campaigning for Seeding Change!
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A Programme for #SeaChange

Submitted 12 years 2 months ago by Andy.
Wondering what happens when over the weekend?
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Day of Action 2013

Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Matthew.
The Day of Action is a great opportunity to roll up our sleeves, take to the streets and call for God's justice in the world around us...
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A Budget of JUSTICE

the budget briefcase!
Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Andy.
Download resources to lobby your MP and write to Osborne here!
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It's not Too Late to Book for Soundcheck 2013

Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Matthew.
Only 2 weeks to go until Soundcheck 2013, and if you're thinking of joining us, there's still a few spaces left! It's going to be a wonderful weekend, packed with exciting workshops, wonderful speakers and great opportunities to meet other people from around the SPEAK Network. Read on for the latest details of the lineup...
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We're Recruiting!

Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Matthew.
Have you always wanted to give more time and energy to support the SPEAK network? Do you have ideas, skills and a passion for justice? We are advertising for two key posts on the Network Support Team: A Manager and an Administrator.
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Pray & Post card January 2013

tax justice now!
Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Andy.
In January 2013 we have a new pray and post card calling for tax justice...!
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Shell out Justice!

Photo Credit: Friends of the Earth Netherlands
Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Andy.
Today there has just been a landmark ruling against Royal Dutch Shell in a court in the Netherlands - meaning that compensation will finally be paid to those who have lost land and their environment due to oil spills. Here we reprint a Press Release from Friends of the Earth Netherlands...
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Passions, Interests and Narnia

Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Andy.
Is following our self-interest the highest goal? And what links St Paul, Aslan, and the 1st Marquis of Halifax? Well, the answer to the second question is this short reflective piece by SPEAK friend Mike Bourne. And you'll have to read it to find out the rest...
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Enough Food for Everyone IF

Enough Food for Everyone IF
Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Andy.
A new campaign launches today! Follow the links to find out how we've joined together with over 80 other groups to call for justice in the food system.
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Campaigns Co-Ordinator

Submitted 12 years 3 months ago by Matthew.
The SPEAK Network is a dynamic network of Christian students and young adults, who pray and campaign for Global Justice. With creative campaigns like the 'Big Dress', we seek to inspire groups and individuals to speak out in situations which are unjust. We host annual gatherings, training events, and take part in both Christian and Non-Christian festivals.
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Ending the Playstation Mentality

A SPEAK banner from the protests against the DSEi arms fair in 2011
Submitted 12 years 4 months ago by Andy.
Remember the blue 'Dehumanising Destruction' drones Pray & post card? Well the recent increase in media and parliamentary attention towards drones are the fruit of SPEAK's campaign for greater transparency in this area, so a reason to be thankful! Yet our work is for from over, as Fellowship of Reconciliation's Jessica Dalton-Cheetham explains for us here...
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The Food Sovereignty debate continues

Submitted 12 years 4 months ago by Andy.
We're currently creating a new SPEAK campaign on agribusiness to launch at Soundcheck 2013. In order to do so, we've created a working paper on Food Sovereignty open to the whole network to discuss. One response is posted here...
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A Christmas message from Bethlehem

Submitted 12 years 4 months ago by Andy.
"He came to tell the people about the meaning of the peace, the meaning of the love, the meaning of the life together".
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Don't just sit there... join a SPEAK Group in your area!

Submitted 12 years 4 months ago by Matthew.
Do you wish there were people in your area you could meet with to pray and campaign? Do you have a group of friends who are interested, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you host a regular SPEAK group, but you'd like to get more people involved? Then read on...
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