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We’ve asked Ed Miliband to attend;
➡️ To show the UK Government supports the transition with like minded, high ambition countries
🗺️ To contribute to a detailed roadmap for a transition that is fast, fair and funded
💰 To commit the UK’s fair share to putting this roadmap into action

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UK urged to continue its climate leadership – Joint Public Issues Team Faith leaders have called on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels. Senior representatives of the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union and the ...

Faith leaders say: Show UK climate leadership at Santa Marta 📢

We have launched a letter signed by senior faith leaders calling for Ed Miliband to attend the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia.

jpit.uk/uk-urged-to-...

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How does AI relate to justice? How do we tackle questions of human rights, job security or warfare? What is our responsibility as Christians?

Come and explore some of these questions with our amazing panel of speakers, followed by Q&A.

Sign up now! 👉 buff.ly/sXmmRhj
📆 23rd April, 7pm on Teams

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A poster advertising 'Generative AI & Justice' event on 23rd April on a blue background. Cutout of a human hand reaching out to a robot hand symbolising human-digital relationships. 4 headshots of the 4 speakers with red name tags. White text questions and a QR code.

A poster advertising 'Generative AI & Justice' event on 23rd April on a blue background. Cutout of a human hand reaching out to a robot hand symbolising human-digital relationships. 4 headshots of the 4 speakers with red name tags. White text questions and a QR code.

🚨Generative AI & Justice: Christian perspectives - webinar signup open! 🚨

We are working with our friends @scmbritain.bsky.social to facilitate a webinar exploring the ethical and justice debates around generative AI and how it is used in today's digital world from a Christian perspective 🤖

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Three-panel Winnie the Pooh meme comparing 'normal grad job', 'political grad job' and 'faith-based political advocacy grad job' with increasingly formal attire

Winnie the Pooh says it's your last chance to apply for our internship for 2026-27! 🚨

📆 Final deadline: Friday 10 April
🔗 brnw.ch/21x1pcn

Email hello@jpit.uk or DM us if you have questions!

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Faith leaders are standing against the government's suspension of refugee family reunion ✊

Yesterday, we joined Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders, from all over the country, outside Parliament to send a clear message to the government: bring families back together.

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Hundreds of religious leaders issue warning over 'chilling' immigration change In a letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, 720 faith leaders warned that restrictions on family reunion will push desperate people towards the smuggling gangs the Government is trying to dismantle

✊Faith leaders are standing up against the government's suspension of Refugee Family Reunion.

And so are thousands of people across the country.

This cruel policy will only put children at risk and push refugees towards smugglers. It needs to go now.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Welcoming refugees is ‘key’ to the gospel, says Archbishop of Westminster - The Tablet Archbishop of Westminster Richard Moth met refugees supported by Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) UK at the Hurtado Jesuit Centre in Wapping and said that the way

A letter led, by @publicissues.bsky.social & @safepassageintl.bsky.social, warns asylum changes could end family reunion for most refugees. This risks more suffering & dangerous journeys.

We stand for compassion.

Read more from @thetablet.bsky.social here:
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/welcomi...

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Thank you for all your support on this campaign and to @safepassageintl.bsky.social for helping us to coordinate the letter. We will be praying for the Government to listen and act for refugee families.

You can still sign the letter online here - lnkd.in/eTXYGyTQ

#TogetherNotTorn

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"The current proposals...represent a profound departure from values that have long shaped our national life and are deeply embedded in our faith traditions: human dignity, fairness, protection for the vulnerable, and the importance of family life."

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A group of faith leaders standing in front of the Houses of Parliament. They are holding placards and a large banner which reads '720+ faith leaders say refugee families belong together'

A group of faith leaders standing in front of the Houses of Parliament. They are holding placards and a large banner which reads '720+ faith leaders say refugee families belong together'

BREAKING: We handed in our faith leaders letter to the Home Office with over 700 signatures 🎉

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A collage of images featuring the JPIT interns and their activities this year so far, including group photos, holding a microphone or camera and filming days. Text on the right side reads 'Recruiting! 2026-27 Internship Programme' with JPIT logo top right.

A collage of images featuring the JPIT interns and their activities this year so far, including group photos, holding a microphone or camera and filming days. Text on the right side reads 'Recruiting! 2026-27 Internship Programme' with JPIT logo top right.

Every year, @publicissues.bsky.social offers full-time year-long paid internships. They are a brilliant development opportunity for young Christians interested in justice and politics, and make a huge contribution to our team. We're now recruiting for a September start: jpit.uk/internship

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Joint Public Issues Team Internships 2026-2027

Are you a young Christian who is passionate about issues of justice and peace?

@publicissues.bsky.social is recruiting two full-time paid internship positions to start in September 2026.

Deadline: Fri 10 April 2026.

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We've signed up to this campaign because families belong together.

If you're a faith leader, please join us.

👉 Full details at jpit.uk/refugee-reun...

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Support Refugee Family Reunion – Joint Public Issues Team The government has announced plans to permanently curtail refugee family reunion. If you are a faith leader, please consider adding your name to our letter calling on the Home Secretary to reconsider ...

What can you do if you're not a faith leader?
📖 Check out our website resources to learn about what's happening and why we should care as Christians
📨 Share this post to help us reach more faith leaders!

👉 Full details at jpit.uk/refugee-reun...

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📝 If you're a faith leader - we urge you to sign our letter to the Home Secretary.
📣 As faith communities we are calling on the UK Government to protect refugee family reunion which is under threat of permanent suspension.

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1Campaign graphic with the text ‘Families belong together’ above a child looking out a rainy window.

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Campaign graphic with text encouraging people to sign a faith leader letter, shown beside a child looking out a rainy window.

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Families belong together.

Every family deserves safety.

Every child deserves healthcare and education.

That's why we're launching our campaign for refugee family reunion.

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Thanks for sharing!

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Will anything other than might be right? – Joint Public Issues Team “Enduring solutions will not rest on the logic of force, but on the foundations of justice, equality and the right to self-determination.” (Statement from Palestinian Christian leaders in 2025)1.  Cur...

Written by @publicissues.bsky.social some weeks ago. Becoming more relevant by the day.

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🚨The Chancellor highlighted positive steps taken so far to tackle hunger in today’s #SpringStatement

We welcome these, but with 6.8 MILLION people facing severe hardship, the UK government must make more plans to tackle hunger in the upcoming Autumn Budget. 🧵

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(2/2) your spirit will be the encouragement we need to keep to speaking out against it.
Today, we ask for breakthrough for those facing situations of injustice. May they know a sense of hope that only you can bring. Amen.

#SocialJustice #worlddayofsocialjustice #HumanRights #JPIT

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A Prayer - from Compassion UK
Heavenly Father, you to teach us to seek justice, to defend the oppressed and take up the cause of the fatherless and the plea of the widow.
We ask that when the scale of injustice seeks to overwhelm us (1/2)

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Yellow graphic announcing “World Day of Social Justice – Friday 20 February,” with a megaphone illustration.

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Yellow graphic with prayer from Compassion UK and a megaphone illustration below.

Today is UN World Day of Social Justice✊

This is a perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of our Christian call to 'loose the bonds of injustice' and keep standing in solidarity with marginalised peoples, even when it feels like there is so much going on in the world.

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What justice issues can you reflect on this Lent? How can you learn more about modern worldly temptations and how we might resist them? 🏜️

"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights" - Matthew 4: 1-2

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Food banks are a lifeline. But they’re not a long-term solution to hunger.

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Statement on "earned settlement" proposals – Joint Public Issues Team We are deeply concerned by Home Office plans to establish a so-called “earned settlement” scheme that would judge those with a higher salary, better education and from a more fortunate background as m...

Our statement responding to the Home Office proposals for "earned settlement" is now on our website.

jpit.uk/statement-on...

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Human beings shouldn't need to "earn" settlement.

"Any changes must take into account the real-world circumstances faced by many immigrants and not push those already at the margins of our society into further destitution and uncertainty."

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Give wisdom and compassion to leaders with the power to make a difference.
Amen. (2/2)

You can read survivor stories from websites such as @tearfund.bsky.social @endfgmeu.bsky.social @unitednations1945.bsky.social

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🙏 Prayer (1/2)
Loving God,
Today we hold the survivors of FGM in our hearts, for the trauma and pain that they have experienced.
We pray for all those who are at risk of FGM, and ask that they be protected.
We pray for justice for survivors, and a commitment to eradicating FGM across the world.

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