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Over the past six months, we have held well over 100 public events. It has been great to meet so many of you and to hear about your organisations, places of worship, and areas of work. People of faith are certainly at the forefront of […]

On 26th November, FaithAction hosted an inspiring three-part conference, Building Back Better. It examined the themes of faith and social cohesion, the role of faith during the current crisis and looked forward to the role of faith in the future. In the first session, Madeleine […]

I’m sure that you—like me—are attracted to simple and dramatic headlines. Of course, the fact that we pick up a newspaper or click on a link because of these headlines makes us part of the reason journalists write in such a dramatic fashion. However, life […]

I’ve been delighted to speak to so many of you over the past month. It’s been amazing to hear of the wide range of things you are all involved with. And how quickly and creatively you have adapted to the new restrictions and increasing need […]

Today marks the start of the five days of Diwali, the festival of lights, with the main celebration happening on Saturday. Unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic means that things will have to be done a little differently this year. Diwali is a celebration of the victory […]

On Saturday, the Prime Minister announced that as of 5th November, England has entered a second national lockdown. As with the first, this will have a profound effect not just on the country and the things that we are able to do, but specifically on […]

Who would’ve guessed this time last year what 2020 had in store? Back in October 2019, we were in the midst of Brexit entanglements (okay, maybe little has changed there!). Then there was a general election, the economy started to pick up, and we began […]

It is no secret that faith groups were some of the first to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only that but, far from tailing off, their good work has continued throughout the pandemic. One of the mantras that we always use at FaithAction to […]

After three weeks of travelling the country virtually, the FaithAction team has currently spoken to members of faith communities in six of the nine English regions, with the final three taking place this week. Our goal was to talk about the role faith communities around […]

Danny Kruger MP has released a report, Levelling Up Our Communities, which proposes a new ‘social covenant’. Following consideration of 500 written responses and “dozens” of phone interviews, the report results in 20 recommendations, inspired by the extraordinary response in communities to meeting the needs […]