Churches Together in South London are holding a biannual network gathering on Tuesday 17 May at 6pm to look at the topic of “The Refugee Response“.
Everyone already engaged in and interested in responding, whether as an individual, a church of any denomination, or to represent a local ecumenical network, is welcome. To book and get details about the London SE1 venue, email claire AT ctslondon DOT org DOT uk or phone 07517117982.
Contributors may include
- We are Us about their ecumenical work in Greece and needs that churches and individuals in London can meet right;
- Tommy Cloherty, London Hosting Coordinator at Housing Justice;
- Home for Good about offering homes to unaccompanied minors;
- teenagers about making their school into a #RefugeesWelcome school;
- potentially some young refugees themselves;
- and maybe even Joy Carter an actress/writer/comedian who was herself adopted from Nigeria and is now working alongside adoption and fostering bodies to encourage uptake as part of the refugee response.