5th anniversary newsletter
In case you missed it here is a link to our 5th Anniversary newsletter, which we celebrated late last year. https://journeytojustice.org.uk/mailer/5th-birthday/
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Hello, Goodbye London
It has now been over a month since I have returned home from my time in London. Looking back on my trip, I can see how much I have grown from the new experiences I had. I remember being so nervous to navigate the underground whirlwind which was the tube system on my very first […]
Continue ReadingTrain of Thoughts
I’m sitting on a train watching the endless acres of England roll by. From a dainty snow fall to a heart warming sunrise to the mystical fog, and then enchanting rays of sunshine all dancing over the flat green land and charming, humble homes, as if each taking their turn in the queue. I struggle […]
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It’s 6:30pm on a Monday night and I am an American college student taking an unfamiliar form of transportation, commonly known as the ‘tube’. I am on my way to go to a local library café to meet a group of various people I have never met before. I have arrived in London but a […]
Continue ReadingYou may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one, I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will live as one
I have been living in London for almost one month now and I’d be lying if I didn’t say I am in awe to be living in the city where the Beatles developed into the iconic band they are known as today. I have yet to visit Abbey road but I have definitely had a […]
Continue ReadingRacism, war and poverty today – echoing MLK’s Newcastle speech in 1967
October 24th 2017, Idea Store, Whitechapel ‘There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of war and the problem of poverty.’ View the full transcript of the speech. Arianna […]
Continue ReadingDisability Inequality Solutions
by Michael Asamoah, Social Media Volunteer for Journey to Justice In the year 2016 effective performance and situations of disabled and non-disabled people in the United Kingdom (UK) was not equal, however people and organisations have provided support through solutions that could help disabled people live increased healthy and happy lives. In schools, children who […]
Continue ReadingSyrian George by Martin Spafford
The true story of St. George: child soldier, migrant, prisoner of conscience, murdered for his beliefs When I realised the JtoJ presence at Speakers’ Corner was on St George’s Day, I thought I’d find out a bit more about his story: not the dragon-slaying myth but what’s known of the real person. It appears he […]
Continue Reading‘Better Discourse’ a blog by Harsha Perera, Executive Coach and JtoJ volunteer
At a time when soundbites and dumbed down messages are the norm, taking shortcuts becomes very tempting….Perhaps, there comes a moment when you need to decide what you are for. Are you for a discourse that is based on looking deeper and asking the difficult questions? Or, are you for something else that is based […]
Continue ReadingStanding Up to Hate Crimes
A blog by Karen Murphy, International Director of JtoJ partner Facing History and Ourselves. Article originally posted by Facing History and Ourselves on their Facing Today blog. The stories are heartbreaking and chilling. In the first few weeks of 2017, identity-based hatred appears to be pervasive and on the rise. Two immigrants from India were shot in […]
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