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With the widening wealth gap and deepening economic and racial inequality<\/strong>, our latest project focuses on economic injustice in the UK.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lies at the heart of so many challenges facing millions, concerning their employment, housing, health, education, recreation, relationships and family life – all magnified and amplified by the coronavirus crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to galvanise people to take action for economic justice using our successful approach to human rights education.  We have developed local partnerships and have created an Economic (In)Justice action pack & training programme to be used by local communities and the wider public. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the action pack and resources here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.economicinjustice.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JtoJ is very pleased to be working with production company Rainbow Collective<\/a> who are committed to raising awareness of human rights & children’s rights through powerful cinematic documentaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With thanks to everyone who shared their stories of challenging economic injustice, their tactics and analysis. You are all brilliant and inspiring. And thanks to Vanishing Point Creative for creating the beautiful new website and to Lush Charity Pot for helping to fund the \u2018suitcase\u2019 of hard copy resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stories, tactics and explainers so far include<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shahajahan Ali – teacher, on class and education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costa Christou, Advocacy Academy – affordable housing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor John Cotton – Cabinet member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Barnard – Director, Joseph Rowntree Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Gurminder Bhambra – the legacy of colonialism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Barry Supple – Economic Historian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Brian W. Lavery and the Headscarf Revolutionaries, Hull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans Supporting Food Banks, Sam Spong and John Ratomski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary & Brian, Friends of the 65 Bus – saving a rural bus service <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia Elliott-Smith – UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment and environmental engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenbank Academy – sports and leisure facilities for disabled people<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\nJane Hatton, Evenbreak – accessible job search for disabled candidates\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Elizabeth Henry – activist, adviser – social, structural, systemic (in)equality and (in)justice <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya Hundal – the Indian Workers’ Association and a family history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiren Shafiq – Islamic Help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lola McEvoy – GMB organiser, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam Warhurst, Incredible Edible – growing communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Storey – Professor of Fashion & Science, London College of Fashion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khady Gueye and the Local Equality Commission – economic & racial justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lela Kogbara, Black Thrive Global <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke Aaron, drama student – class and the arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Sir Michael Marmot – health inequalities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mya Craig, Black2Nature <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Nadia Valman – solidarity between Jewish tailors & Irish dockers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deb Neville – on class and education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hero Austin, PEACH (People\u2019s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pogus Caesar, multi media artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police Spies Out Of Lives (PSOOL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Beckford – Professor of Black Theology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rowan McCabe the door-to-door poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Charlotte MacPherson – young people and economic injustice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Sam Friedman – wealth, class and social mobility<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louise Cooke, Sharewear – emergency clothing, bedding & shoes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susie Morrow – Head of R&D and Director, Avo Secure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tania Aubeelack, JtoJ trustee – exploring spiritual, moral & ethical aspects of an economically just world.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith Hodgson, The Craigielea Care Home Dispute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lewis family and the TESCNO campaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jess Prendergrast, Onion Collective<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrisann Jarrett & Kimberly Garande, We Belong – justice for young migrants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read about some of the stories here<\/a><\/strong> with thanks to JtoJ volunteer researcher Hannah Simpson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteer Project Coordinator Dr Abigail Rhodes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Abigail Rhodes was the Development Worker for this project (April-Sept 2020) and happily she chose to continue supporting the project as a volunteer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were delighted Abi applied for and became the project coordinator in March 2021, still as a volunteer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abi is a researcher, teacher and activist with a special interest in the third sector, charity, social movements and campaigning in the field of human rights and social justice. She is also a volunteer with Let’s Feed Brum and Sharewear Clothing Scheme, focused on the impact of poverty in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Journey to Justice welcomes Charlotte-Rose Kennedy to our Economic (In)Justice project team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlotte-Rose Kennedy is an AHRC Midlands4Cities funded postgraduate researcher, studying Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University. Charlotte’s research focuses on the daily national UK press representations of the pro- and anti-Brexit protests, the implications these representations may have on democracy, and the public’s perception of demonstrations. Charlotte recently co-founded and co-organised the Discourse and Politics 2021 international seminar series and is currently co-organising the Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted Charlotte chose JtoJ for her work placement. She was with us throughout April, helping, amongst many other tasks to develop, promote and plan the promotion and evaluation of our Economic (In)Justice project. She was an invaluable member of the team and we are thrilled she has chosen to stay with us a volunteer. THANK YOU SO MUCH! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journey to Justice is very grateful to Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for funding to support Charlotte\u2019s placement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our audiences <\/strong>include school students (in primary, secondary and special schools), FE, HE, youth and community groups, neighbours, trade unions, local councils, businesses, policy makers and the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With heartfelt thanks to Garden Court Chambers, the Lipman-Miliband Trust, Matrix Causes, the Diana Whitworth CAF Trust, Heitman, Ian Caller, Andreas Welter and the MSN Fund for their generous grants towards this project and to everyone who has donated to our appeal or bought a postcard. Thank you for making it all possible.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also hugely grateful to the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG), in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester for choosing JtoJ and this project as one of their 2000-21 Activist Museum Award winners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can support our project by donating<\/strong> and sharing:<\/strong> https:\/\/localgiving.org\/charity\/journey-to-justice-london\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! \u00a312,243 & counting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or you can buy our stunning art postcards – the perfect gift. Created by supporters specially for this project. See the gallery <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>
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.<\/span>THE PROJECT<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have started our next major project which will focus on class, economic injustice and poverty in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Economic injustice has always been of concern but is now amplified and magnified by the effect of this coronavirus crisis. It has highlighted the many ways in which people are advantaged and disadvantaged depending on class, ethnicity, housing, income, employment and associated health factors. \u201cCoronavirus has seen an exposure of the underlying health inequalities and an amplification of them.\u201d Professor Sir Michael Marmot author of Health Equity in England, the Marmot Review Ten Years On<\/em>, February 2020<\/p>\n

AIMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2666 With stories of solidarity we will focus on what we can do<\/strong> about economic injustice through activities bringing together examples of struggles for human rights and the arts to encourage action for change.<\/p>\n

\u2666 Emphasise the role played by people collectively which brought and bring change for social and economic justice.<\/p>\n

\u2666 Challenge (often unconscious) bias about class and filters through which we see each other.<\/p>\n

\u2666 Highlight often neglected articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights related to economic and cultural rights. i.e. everyone needs a decent income and home and access to a healthy environment and leisure.<\/p>\n

PLANNING<\/strong><\/p>\n

The process is as important as the end product for this project.<\/p>\n

We have a working party to develop ideas. Members include trustees, volunteers and partners with experience from working as benefits advisers, Citizens Advice, the Living Wage Foundation, Plan International UK, the charity sector, trade unions and schools. Research began with a Listening Project, consulting people living in poverty or working with those who are, via contacts in our local groups in the North East, Southwark, Nottingham and the Forest of Dean. <\/p>\n

We are consulting relevant academics and organisations whose aims complement ours.<\/p>\n

In addition to talking about the impact of poverty in terms of health, housing, stigma, food, clothes and lack of opportunities, access to activities, one finding has been people\u2019s strong sense of isolation and loneliness, the lack of shared spaces to build a sense of belonging and \u2013 where such spaces exist \u2013 how poverty can make it impossible to make use of them. These experiences are shared in urban and rural areas.<\/p>\n

We are creating a multi-media toolkit combining:<\/strong><\/p>\n