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Church Action on Poverty John Battle MP explains why he's supporting our Close the Gap campaign.
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John Battle MP accompanied Close the Gap campaigners when we delivered our petition to Downing Street on 15 December 2009. Here, he talks about the need to tackle income inequality, and encourages campaigners to keep on working for a fairer society,
Church Action on Poverty Our team of Close the Gap campaigners talk about what motivated them to come to Downing Street with our petition!
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Campaigners from many networks joined together to deliver Church Action on Poverty's 'Close the Gap' petition to Downing Street on 15 December 2009. Here, they talk about their reasons for supporting the campaign to reduce inequality, and the policies they would like to see introduced.
Church Action on Poverty delegation presents Mind the Gap petition at 10 Downing Street, accompanied by John Battle MP
Close The Gap petition at Downing Street
By:Liam Purcell
Church Action on Poverty Jonathan Bartley writes about the radical message of Christmas. Church Action on Poverty said similar things in the briefing we recently sent to the UK's church leaders.
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Although he didn't realise it, Gordon Brown's re-introduction of class into political debate was a thoroughly 'Christmassy' thing to do.
Church Action on Poverty
Today, we launch the Sustainable Livelihoods Handbook, based on ground-breaking work CAP has been doing with Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.
Julie Jarman of Oxfam writes in the Guardian about our approach, and what activists and policy-makers can learn from it.
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Perhaps we should try a different approach to helping people overcome poverty, says Julie Jarman
Church Action on Poverty 250 people took part in our Pilgrimage Against Poverty from Newcastle to Jarrow on 18 October. See highlights of their five-mile Pilgrimage and the worship service that followed in this video.
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Church Action on Poverty
It's time to Close the Gap between rich and poor. One of the most urgent changes we need is an end to the Poverty Premium, which sees people on low incomes paying more for gas and electricity.
Please take our simple online action now - email your MP and ask them to support a law banning the Poverty Premium!
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The 'Poverty Premium' - the poorest paying the most - is one of the most obvious ways our unequal society traps people in poverty.
Church Action on Poverty Take this simple online action - ask your MP to press for action to tackle child poverty in the next Budget.
www.38degrees.org.uk
38 Degrees brings you together with other people to take action on the issues that matter to you and bring about real change.
Heather Gowans 
Church Action on Poverty:
Hey there!
Glasgow, Saturday October 17th
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Please come to Come to George Square in Glasgow on the 17th of October at Noon to help mark this day. There will be everything from a wee samba band to lyrical poetry and spoken word. It will be a time to hear testimony from people ...experiencing poverty and a time for a respectful gathering in recognition of peoples struggle.
More info here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event
Location:Glasgow, George Square
Time:12:00PM Saturday, October 17th
Church Action on Poverty
CAP Coordinator Niall Cooper is on the Guardian blogs again, and sparking a lot of debate! Please go along and add your comments. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/
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Niall Cooper: The Conservatives and Labour are lining up to make life harder for the most vulnerable. We have to protest, and loudly