Housing Justice News Release 22 January 2008
For immediate release
Andrew Motion to feature in Connecting voices: an evening of poetry, music and visual arts
Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice today announced details of an evening of poetry, music and visual arts which will feature contributions from people who have been directly affected by homelessness.
Entitled Connecting Voices the event will take place on Thursday 31 January 2008 starting at 7pm at St Pancras Parish Church, Euston Road, London NW1.
The event will feature poets, musicians and visual artists including Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, homeless arts group Ten Feet Away, Brighton’s First Base Arts Project, contributors to Big Issue’s Streetlights page and survivor’s poetry. Other celebrity contributors will be revealed on the night.
Tickets for the evening, which are being sold to raise money for Housing Justice, are available for sale on the door or in advance from Housing Justice. Refreshments will be served during and after the event.
This evening is part of a Poverty and Homelessness Action week, an initiative by Housing Justice, Church Action on Poverty, the Church Urban Fund and Scottish Churches Housing Action to raise awareness of poverty in the UK.
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Connecting Voices: an evening of poetry, music and visual arts takes place at 7pm on Thursday 31 January 2008 at St Pancras Parish Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA. Tickets cost £10 (£5 unwaged) are available on the door or in advance from Alastair Murray, Housing Justice, 209 Old Marylebone Road, london NW1 5QT, email info@housingjustice.org.uk.
A flyer for the event is available at www.housingjustice.org.uk/downloads/connectingvoices.pdf
About Housing Justice
Housing Justice is the national voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing.
Housing Justice was formed in April 2003 by the merger of two long-standing housing charities, the Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) and the Churches National Housing Coalition (CNHC). In January 2006 Housing Justice merged with UNLEASH (Church Action on Homelessness in London).
Housing Justice brings together more than 60 years experience of working for change in the field of housing.
Housing Justice provides frontline services to people in housing need and campaigns to improve housing policy.
In total Housing Justice is actively involved in more than 35 communities across England and Wales.
The Housing Justice CHAS network of 10 housing advice centres –in Bradford, Bristol, Croydon, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Kingston upon Thames, Leeds, Central London, Middlesbrough and Oswestry - provides practical support to people with housing and related problems.
Housing Justice UNLEASH works to support church-based housing and homelessness projects in London. It is responsible for coordinating the Soup Run Forum amongst other activities.
Housing Justice Regenerate, funded by the government's Community Empowerment Division, supports resident-led regeneration in 15 Guide Neighbourhoods across the UK. Housing Justice Regenerate brings together residents who have transformed their estates with those who want to embark on the regeneration process to share learning and offer support.
Housing Justice is working with Scottish Churches Housing Action, Church Action on Poverty and the Church Urban Fund to coordinate Poverty and Homelessness Action Week 26 January – 3 February 2008 - a week long series of events to highlight the problems of poverty and homelessness in Britain today.
Housing Justice works with, and for, homeless and badly housed people of all faiths, and with those who have no religious beliefs. All our services are offered to the whole community and, wherever possible, we work in partnership with others who share our values, regardless of religious beliefs.
Further information on Housing Justice is available at www.housingjustice.org.uk
Contact
Luke Evans 020 7723 7273
Email info@housingjustice.org.uk