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Thanks for choosing the Leeds Sanctuary podcast! This is our "Encounter" stream, and in this episode, David sits down with Becky Howcroft, a Community Organiser with Citizens UK, and Anna Bland, our Team Leader who is also the Co-Chair of Citizens in Leeds. Becky and Anna share what they love about community organising, the intersection of social justice and wellbeing, and share examples of successful campaigns which have had lasting impact for people living and working in Leeds. You can find out more about Leeds Citizens here: www.citizensuk.org/chapters/leeds Find out more about our campaigning through Leeds Craftivists here: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/communities/leedscraftivists In life and faith, we value and appreciate different perspectives, and encourage you to consider what your perspective is too! If anything in this podcast gets you thinking, you'd be more than welcome to get in touch with us for more information or a conversation. We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary. You can find more information about Leeds Sanctuary and our communities at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk. With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

“Grasp the subject, the words will follow.” Attributed to Cato The Elder Artistic Director, Josephine Burton and Podcast Producer, Marie Horner regroup in the studio to reflect on a series of live events in Manchester and London that were the 2023 culmination of this year's Public House project. We heard from speechwriters, activists and academics as we explored the ingredients of a great speech, the power of activism and words, and their ability to change people's minds and lives, along with passionate speeches given directly by some of our extraordinary cohort of individuals from communities across England.Coming in 2024, we'll be creating Our Public House, a state-of-the-nation theatre production, inspired by the speeches and writing of participants from across the country.Our HUGE thanks to all the participants from Underground Lights, Coventry; St Hilda's Community Centre, Tower Hamlets; HMP Styal; The Writers' Block, Redruth; Citizens UK, Brighton; Arbourthorne Men's Social Club, Sheffield; Manchester Deaf Centre and Deaf Explorer; Banbury and Bicester College, Bicester; individuals through Theatre Royal Stratford East, Newham, St Hilda's Community Centre in Tower Hamlets, and residents of Mile Cross, through The Common Lot, Norwich.Our Public House is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Arts Council England, Three Monkies Trust, and individual giving.In the podcast we're grateful to hear from:Kayleigh Roach - Participant and Speech WriterMaral Mamaghanizadeh - Participant and Speech WriterCharlie Caine- Participant and Speech WriterEdith Hall - Professor of Classics, University of DurhamRinkoo Barpaga - Artist and Stand-up comedian Zara Manoehoetoe - Youth worker and community activistJosephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash ArtsMarie Horner - Podcast Producer, Dash ArtsAlan Finlayson - Professor of Political and Social Theory at the University of East AngliaCristina Catalina - Senior Producer. Dash Arts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by the Electoral Commission and Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust to discuss voter registration. Alex Bogdan, Research Director is joined by Phil Thompson, Head of Research at the Electoral Commission and Ellen Berry, Head of the UK Democracy Fund at the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. They discuss the importance of getting voters registered, the obstacles associated with registering to vote and possible solutions that could ensure more people get registered. Links mentioned in the episode: The Citizens UK campaign Democracy Classroom The Democratic Participation of Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Voters in the UK Generation Rent Unlock Democracy, Automatic Voter Registration Is it time for AVR in the UK? +++ Alex Bogdan, Research Director, Public Affairs, Ipsos, alex.bogdan@ipsos.com, @_AlexBogdan Phil Thompson, Head of Research, Electoral Commission Ellen Berry, Head of the UK Democracy Fund, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

“Take a deep breath in, now think about the future you want” Heidi in Cornwall. What do you want to change? What do you want politicians to understand?We've travelled over 3000 miles and asked these questions to over 120 people during speech writing workshops across the country. The creative team at Dash Arts and our academic partners gather to reflect on what we've learnt and what's surprised us, and to listen back to some of the incredible speeches from participants who took part in Our Public House.To hear more, book your tickets for Speak Out! - a series of live evening events in Manchester; on Tuesday 21 November we discuss the ingredients of great speech with classicist and cultural historian Edith Hall, and former speechwriter to David Cameron, Jessica Cunniffe. Plus academic Henriette van der Blom and Artistic Director of Dash Arts, Josephine Burton. On Wednesday 22 November we'll explore activism and how we speak out, with artist and stand-up comedian Rinkoo Barpaga, alongside journalist and academic Alan Finalyson and Josephine Burton. This event will be BSL interpreted by Winston Denerley and Samantha Vanterpool. Then we travel to London on Thursday 23 November where you can hear behind-the-scenes insights into the world of politics and speechwriting with Philip Collins, former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair, and Shareefa Energy, poet and activist. They will be joined by journalist and academic Alan Finlayson, and Josephine Burton.Coming in 2024, writer Jude Christian and director Josephine Burton will create Our Public House, a state-of-the-nation theatre production, inspired by the speeches and writing of our national participants.Our Public House is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Arts Council England, Three Monkies Trust, and individual giving.In the podcast we're grateful to hear from:Participants from Underground Lights, Coventry; St Hilda's Community Centre, Tower Hamlets; HMP Styal; The Writers' Block, Redruth; Citizens UK, Brighton; Arbourthorne Men's Social Club, Sheffield; Manchester Deaf Centre and Deaf Explorer; Banbury and Bicester College, Bicester; individuals through Theatre Royal Stratford East, Newham and residents of Mile Cross, through The Common Lot, Norwich. Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash ArtsProfessor Alan Finlayson - Professor of Political and Social Theory at the University of East AngliaHenriette van der Blom - Reader in Ancient History at the University of BirminghamCristina Catalina - Senior Producer of Dash Arts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broad based organising in the United Kingdom has a long history - starting with the pioneering work of "TELCO" (The East London Citizens Organisation). In this chat, Emmanuel Gotora - Lead Organiser at TELCO and Assistant Director at Citizens UK shares that story while also sharing his story of his journey into organising. This is an episode about the slow but powerful journey of leadership development, and the power that can come when communities join together to fight for their needs.We are delighted to join Citizens UK and TELCO in celebrating 25 years of community organising in the UK (and indeed, because of Covid - we are really celebrating 27 years!). Emmanuel's story and the story of TELCO provide a rich picture to the power of community organising. This is an important story for showing how community organising has traveled and changed, from its origins in Chicago in the 1930s in the work of Saul Alinsky - to different places, with different forms across the world.For more on TELCO and Citizens UK - https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/east-london/For more on ChangeMakers check us out:Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.orgOn Facebook, Instagram and Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broad based organising in the United Kingdom has a long history - starting with the pioneering work of "TELCO" (The East London Citizens Organisation). In this chat, Emmanuel Gotora - Lead Organiser at TELCO and Assistant Director at Citizens UK shares that story while also sharing his story of his journey into organising. This is an episode about the slow but powerful journey of leadership development, and the power that can come when communities join together to fight for their needs.We are delighted to join Citizens UK and TELCO in celebrating 25 years of community organising in the UK (and indeed, because of Covid - we are really celebrating 27 years!). Emmanuel's story and the story of TELCO provide a rich picture to the power of community organising. This is an important story for showing how community organising has traveled and changed, from its origins in Chicago in the 1930s in the work of Saul Alinsky - to different places, with different forms across the world.For more on TELCO and Citizens UK - https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/east-london/For more on ChangeMakers check us out:Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.orgOn Facebook, Instagram and Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As this chapter of Reasons to be Cheerful almost draws to a close we wanted to leave you feeling motivated and inspired to take action on the things you care most about, from climate change to inequality. Feeling disempowered and frustrated with the state of the world? Our three guests are here to tell you why doing your bit can be joyful, fun and might just restore your faith in humanity a little bit! We hear from Froi Legaspi from Citizens UK who tells us about his journey into community organising, from Emily Bolton who's working with Grimsby Football Club to build a more optimistic future for the town, and to Dan McCallum, who back in 1998 started an energy co-op in Wales that's now the biggest rooftop solar co-op in the UK.Plus: Keep sending us your messages of what you've learnt from the pod since 2017! We'd love to hear from you at reasons@cheerfulpodcast.comGuestsFroi Legaspi, Senior Organiser, Citizens UK (@FroilanLegaspi / @CitizensUK)Emily Bolton, Founder, Our Future (@EmilyJBolton_ / @OurFutureGY)Dan McCallum, Co-Founder & Manager, Awel Aman Tawe (@AwelAmanTawe)More informationCheck out the work of Citizens UK including their local chaptersRead more about the work of Our Future and of Awel Aman TaweWant to set up your own project? Go to Community Energy England, Wales & ScotlandDan also mentioned Energy4AllLearn more about the work of We're Right Here, the campaign for a Community Power Act and of LocalityUCL's Policy Lab is undertaking a new project called Ordinary Hope, find out more here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us on the road as we travel the length and breadth of England to hear what people want to change. In communities across Cornwall, Yorkshire, Norfolk, the North West, South East and the Midlands, we're supporting people to write and deliver speeches on what difference they want to see.Robust public debate and the freedom to make arguments and counterarguments are essential to democracy. Today, however, political dispute is ever more sectarian and angry, fears of misinformation are widespread and political discussion is often confined to groups of the like-minded talking to each other online.Together with our partners at the Universities of Birmingham and East Anglia, we've been exploring this 'crisis of rhetoric' throughout the year with a series of workshops exploring persuasive speaking across diverse communities in England. Our research will eventually lead to Our Public House, a state-of-the-nation theatre production, inspired by the speeches and writing of our national participants, from writer Jude Christian and director Josephine Burton.Book your tickets for Speak Out! - a series of live events in Manchester (21 & 22 November) and London (23 November), where we're bringing together participants from our workshops, speechwriters, activists, politicians and academics to explore speech making's ability to provoke, persuade and empower. In the podcast we're grateful to hear from:Participants from Underground Lights, Coventry, St Hilda's Community Centre, Tower Hamlets, HMP Styal, The Writers' Block, Redruth, Arbourthorne Men's Social Club, Sheffield, Manchester Deaf Centre and Citizens UK, Brighton. Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash ArtsProfessor Alan Finlayson - Professor of Political and Social Theory at the University of East AngliaHenriette van der Blom - Reader in Ancient History at the University of BirminghamCristina Catalina - Senior ProducerMarie Horner - Podcast ProducerJude Christian - Writer and Director Our Public House is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Arts Council England, Three Monkies Trust, and individual giving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kev and John look at the work needed to make the city carbon neutral by 2030/2040 and look at how people are coming together to tidy up the city. Kev got a lovely tasty Thai surprise at a city pub, we celebrate the Lido and Nene Park, and Dilraj from Citizens UK's Peterborough chapter tells us of the fantastic work from young people to improve safety in Central Park.

This episode discusses the work of British philosopher Bernard Crick, with a particular focus on is his seminal essay “In Defence of Politics.” In clear prose and with sharp insight, Crick sets out a definition of politics and an account of why and how politics is essential not simply to survive but to thrive. Community organizers, alongside many others, have turned to Crick's essay again and again to explain the meaning, purpose, and character of democratic politics.I discuss Crick's political philosophy and the essay with Maurice Glasman, a political theorist, Labor peer, and a founding figure of the Blue Labor movement. The concerns of Blue Labour very much echo and resonate with those Crick outlines in his essay. As well as knowing Crick personally, Maurice shares an involvement in Labour Party politics with Crick. Prior to this involvement, Maurice was, for many years, involved in community organizing as part of London Citizens and Citizens UK.Resources for Going DeeperBernard Crick, In Defence of Politics, 5th edn (Continuum, 2005)Bernard Crick, "Civic Republicanism and Citizenship: the Challenge for Today," in Bernard Crick and Andrew Lockyer, Active Citizenship: What Could it Achieve and How?  (Edinburgh University Press, 2010)Maurice Glasman, 'Preface to In Defence of Politics' (2013)All available to download from: https://ormondcenter.com/listen-organize-act-podcast  For more information & relevant updates follow me on Twitter: @WestLondonMan For readings to download relevant to or discussed in an episode visit: https://ormondcenter.com/listen-organize-act-podcast

Bernadette Farrell is Roy's guest today. As well as her composing, she's played a significant role in training and encouraging lay people in the leading of public worship. She's taught at a theological seminary, advised bishops and commissions, and led worship in many settings. But she's always been concerned to work out the implications of her faith to wider society, not least as a community organiser leading campaigns on issues such as housing, health and wages, and responsible for a report on immigration later adopted by the government. She was the first deputy director of the community alliance Citizens UK.

When can political parties be real change makers and produce big change? Ed Miliband, former Opposition Leader for the UK Labour Party shares some of the lesser-known stories that have shaped his political identity and his ambitions for a politics that can go big. We discuss the role of labour and social democratic parties in the change making space. We reconsider the idea that ‘politics is the art of the possible’ and Ed shares some of his insight into the kind of politics that is needed for these challenging times. We have some follow up resources for this episode: In the episode, Ed makes reference to Arnie Graf. For a ChangeMaker Chat with Arnie go here - https://changemakerspodcast.org/arnie-graf-community-organiser-changemaker-chats/ Ed also mentions Citizens UK. For a podcast with Jonathan Cox Citizen UK's co-director go to - https://changemakerspodcast.org/jonathan-cox-scale-and-organising-changemaker-chat/ Ed mentioned BREXIT, for a ChangeMaker story about how the campaign worked go to - https://changemakerspodcast.org/episode-2-win/ For more information about ChangeMakers, you can find us at https://changemakerspodcast.org/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ and on Twitter at @ChangeMakers99See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When can political parties be real change makers and produce big change? Ed Miliband, former Opposition Leader for the UK Labour Party shares some of the lesser-known stories that have shaped his political identity and his ambitions for a politics that can go big. We discuss the role of labour and social democratic parties in the change making space. We reconsider the idea that ‘politics is the art of the possible' and Ed shares some of his insight into the kind of politics that is needed for these challenging times. We have some follow up resources for this episode: In the episode, Ed makes reference to Arnie Graf. For a ChangeMaker Chat with Arnie go here - https://changemakerspodcast.org/arnie-graf-community-organiser-changemaker-chats/ Ed also mentions Citizens UK. For a podcast with Jonathan Cox Citizen UK's co-director go to - https://changemakerspodcast.org/jonathan-cox-scale-and-organising-changemaker-chat/ Ed mentioned BREXIT, for a ChangeMaker story about how the campaign worked go to - https://changemakerspodcast.org/episode-2-win/ For more information about ChangeMakers, you can find us at https://changemakerspodcast.org/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ and on Twitter at @ChangeMakers99 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Podcast we interview Emmanuel Gotora the Lead Organiser of The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO), the founding Chapter of Citizens UK. We will discuss what is Citizen UK and what it hopes to achieve and how it hopes to do it. Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good Community Organising is a method of social change with a rich history in the US Civil Rights movement and a 30-year track record here in the UK. Their approach is to use Community Organising to build diverse alliances of local communities, capable of making change on a range of issues for the long-term. Theur projects, grown out of the many successful campaigns our members have created, help underrepresented groups, like low-paid workers, refugees and new parents win justice, settle into our communities and achieve change. Before joining the staff team at Citizens UK in 2008, Emmanuel was a TELCO Leader on the Living Wage campaign through the Wood Green New Testament Church of God. Emmanuel worked with cleaners, staff and students at the University of London to win the Living Wage for over 150 cleaning staff in 2010. In the lead up to the 2010 General Elections, Emmanuel worked with 10 Pentecostal churches across London Citizens to form the Black Clergy Caucus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/globalnet21/message

Neil Jameson CBE is Founder of Citizens UK, the charity that inspired and successfully campaigned for the UK Living Wage. Setting up Citizens UK as his vehicle, Neil launched and grew the Community Organising movement across the UK, bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds, from faith groups, schools, trade unions and community groups, to participate in massive grassroots assemblies, rallies and citizens' actions.In this podcast you'll hear how Neil took advantage of a Churchill Fellowship to learn from the US model of Community Organising, including training with a young Obama; how Neil brought these ideas to the UK, how he set up and then massively scaled Citizens UK from an idea, to city-based actions in Bristol, and then to a highly influential UK-wide movement, brand, organisation and legacy.Alongside a fascinating 30 year perspective of social action in the US and UK, Neil gives us great advice and insights during this podcast, across all the founder stages, from start-up to scale-up, engagement and impact, funding, campaigning, networking and team-building, through to stepping down as CEO, and an exciting possible new venture too. Be inspired!Follow Neil Jameson:Twitter: @NeilJamesonUKInstagram: @NeilJamesonUKFacebook: @Neil.Jameson.LondonFollow Citizens UK:Twitter: @CitizensUKInstagram: @citizens.ukFacebook: @CitizensUKAnd if you can please donate to Citizens UK here.Neil highlighted the special impact of two organisations on his founder journey:The Barrow Cadbury TrustThe Winston Churchill Memorial Trust's Churchill Fellowships.Listen to Neil Jameson's founder story on the Social Founder Stories podcast, Episode 7 - on all podcast platforms via the links above or here. Enjoy, and please do send us your feedback. Sign up to the Social Founder Network newsletter here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/social-founder-stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host: Rabbi Richard Jacobi, East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue Guests: Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen, the Principle Rabbi of Manchester Reform Synagogue, a member of the leadership team of Tzelem, the Rabbinic Voice for social and economic justics in the UK, co-chair of Greater Manchester Citizents. Charlotte Fischer, Senior Community Organiser, Citizens UK. Rabbi Janet Darley

Season 3 | Episode 7 Join us for the seventh episode of the Community Spotlights Series. Today, Geoff will be speaking to community organiser Claire from Citizens Southwark who support member organisation to develop leader who can hold decision-makers to account. Abieyuwa and Elsie are part of Citizens UK project Parents and Communities Together (PACT) who have lead the Settle Our Status campaign https://www.citizensuk.org/settled-status-letter Join us for conversations about community activism, creating change and the realities of what living without a status in the UK are. To find out more visit: https://www.pact-citizens.org/ Facebook: @PACTSouthwark Insta: pact_southwark Twitter: @SouthwarkCitz

"He's a future prime minister – though he'll be mortified to hear us say that. He's far too modest." So wrote The Guardian of my guest this week, Tom Chigbo. Tom is a Senior Organiser for Citizens UK, a community-organising alliance of faith, education... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/widemindednessvictoriabal/message

In this weeks episode, we did a virtual episode with community organiser & lord-of-logic Thomas Chigbo to talk SOLUTIONS. Tom presents us with 5 questions we should ask ourselves when considering the best way to realise and actualise tangible change. The conversation is both inspiring and confrontational as it gets us to hone in on what we may need to do differently, how we can consider channelling our anger & emotion more productively, and how we need to be strategic in capitalising on the moment. Thank you to everyone who takes time out to listen to, share and promote Jade & Ez's discussions on The Echo Chamber podcast. Follow us on Twitter @echochamberpod_ & Instagram @theechochamberpod Find Tom on Twitter @TomChigbo & follow both his work and the wider work of CitizensUK @LeedsCitizens & @CitizensUK For those interested in learning more about organising, you can learn more about Citizens UK www.citizensuk.org or read the book Tom mentioned in the episode: How to Resist by Matthew Bolton - How to Resist: Turn Protest to Power https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1408892723/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dBy3EbF95ZAAC

Refugee welcome shools are an essential integration tool in the UK. But not only refugees are benefitting from them. Listen to our tak with Jonathan Cox from Citizens UK to find out more.

Join Joe as he speaks to Charlotte Fischer from Citizens UK about the principles of community organising translate into real action – and real results – for communities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A year ago a community organisation in Tyne and Wear called Citizens UK brought together people from schools, mosques, churches, politicians and the NHS to address mental health issues in their area. Claudia Hammond revisits the scheme a year on, to examine how a wide variety of local improvements now appear imminent. It follows months of hearing hundreds of personal testimonies and winning commitment from decision makers and those in power, to pledge to take action. What can those of us who would never dream of doing stand-up learn about human nature from comedians? Comedian Robin Ince who of course co-presents The Infinite Monkey Cage here on Radio 4 has written a book all about this called I'm a Joke and So Are You. He discusses the value his audiences get from him openly discussing anxieties on stage...... If you're a fan of old films you might well have noticed that they were cut together with much longer shots than we tend to see these days - with an average change of image every ten seconds in the 1930s and 40s to just four seconds currently. Celia Andreu Sanchez from the Autonomous University of Barcelona has looked closely at impact this has on the way we pay attention to movies, with surprising results. Psychologist Prof. Catherine Loveday of the University of Westminster is this week’s studio guest.

In his Albert Medal lecture, Citizens UK founder Neil Jameson presents a roadmap for radical change, charting a course to major systemic change in politics and public life. This event was recorded live at The RSA on Tuesday 20th November 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/11/reweaving-the-fabric-of-society

Few will have heard of Neil Jameson but he is one of the most influential people in British.Neil is the founder and executive director of the community-based organisation Citizens UKAnd its campaigns have been instrumental in improving the lives of millions of people.It has championed the living wage, pushed for action against loan sharks and pay-day lenders and helped persuade the Government to give an amnesty to illegal migrants.In the latest Ayes to the Left podcast Neil talks to Jason Beattie about how he founded Citizens UK and how it is has grown from a small group in East London into a national organisation representing thousands of people.He tells how it has helped build and strengthen communities by bringing people from different faiths and backgrounds together.And he explains how mainstream political parties can learn from grassroots, non-partisan organisations such as Citizens UK. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Salaam Alaykum Everyone :) This week I am joined by Esmat Jeraj, a Community Organizer at Citizens UK. We discuss "The Missing Muslims – Unlocking British Muslim Potential for the Benefit of All" report, which is from, and the result of, the Citizens Commission on Islam, Participation & Public Life. We discuss the barriers of entry for British Muslims trying to engage in public life, ways in which faith communities, businesses, and the government can work to overcome those barriers, why it's important the the diverse communities of British Muslims are a part of public life, and MORE. Let us know your thoughts, experiences, and action-plans! You can find the report here: http://www.citizensuk.org/missing_muslims You can connect with Esmat via Twitter: @Esmat_J You can follow the podcast on: Twitter: @theroguemuslim Instagram: @theroguemuslim Facebook: The Rogue Muslim Or you can email me at: theroguemuslim@gmail.com And thanks to Nasim Asgari for her amazing spoken word that plays at the beginning of this podcast! You can follow her work via: Twitter: nasim_asgari Instagra: nasim_asgari Facebook: facebook.com/asgarinasim See you next week :)

This month’s edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast finds our producer Jack Smith in conversation with Annie Gavrilescu of the charity Help Refugees. Ninja Tune staff were recently volunteering in the town of Calais, Northern France, playing a small part in the inspirational work that a number of charities are doing there in aid of refugees. In this interview we try to get a better idea of the challenges charities are facing, and why their work is becoming increasingly vital even as the conditions of refugee populations fades from the headlines. The music in the podcast is provided by 'The Calais Sessions’, an album recorded in a makeshift studio in the so-called ‘Jungle’, a former migrant and refugee camp that once stood on the outskirts of the town. You can find the album by searching 'The Calais Sessions' in Bandcamp, with all proceeds going to Citizens UK. The opening track is a recent recording of Ahforom, an Eritrean migrant living in the woods around Calais who had made his own Krar (a traditional Eritrean instrument) out of scrap materials. Find out how to donate or get involved at HelpRefugees.org.

Claudia Hammond finds out why films are being made of residents of a care home in South West London. They all have dementia and the story of their lives is told through photos, interviews and music and their beneficial effects are being studied in a small NHS trial. Claudia meets 92 year old May and her daughter, Valerie to find out what the film has done for her and why this kind of reminiscence therapy is so effective. Claudia talks to psychologist John Bargh about the power of the unconscious mind, why sad music makes people spend more and how we can use our unconscious mind's susceptibility to our own advantage. And why a community organisation in Tyne and Wear called Citizens UK has brought together people from schools, mosques, churches, politicians and the NHS to ask what their top priority should be. Find out why they all voted for mental health and what they're going to do about it. Psychologist Dr Catherine Loveday of the University of Westminster also explains why just believing that you do less exercise than your friends is likely to make you die earlier even if it's not true and a she discusses a recent study investigating the therapists' habits that most annoy their clients.

This seminar explores some of the recent models for direct democracy and how they function to help bring about social change. Including speakers from Occupy London, Citizens UK, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Our Democratic Heritage. Chaired by Canon Dr Angus Ritchie - Director, The Contextual Theology Centre

The Angel World Summit took place this weekend - bringing together angel experts and people who wish to deepen their connection with angels. The psychotherapist Mark Vernon, discusses the history and fascination of angels with Edward Stourton. A group of church leaders in Blackpool are working with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on an event at Winter Gardens next year at which Billy Graham's son Franklin will be speaking. Nina Parker, Co-pastor of Liberty Church in Blackpool, tells Sunday why she and other church leaders are opposed to the invitation. Cardinal George Pell, Australia's most senior Catholic and the third-ranking official in the Vatican, has been charged with sex offences by police. Christopher Lamb talks to Edward about how the charges are being received in Rome. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is to be expunged from textbooks used by 14 and 15 year olds in Turkey. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on why this is happening and what are the wider implications for education in Turkey. A Tyrone-born Catholic cleric John Joseph Hughes who became the first Archbishop of New York has been honoured with a blue plaque. Paul Clements, journalist and member of the Ulster History Circle who organised the plaque explains why he is so important. On Monday a report "The Missing Muslims; Unlocking British Muslim Potential for the Benefit for All" is being published by Citizens UK. It's the result of an 18th month commission chaired by Dominic Grieve MP. He tells Edward what they discovered and their recommendations. Producers: Dan Tierney Louise Clarke-Rowbotham Editor: Amanda Hancox.

Jonathan Freedland examines current debates about the "living wage" in the light of a publication by woollen manufacturer, Sir Mark Oldroyd in 1894. As Liberal MP and the owner of a number of mills in Dewsbury in Yorkshire, he delivered a lecture to the Dewsbury Pioneers Industrial Society called "A Living Wage". It said: "A living wage must be sufficient to maintain the worker in the highest state of industrial efficiency, with decent surroundings and sufficient leisure". Jonathan is joined by Dr Stephen Davies from the Institute of Economic Affairs, Dr Sheila Blackburn from the University of Liverpool, Margaret Watson, former editor of Dewsbury Reporter, Father Simon Cuff, a leader with Citizens UK and actor Barrie Rutter.

Mahboba Rawi was a teenager when the Soviet-Afghan War broke out. She led protests against Soviet control in her high school. After she was nearly arrested, she decided to flee the country. Along with millions of others, Mahboba made the ten day walk to the border with Pakistan, not knowing whether she would ever see the relatives she was leaving behind again. Eventually, she married an Afghan-Australian man and settled with him in Australia. Life took another tragic turn when her son drowned in an accident. His death moved her to set up her own charity, Mahboba's Promise which supports impoverished children and widows in Afghanistan. Cynthia Masiyiwa left Zimbabwe ten years ago when the country was in political and economic crisis. Worried for her future, her parents sent her to live with her sister in the UK. Cynthia thought the UK would be a "land of opportunities", but she quickly experienced several setbacks. She disliked the cold climate, the "frosty" behaviour of Londoners - and then her mother died. As the only black student in her class, Cynthia was shocked to experience racism; in fact she jokes that running from bullies helped her become a 'champion sprinter'. Later she gained the confidence to challenge the prejudices of her peers and eventually her classmates became her allies. Now she works for Citizens UK helping other young migrants to navigate the immigration system and even persuading the government to improve it. (Photo: Cynthia Masiyiwa. Credit: Cynthia Masiyiwa) (Photo: Mahboba Rawi. Credit: Rob Tuckwell Photography)

Tom Sutcliffe talks to the commentator Rod Liddle about his assertion that modern Western society has become politically and socially stagnant. In his polemic, Selfish Whining Monkeys, Liddle argues that his generation are self-obsessed, deluded and spoilt. Neil Jameson from Citizens UK dismisses this description of society and says his growing number of members are organised, socially active and community-minded. The Chinese writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo contrasts East and West in her latest tragic love story, and the Artistic Director Ramin Gray talks about the play The Events, which has a community choir at its heart and explores the aftermath of a violent event. Producer: Katy Hickman.