Poverty and Justice
It doesn’t have to be like this!
The Iona Community was born out of the experience of inner-city poverty and working for justice in economics has always been central to our life. Many members have lived and worked in areas of urban and rural deprivation, in the NHS, in industry and social services. Others have lived in countries of the global south. We believe that poverty is a human rights violation, and seek to challenge a value system that is based on the operation of market forces and consumer capitalism. We do not believe this reflects the spirit of the gospel.
Working in close partnership with organisations such as Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty. empowering and listening to those whose voice is seldom heard and making both the scandal of poverty and its alternatives visible , the current focus of the Poverty and Justice Working Group is on housing conditions, outer housing estates, housing affordability and availability and the effects of these on poverty.
