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Artist of the Month: Leeds Craftivists

Artist of the Month: Leeds Craftivists

During the month of June we are encouraging friends, members and guests of Leeds Church Institute to take a selfie with the Leeds Craftivists 'Cost of Living Blanket’ and send or tweet it to their MP, asking for more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy here in...

Seeing Asylum: What can we do now?

Seeing Asylum: What can we do now?

For Refugee Week 2023, the Seeing Asylum exhibition has been on display at Leeds Minster. This photography project highlights the true hidden stories of women who have experienced the asylum process here in Leeds. We've collected some simple actions you can take to...

Meeting Pippa Woodhams: Artist of the Month

Meeting Pippa Woodhams: Artist of the Month

Last week we got to know our Artist of the Month Pippa at a ‘Meet the Artist’ event. Gathered around her installation at Leeds Church Institute, we heard about her story and passion as a feltmaker and designer. The event was an opportunity to get hands-on with the...

FOCUS: West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network

FOCUS: West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network

Each month we will be featuring a campaign or project from Leeds. This month we have chosen to feature an entry from the 2023 Leeds’s Lent Prayer Diary; WYDAN The West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network is a Leeds based charity providing accommodation and support for...

March 2023 – Artist of the Month

March 2023 – Artist of the Month

Leeds Church Institute Artist of the Month for March 2023 is food blogger, artist and cultural consultant, Freda Shafi Freda recently invited a group of Leeds women from different faith backgrounds to a listening session at Aanya restaurant on Street Lane in Leeds....

East Leeds Repair Café

East Leeds Repair Café

Each month we will be featuring a campaign or project from Leeds. This month we have chosen to feature an entry from the 2023 Leeds’s Lent Prayer Diary; East Leeds Repair Café. There are over 2,500 repair cafes around the world. The very first Repair Café was started...

Windows of Opportunity Resource – Schools of Sanctuary Leeds

Windows of Opportunity Resource – Schools of Sanctuary Leeds

Schools of Sanctuary have produced a new resource for Church of England Primary Schools Key Stage 2 called Windows of Opportunity. It is designed to raise awareness of what it means to be a refugee and to find yourself in a new country after often countless...

February 2023 – Artist of the Month

February 2023 – Artist of the Month

Local artists Andy Cahill and Clifford Stead unveiled their artwork for our February ‘Artist of the Month’ exhibition here at Leeds Church Institute on Friday 3rd February. Staff were able to spend time with the artists as they discussed the idea behind their works...