We are looking back with joy on a fantastic night of celebration for Living Wage Week with London Citizens here at the Guild Church for Workers at St Katharine Cree. We are grateful for many friends coming together to call for dignified work for all - and for everyone who contributed to this wonderful annual event.
(thanks to Michaela Ajani and Citizens UK for photographs)
We are motivated at St Katharine Cree by our Christian faith to work with others for justice and dignity for all who work in and around the City of London. We are proud to celebrate the amazing role played by churches in the broad alliance of civic institutions who have won a real living wage for thousands of people across London over the past two decades.
This year the service was co-led by Rev Josh Harris who leads St Katharine Cree and Wilson Ayala who is a member of the community here and also the elected chair of the Cleaner and Facilities Worker branch of the IWGB trade union. Our service was bilingual in Spanish and English, which reflects both the congregation here and the Latin American demographic of many cleaners in London.
Before the service we held a workshop - again in English and Spanish - with Theos, the religion and society think tank, to explore the spiritual roots of a campaign for economic justice and we are grateful to Hannah and Paul, along with Frankie from London Citizens and Kitty from SKC for this well-attended workshop.
We were delighted for so many friends and colleagues to share in leading our time together: including Nathan and the Gospel Choir of St Antony of Padua Forest Gate, Rev James and Salomey from St Mary's Islington, Flint from Paniym City Church, organisers and leaders from London Citizens, members of our own community, IWGB, and many people visiting from churches and communities across London.
We are already excited for next year! Get in touch if you'd like to be involved.