"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves..." Proverbs 31
SPEAK is a Network connecting the emerging generation to campaign and pray on issues of global justice. Through bringing change to situations of injustice we aim to share our faith in our creator: God.
SPEAK combines campaigning and prayer because we believe that they make a powerful combination to bring social transformation. We believe in networking because only together, when acting and praying in unity, can we really make a difference.
SPEAK is growing rapidly and is connecting people internationally. The thousands of people involved have already played a role in influencing key decisions and policies for justice.
SPEAK connects both individuals and groups. Local groups are the main network participants, and there are now over 30 groups in the UK plus others in the USA, France, Spain, and a number of countries in Africa and whole other networks affiliated to SPEAK in Brazil, Holland and Sweden!
In the local group context we are aiming to unite our faith with our action. We are seeking to share our faith in God, as well as campaign for change in unjust structures like unfair trade rule and the arms trade. We want to be a movement that follows Jesus in a radical way in personal discipleship as well as striving for social transformation. We want to bring together the personal and the social in a holisitic way.
Through motivating and connecting the emerging generation, we want to see a whole movement catalysed which will transform the Church and wider society. As young adults take up key positions in business, politics, charities and in the church we want to see them equipped to bring change.
Involvement in the SPEAK network can range from using the "Pray & Post" cards to becoming a SPEAK Link or running a SPEAK Group in your university, college or local area.
"At the end of the 21st Century most of us will have to repent, not of the great evils we have done, but simply of the great apathy that has prevented us from doing anything." - Martin Luther King Jnr.
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