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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 Meet Gaby! AceSpaceLDN organiser, former librarian and local government worker. Excited to share her story for Ace & Faith 💜🩶

📅 22 Oct, 7:30-9:30pm, online
🔗 Free sign-up: buff.ly/BY4h37F

More panellists coming soon! 👀

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 Meet Abigail, our first panellist ! Chair of Trustees at SCM, PhD student, and aroace. Excited to have her share her story for Ace & Faith with Ace Space LDN 💜🩶

📅 Weds 22 Oct, 7:30-9:30pm, online via Teams
🔗 Sign up FREE: buff.ly/BY4h37F

More panellists coming soon - stay tuned! 👀

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 10d

💜🩶 Ace Week 2025 is just around the corner and we're teaming up with Ace Space LDN for a special panel on Ace and Faith.

📆 Weds 22 Oct
🕐 7:30–9:30pm
🔗 Microsoft Teams — sign up FREE: buff.ly/Z05GLmD

Hear from asexual people of faith as they share their journeys, questions, and hope.

Ace and Faith - Real Stories, Sacred Journeys | Student Christian Movement

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 14d

Cat shares their top five tips for your first protest. Whether you are a protest newbie or a seasoned pro, she hopes these tips will set you up for a successful day of activism!🪧✊

Read the full blog at:

Top Tips for your first protest: Practical advice for showing up, speaking out & staying safe. | Student Christian Movement

In this blog, I share some practical tips for anyone preparing to attend their first protest. From knowing your rights and what to pack, to finding community and looking after your wellbeing, these…

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · 16d

Cat shares what it was like to step into their first protest, what she learned, and how it helped her see protest as an expression of faith, community, and justice 🪧 ✊

My First Protest: Reflections from the Front Line at the DSEI Arms Fair | Student Christian Movement

Before I started my role as Faith in Action Project Worker, I wasn’t someone who regularly attended large-scale, public demonstrations. This is for several reasons, but predominantly because the…

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out our new resource for Asking Important People Difficult Questions:

Asking Important People Difficult Questions | Student Christian Movement

How do we reach the 'people at the top'? How do we ask desicion makers important questions? Sometimes an e-mail hits the spot, but it's not the only way to reach people and ask questions. This…

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Aug 22

👋We want to say goodbye and good luck to Naomi, Phoebe, and Soph as they begin their new journeys.

We will miss you all!

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Going to uni in September? Already got a student bank account?

💷 Here are some tips for switching and choosing an ethical bank. Ignore those 'perks' and choose something that aligns with your values!

🕊️Check out our bank switching resource for more information: buff.ly/qFxoWOL

On a white background, images related to banking surround text on a green smudge which reads: Tips for choosing an ethical student bank. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The title on a green smudge reads: what to avoid. The body of the text reads: look out for 'perks' from high street banks. Many of the big banks will have perks to draw you in, whether this is railcards cash or discounts. There is then a table which shows banks, their perks and their ethical concerns

Text reads: if you're with one of the UK's major banks- barclays, santander, natwest, lloyds bank, halifax- you should consider switching- The ethical consumer guide.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Aug 7

Whilst the toolkit is designed with SCM communities in mind, it's also helpful for groups in any setting, including Church meetings and small groups 🫶

Download the full toolkit over on our website! buff.ly/ChY0yrT ➡️

#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #AccessAndInclusion #DisabilityInclusion

Disability Access Toolkit for Communities | Student Christian Movement

The Church has often struggled with disability inclusion, thinking only of access needs as an afterthought, only for specific disabilities or, sometimes, not at all. Because of this, many disabled…

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Aug 7

Last year for #DisabilityHistoryMonth we ran a pop-up campaign of Honest Church all about disability access for communities. As part of this, SCM's Access and Inclusion Rep, Sorrel, created an access toolkit for SCM communities, to help them look at and improve their inclusion of disabled members ⬇️

Disability access & Honest Church. Access toolkit for SCM communities.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Aug 5

Looking for a new role where you can make a huge difference?

SCM are looking to hire a Senior Administrator to lead the administration function of our small but mighty charity 💪🏼

Applications close this Thursday 7th August at 12noon. Find out more and apply at buff.ly/D9Vjf0c 🌈❤️

a photo of smiling SCM members at the National Gathering. 'Come and join our team!'

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 30

📖New blog! Our friend Rosie from @justmoneymvt has written a blog all about how you can be an activist through your pension! Read the blog on our website, and download the resource we have created with JustMoney! buff.ly/iHhaGyQ

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 29

👣 Peace Pilgrimage to DSEI
📅 01 - 08 Sep 2025
📍 A walking pilgrimage from Oxford to the EXCEL centre in London.
Walking for peace, in witness against the DSEI arms fair.
Get the key details and register: buff.ly/y5dp9OC

On a green background the words Peace Pilgrimage in large font. Then on blue and white swirls it reads: Oxford to London September 1-8 2025. There is an image of a walking boot, and a link to the website: peacepilgrimage.org.uk

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 28

KEY DETAILS AT A GLANCE:
Salary: £26-28,000 per year (pro rata) depending on experience
Hours: 28 hours per week
Location: Flexible - remote or Birmingham/hybrid working
Deadline for applications: 7th August, 12 noon

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 28

✨WE'RE HIRING! ✨

Are you a highly-organised, unflappable administrator with the ability to manage competing priorities in a timely manner? We're looking for someone to lead the administration function of our small but mighty charity 💪

Interested? Head to buff.ly/W1qRrud to find out more & apply!

Come and join our team! The Senior Administrator role is now open for applications: head to movement.org.uk/vacancies. A photo of four SCM members smiling and laughing.

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 26

In this episode of the podcast we are joined by Charlotte, the director of @sabeelkairosuk and Matthew from FaithJustice, to discuss Palestine, the Arms Trade and UK complicity. ❤️💚🖤🤍Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢 Call out!

We are making an archive of resources, books, and videos exploring theology and what brought us to our progressive and inclusive views. We need you to send suggestions of what helped you!

Email us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram ✊🕊️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

A cartoon of protesters on a white background surrounded by a rainbow border. The text reads; call out! Affirming archive. How have you formed your views as a progressive christian? What articles/books/documentaries have helped form your ideas on: women in ministry, LGBTQIA+ rights in church, race and equality. Please share with us the resources that paint a picture of your progressive theology for our affirming archive. email John at: john@movement.org.ukk. or DM us on Instagram @studentchristianmovement

Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 22

Swipe for an update on our Disability Campaign group from SCM Member Sorrel! ➡️

If you're a student who is passionate about social justice, DM us to join our Disability Rights Campaign WhatsApp 💌

If one part suffers, the other parts suffer with it: An update on the SCM Disability Campaigns Group.

"In SCM we have many disabled members, as well as members who are carers. We are also, as a movement, inspired to work for social justice. To this end, we recently created a Disability Rights Campaign group. Our original aim for the group was to campaign against the PIP and Universal Credit bill that was proposed to significantly reduce support available to disabled people, but I hope that we can continue to work as a group to support each other and to work on other causes as they come up." At the bottom of the page are two simple illustrations, one showing a brown woman with a prosthetic leg pushing another brown woman in a wheelchair. The other illustration shows two pale yellow people using a megaphone and shaking their fists.

"Over the last few months, before the now-renamed Universal Credit bill was passed, we worked together to write two open letters, to Liz Kendall (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) and Rachel Reeves (Chancellor of the Exchequer). We explained our concerns about the Green Paper released in advance of the bill, and our objections to the proposed bill itself, in both practical and faith-based terms. We also shared some personal stories from members regarding how the proposed cuts would affect us." Two illustrations show a "hidden disabilities" lanyard, and two pale pink people holding a placard and a megaphone. They look to be on a protest.

We are glad that the small part we played in the overall campaign against the cuts has contributed to the changes to PIP being removed from the bill and set to be reviewed. However, we are disappointed and concerned that the cuts for new disabled claimants of Universal Credit were passed, as this will seriously impact some of the most vulnerable disabled people and families in our society. Personally, I’m very glad that we have been able to bring this campaign group together, and I hope we will continue to live out our faith through working to support each other and disabled people more generally. Sorrel - SCM Member

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 18

What does community mean to you? 🤔

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 17

📣 We're looking for a Senior Administrator to join our team! 📣

If you are a highly-organised administrator with the ability to manage competing priorities in a timely manner, we'd love to receive your application for this role!

To find out more head to buff.ly/Y2vH9tq 🔗

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 15

➡️ Come along for an afternoon exploring faith in action and how we create a fairer, greener world. With talks from experts and SCM-ers, and a veggie/vegan buffet!

🗓️ Weds 8th October 2025
🕙 4.30pm - 8pm
📍 @lutherkingcentre.bsky.social

Book your place: buff.ly/Q7F2xuw ✨

Save the date! Creating a fairer, greener world. Weds 8th October 2025, 4.30pm-8pm @ Luther King House, Manchester. Workshops/discussions with experts, Local SCM speaker, Vegan/veggie buffer, booking info and full programme to come!

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thanks, Sorrel!

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Sorrel @storiesofsorrel.bsky.social · Jul 3

If I didn't already have a job next year I'd definitely be applying - SCM is a wonderful organisation and the faith in action worker will do great work supporting progressive Christian students in the UK

Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 3

KEY DETAILS
Salary: £24,274 pro rata
Hours: 21 hours p/week
Contract: 12-months fixed term, on completion of a 3-month probationary period
Location: Flexible - home-based w/visits to B'ham office & some UK
travel.
Closing date: 17th July at 12 noon
Interviews: 24th July
Start date: 1st Sept

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of students and equip them to put their faith into action?

We’re looking for a recent graduate to spend a year working with us to help us to continue to build on the work of our successful Faith in Action project!

In this role you’ll inspire students to come together in community and help them to deepen and act on their faith together.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 17th July. Get in touch for an informal chat about the role!

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Soph 🫶🍉 @ssoopphh.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'll miss this job so much but I'm excited to see where the project goes next!

Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 11

Soph is here to tell you why they've loved being SCM's Faith in Action Project Worker this year, and why you should apply to be our Project Worker for 2025/26! ⬇️

Head to buff.ly/Y2vH9tq to find out more and apply! (Link in bio)

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Student Christian Movement @scmbritain.bsky.social · Jul 14

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Thursday 17th July
Salary: £24,274 (pro rata)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Location: Flexible - home-based or Birmingham

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