This one day conference is the Northern  conference in celebration of 40 years of CARJ (The Catholic Association for Racial Justice).

The conference will begin at 10am with arrivals and coffee/tea. The Bishop of Salford will open the meeting and welcome people at 10.30am

Keynote speakers will include Alison Lowe (Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire).

There will be a complimentary lunch provided  (So, please email CARJ using info@carj.org.uk  so they can properly plan for the number of people coming)

At 2.30pm there’ll be an item on CARJ’s ‘Agenda for change’ by Fr Phil Sumner, Parish Priest of Our Lady and St. Patrick’s Parish, Oldham. This agenda, building on  experiences over the last 40 years, is intended to guide the efforts of CARJ, and all those of goodwill, to promote greater equality and to create a more racially just society.

After lunch there’ll be workshops, with the opportunity for different diocese’s /parishes in the north of England to present something of what they are doing for racial justice.
The Conference will conclude with Mass at around 3:15pm.

Anyone living or working in the Leeds Diocese will be able to claim public transport costs to and from Oldham. Simply email jandp@dioceseofleeds.org.uk if you are interested in taking up this offer and we will send you the details.