{"id":1862,"date":"2020-02-02T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T16:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/?page_id=1862"},"modified":"2020-06-08T18:59:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T17:59:11","slug":"make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-drop-cap has-pale-pink-background-color\">This is a section where you can find out about some issues in the world which you might consider acting upon.   E-mail campaigns and e-petitions crop up from time to time.  Make sure you do your research and <strong>check out with your family if it&#8217;s OK for you to act<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>Be careful about what information about yourself you share<\/strong>!  Be overly cautious and, if in doubt, ask your family or a member of staff at school.   If asked for your e-mail address &#8211; use your school e-mail.   Be cautious about what you tick &#8211; you could end up on lists you might not want to be on.  <strong>Be safe!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color\">Also some petition organisers ask you to consider donating for their cause.  <strong>There is absolutely NO REQUIREMENT to do this!<\/strong>  <em>Just click your way through carefully!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-vivid-purple-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\">Remember &#8211; this is your decision!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-drop-cap has-large-font-size has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color\">Opportunity 4 &#8211; to ask the Prime Minister to take a lead with other World Leaders in ensuring they support developing countries dealing with the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/TFTD-CAFOD-petition.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\">If you want to participate &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/e-activist.com\/page\/59334\/petition\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to find out more!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-drop-cap has-large-font-size has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color\">OPPORTUNITY 3 &#8211; to encourage the teaching of sign language to all students in mainstream schools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loving Sister Learnt Sign Language to Help her Brother Communicate | The Russell Howard Hour\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sS5c956tLOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jade and Christian &#8211; petition for sign language to be taught in mainstream schools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jade.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jade.jpg 800w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jade-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jade-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Jade&#8217;s brother, Christian, took his first breath 24 minutes after he was born!  The lack of oxygen resulted in brain damage which doctors said initially would prevent Christian from being able to communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-pale-pink-background-color\">However, Jade started teaching him sign language. And it worked!&nbsp;<strong>Learning sign language has opened up a whole new word for Christian<\/strong>. But unfortunately, most other children don\u2019t know sign language, which creates a huge barrier for communication. This means children who use sign language can feel really isolated&nbsp; &#8211; and that\u2019s why&nbsp;Jade is <strong>calling for all children to be taught sign language in school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\"> If you want to, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/uk-goverment-make-it-compulsory-for-all-schools-early-years-to-teach-basic-signing-of-some-form-f6205a9d-06cf-4a0a-9d20-8d34daa873d3\">CLICK HERE TO FIND OUR MORE and consider signing the petition<\/a> asking the government to protect NHS rights.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-drop-cap has-large-font-size has-vivid-purple-background-color\">OPPORTUNITY 2 &#8211; to speak with those living with arthritis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-purple-background-color\"><strong>VERSUS ARTHRITIS<\/strong> &#8211;  Arthritis steals from millions of people every single day. It can stop people from hugging and holding hands, moving freely or just being themselves.  An opportunity to reach out as Jesus reached out from February, 2020 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-vivid-purple-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rightontime.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1966\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size has-very-light-gray-color\">Tens of thousands of people with arthritis face an agonising wait for a joint replacement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size has-very-light-gray-color\">Knowing when surgery will happen gives people vital hope and certainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-red-background-color\">People in England have an NHS right to start treatment within 18 weeks.    But many people are waiting far longer, often in unbearable pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-very-light-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\">If you want to, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.versusarthritis.org\/campaign-with-us\/right-on-time\/\">CLICK HERE TO FIND OUR MORE and consider signing the petition<\/a> asking the government to protect NHS rights.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-drop-cap has-large-font-size has-vivid-purple-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color\">OPPORTUNITY 1 &#8211; to act in the spirit of Sr. Dorothy Stang &#8211; the Angel of the Amazon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-vivid-purple-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><strong>CAFOD, Creation and Climate Change<\/strong> &#8211; an opportunity to act February, 2020 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-light-green-cyan-background-color\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/action01_cafod.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1863\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/action01_cafod.png 600w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/action01_cafod-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/action01_cafod-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-background has-drop-cap has-light-green-cyan-background-color\">In order to ensure everyone can flourish we need to renew God\u2019s precious gift of creation, enable people to adapt to a warming world and stop the climate crisis from getting worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-vivid-purple-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\">World leaders will gather at the end of this year in Glasgow for the global climate talks. As the host, the eyes of the world will be on the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-pale-pink-background-color\">You could consider asking the Prime Minister to ensure we\u2019re a credible leader \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/e-activist.com\/page\/53571\/petition\/1\">find out more HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a section where you can find out about some issues in the world which you might consider acting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1862","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2900,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1862\/revisions\/2900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}