COURAGEOUS ADVOCACY AND
CHARITY WORK
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31:8-9
At Amberley, we encourage all members of our school community to look out into the wider world and see how they might follow the teachings of Jesus in an attempt to make the world a better place. We all have something to offer, be it time, money, emotional support or a voice to raise awareness . We want our children to be courageous in their advocacy of important causes and to provide hope to those who desperately need it; we want to empower our 'Davids' to tackle the moral and social ' Goliaths' of the world. With this in mind, we have launched a challenge for the children to become 'Agents of Change' so that they can feel pride in the work they do to support others. Children are asked to approach the school council when they have a charity or cause they wish to champion. If they can show the council that it is a worthy cause which in line with our school vision and values, then they are given permission to go ahead.
Throughout the year, we hold various fundraising and awareness events.
Please visit the links below to find out more about those that we aim to support.
How can you be an agent for change?
Sometimes we see things in the world which we know are unfair, and we want to help. There are two ways that this can be done:
Charity and Courageous Advocacy.
Charity is helping people who have a problem and are in need. Courageous Advocacy is speaking up for those that can’t speak for themselves, and trying to stop the problem happening in the first place.
Here at Amberley, we believe we all have the power to make a difference and as such, encourage all members of our community to flourish by becoming 'Agents for Change': advocates for initiatives which combat injustice, environmental destruction, exclusion and isolation. The Parable of the Sower details how the seed that grew on the rich, fertile soil went on to multiply. We believe that by taking action to shine the spotlight on injustice, we can raise awareness and help others to grow.
"There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in."
Desmond Tutu
Sadly, there is lots of injustice in the world, but if we are courageous,
we can be part of making a change.
