[OccupySheffield] Invitation from the Dean of Sheffield

[Occypy Sheffield]

Dear Carl

Thank you for the invite, which we are happy to accept.

The following collective response was agreed at our
meeting this evening:

    Occupy Sheffield are pleased to accept the Dean of
    Sheffield's invitation to meet with clergy leaders on
    Monday 28th November, to discuss the issues that are
    of such concern to us all.

    Our aim is to encourage the widest possible
    conversation amongst the people of Sheffield. We hope
    to discuss the draconian assaults on our hard won
    public services, the lack of employment opportunities
    for our young people, the huge shortage of affordable
    housing, the massive rise in the cost of university
    education and all the many ways in which the hard
    pressed citizen is being expected to pay for the
    reckless and irresponsible behaviour of financial
    institutions, over whom our elected representatives
    appear to have no power.

    We hope this will be the first of many conversations,
    not only with the Church, but also with the people of
    the city and all the other organisations in the city
    that represent their interests.

All the best

Occupy Sheffield


On Thu 24-Nov-2011 at 11:31:59AM -0000, Carl Hutton wrote:
> INVITATION
> 
> Dear Occupy Sheffield,
> 
> We at the Cathedral have been trying to explore a way of being able to
> hear the issues about which you are protesting.
> 
> After conversations with a number of the church leaders in the centre of
> Sheffield we would like to invite a group from Occupy Sheffield (say 6
> people) to meet with church leaders to give you an opportunity to
> outline in more detail the things you are protesting about and to answer
> questions. 
> 
> We think this will provide an excellent beginning to the "Big
> Conversation" in which you are seeking to find a voice.
> 
> We hope you might be able to make Monday 28th November from 1300 - 1400
> at the Central United Reformed Church (which is at the far end of Chapel
> Walk, on the right). 
> 
> I hope you will be able to join us on at that time so the church leaders
> can listen and begin to reflect together on the issues you wish to bring
> to our attention.
> 
> Please let us know if you can join us then.
> 
> The Very Reverend Peter Bradley
> 
> Dean of Sheffield
> 
> 
> The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul
> Church Street
> Sheffield
> S1 1HA
> 
> T:   0114 263 6079
> F:   0114 279 7412
> E:   carl.hutton at sheffield-cathedral.org.uk
> W:  www.sheffieldcathedral.org