Art in Focus – April 2021

26/03/2021 | Reform

Cross We BearSokari Douglas-Camp, steel, glass, acetate, 90s air

The brilliance of art is that one image can convey multiple meanings, and keep on delivering new insights the longer you live with it. In 1999, sculptor Sokari Douglas-Camp made this … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: What message should 2021 You give to 2020 You?

01/03/2021 | Reform

Paul Kerensa talks back to 2020

Early 2020. You’re out shopping. Possibly off to a cafe, pub or restaurant. Suddenly, a strange person emerges from, say, a DeLorean or old-fashioned police box. Strange, because it’s you. You from 2021.

You … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Virtual communication brings special blessings’

01/03/2021 | Reform

Sheila Maxey works on her technophobia

My family considers me technophobic. I find answering calls on my mobile phone difficult; I panic when a new sign arrives on my computer; I am liable to end up in tears of frustration … Read More

I am… a Nightstop host

01/03/2021 | Reform

Playing host to homeless young people

‘Well, that concludes your training and checks. Can you host tonight?’ These were the words that – after one day of training in Manchester, two home checks and a Disclosure and Barring Service approval … Read More

Here & now: Helen Glasse

01/03/2021 | Reform

Helen Glasse begins teaching assistant work in lockdown

Early In January 2020, I started working as a teaching assistant in a primary school, before Covid-19 had become a problem even in Wuhan, let alone here. Well, what a year! I … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Hard fast

01/03/2021 | Reform

I’m not sure what this fasting is for

With Lent coming, I thought I would reflect on fasting and maybe make a plan. I am not a particularly disciplined person. I do not stick to a routine easily, even for … Read More