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In this episode we explore the idea of spatial justice as it relates to suburban churches- how churches are grappling with this concept, where some of the challenges lie, where hope is emerging, and what a fresh imagination could look like as we think about spatial justice in the context of 'the church on the corner'. These reflections emerge from Caroline Powell's recently completed master’s project on suburban churches and spatial justice.

In this conversation we chat to Liesl Stewart and Abby Plaatjes Fehrsen about their journey with the Good Food Club, a solidarity food purchasing community which seeks to challenge some of the injustices present within our food systems.

In South Africa, both our history and our present is rife with stories of displacement and the destruction of home- from stories of forced removals with the group areas act, to stories of evictions under Covid-19 lockdown. In this conversation with Ntando Mlambo, Thami James, Precious Bikitsha, Sesihle Manzini, Ayanda Nxusani and Thandi Gamedze, we use this idea of displacement to think about the particular experience of black women in the church, and begin to explore what it might look like for such spaces to become home.

*Please forgive us for imperfect sound! This is our first attempt at a part-socially-distanced, part-zoom podcast.