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MJR - Who is involved?

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MJR is led by a group of trustees and supported by a number of advisors and consultants. Together these represent a wide cross-section of Christian organisations and traditions. It is our hope that the reconciliation we seek for wider society can in some small way be reflected within our movement.

Trustees
Alton Bell
Alton Bell (Chair)
A dynamic, versatile leader with 38 years experience of nurturing, motivating and leading organisations through change, development and growth. Previously a Research Chemist, then technical director for an IT company. Convinced that a vibrant, cutting edge 3rd Sector is vital for a just society. Mentor to senior church leaders, combining an entrepreneurial approach, good governance, and robust financial management with exceptional leadership. A critical analytical thinker and challenging, impactful public speaker.

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Keith Cottrell
Keith is an economist who worked in both public and private sectors. Now retired he is a trustee and advisor with several Christian charities able to help on financial and legal issues. Born in a Crown Colony, the legacies of the colonial era have long been a focus for Keith, reinforced by extensive business travel in West Africa and the Caribbean.

Khareem Jamal
Clive Ireson
Clive spent 32 years in primary education - 16 as Head Teacher of an Urban Primary School. His involvement in education now is as a governor at his local primary school. Currently Clive is Development Manager of Springs Family Centre in Northampton working in particular with many young people on the edges of society in an area of severe deprivation. Clive also serves on the Lords and Commons Family and Child Protection Group.

Khareem Jamal
Khareem Jamal
Khareem Jamal is a historian, writer and musician. Chairman of Micah Community Projects, founder and senior lecturer in African history at the School of Africology in Bromley, London. He is the author of the play 'The Voices of Black Folk'.

Paul Keeble
Paul Keeble (deputy chair)
Paul has lived in inner-city Manchester for over 30 years and is a co-founder of Urban Presence. He has been involved in numerous shalom-generating community projects and church-based initiatives and is the author of 'Mission With'.

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Sarah-Jane Nii-Adjei
Sarah-Jane has a strong background in community engagement and development, overseeing three national programmes for National Mind UK, involvement in Gordon Brown's 'No to Knives' campaign and as part of policy advisory panels including 'Transition to Adulthood'. Currently at Christian Aid, Sarah-Jane leads a programme seeking to place the voices of Black faith leaders, theologians and activists at the heart of the global Climate Justice Movement.

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Beatrice Smith
Beatrice is an author, speaker and Greater Manchester coordinator for Churches Together in England. She is part of the Spring Harvest Planning Group, part of the leadership team at Restoration Church Tameside, and is passionate about community restoration, justice, and reconciliation.​

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