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3 Sep 2010

Feed your friends and feed the minds, says charity

Christian International education charity Feed the Minds (FTM) has announced the launch of a new initiative to mark International Literacy Day.
3 Sep 2010

Churches warn on legal aid cuts punishing the most vulnerable

With cuts in civil legal aid due to hit asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups, the Methodist Church has urged the government to rethink.
3 Sep 2010

Accord launches 2010 inclusive schools award

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has launched its 2010 Award for 'good examples' of schools that welcome and involve all.
3 Sep 2010

Kirk continues to press urgent case for Malawian family

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has made an impassioned plea to keep a Malawian mother and daughter in Scotland.
2 Sep 2010

Gove under fire over threat to axe green schools scheme

The Education Secretary Michael Gove has been urged not to “jeopardise green education” after threatening to axe a scheme aimed at creating sustainable schools.

3 Sep 2010

Bishops warn South African media law would restrict press freedom

Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops in South Africa have urged the government to withdraw and redraft a proposed restrictive media law.
2 Sep 2010

Slovak schools slammed over treatment of Romani children

Amnesty International is urging the Slovak government to immediately end the segregation of Romani children in the country’s education system.
2 Sep 2010

Concern voiced over Jerusalem and future of Palestinian Christians

The head of the World Council of Churches has sent a message to Middle East negotiators in Washington to stress the concerns of Palestinian Christians.
2 Sep 2010

Bushmen launch appeal over right to water

The Bushmen of Botswana have lodged an appeal against a High Court decision denying them access to water on their ancestral lands.
1 Sep 2010

Focus on human face of Israel-Palestine conflict, says Tveit

Politicians need to focus on the human face of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, not their own political agendas, says a prominent churches' leader.

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