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  • 3 Dec 2012
    Senior bishops regret UK failure to back Palestinian statehood

    Two senior bishops, an Anglican and a Catholic, have written a public letter to Foreign Secretary William Hague urging fresh thinking about Israel-Palestine.

  • 3 Dec 2012
    International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December

    Today (3 December) is the 20th International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The main theme of IDPD 2012 is “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all”.

  • 2 Dec 2012
    The Robin Hood Tax, Malawi, and action to tackle AIDS

    The Robin Hood Tax Campaign, to which Ekklesia is affiliated, works for the introduction of a Financial Transaction Tax. It also examines the difference an FTT could make in relation to poverty, the environment and challenges like the AIDS pandemic.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    HIV/AIDS action is making a difference, but more is needed

    A significant acceleration in the AIDS response is producing positive results for people, the World AIDS Day report shows. But the challenge remains huge.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    'Getting to Zero’ is the global AIDS challenge

    'Getting to Zero’ has been the theme of World AIDS Day on 1 December 20121, reflecting the international advocacy and policy priorities of achieving zero AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections, and the elimination of stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    Scottish carers delighted by support services victory

    After online and in-person pressure, the Scottish Government has announced regulations to ensure that carers are not charged for support services.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    Digital activism and the 24-hour Facebook boycott

    Mention online activism and you can trigger some extreme reactions. At one end of the spectrum are people who believe the future is all about Facebook, Twitter and online petitions. At the other, those who scoff at the very idea, seeing it as an excuse for laziness and pointing out that Facebook and Twitter are powerful corporations that we should be opposing.

  • 30 Nov 2012
    Policy, diplomacy and the social media vox populi

    Digital democracy and the huge expansion of social media is transforming political action and diplomacy, says Dr Harry Hagopian, who has been expanding his own involvement in that arena, not least due to his regular podcasts on developments in the Middle East and North Africa. He looks especially at social media's impact in that region.

  • 30 Nov 2012
    Press reformers back Leveson's call for independent scrutiny

    The Leveson inquiry reveals the need to shine an independent light on the workings of the newspaper industry, say respondents to the new report on press standards.

  • 30 Nov 2012
    Leveson, the press, and un-free corporate interests

    The Leveson report has been a long time coming. Since 1949 there have been five inquiries into the operation of the press in Britain. On each occasion, we have heard the same kind of outcry against independent scrutiny from media barons, a narrow band of newspaper pundits and politicians who serve the rich and powerful.