People and Power

January 28, 2009

Archbishop says Holocaust memorial is about recovering our humanity

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has called for people to "rediscover the depths of real humanity" in a YouTube video discussion to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
January 28, 2009

Black abolitionist to be honoured at church in Westminster

The popular notion that the anti-slave trade movement was a white one is being challenged by the honouring of a key black campaigner for abolitionism through a memorial in St Margaret’s Church in Westminster.
January 28, 2009

Protesters destroy TV licenses in Gaza appeal row latest

Protesters set fire to their TV licenses in a sit-in at the BBC broadcasting centre in London yesterday evening, as complaints continued about the Corporation's refusal to show a Gaza charity appeal.
January 28, 2009

World Social Forum 2009 looks to develop global alternatives

Thousands gather in Brazil for the World Social Forum to address exploitative globalisation. Organizers say the economic crisis shows its message of "another world is possible" is more vital than ever.
January 28, 2009

Christians urged to go beyond hospitality to 'radical welcome'

Women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are looking beyond politeness to the much deeper relationships needed to sustain a Christian community’s alternative values.
January 27, 2009

Stand up to hatred

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. The HMD website has a candle which is being lit across the world, and practical educational resources to ensure we go on remembering.
January 27, 2009

MPs, actors and directors join calls for airing of Gaza appeal

A House of Commons motion criticising the BBC and Sky for refusing to broadcast a plea for humanitarian aid funding for Gaza has been backed by 112 MPs. Actors and directors are also joining the protest.
January 27, 2009

Catholic bishops call on African leaders end to complicity with Mugabe

Southern African Catholic bishops yesterday told the region's politicians to stop supporting President Mugabe of Zimbabwe, or else to accept complicity in a "passive genocide".
January 26, 2009

Thousands join more Holocaust Memorial Day events

Thousands of people across Britain will join more events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow. The annual day commemorates victims of Nazi persecution and those murdered in subsequent genocides.
January 26, 2009

New call on government to end ban on Catholic monarch

A Scottish Nationalist MSP has added further weight to appeals from both civic and religious groups for the UK government to end the long-standing ban on a Roman Catholic becoming king or queen.