Policy Areas - Community and Family

Protests at forced eviction of Roma people in Italian capital

agency reporter — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:52:13 +0000

Amid growing concern about the victimisation of travelling people across Europe, human rights activists have condemned the forced eviction of a community of some 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome.

Homeless dead to be remembered in London service

staff writers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:33:50 +0000

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London and campaigning network Housing Justice will hold an Annual Service of Commemoration today for those homeless people who have died in the capital in the past year.

A sane approach to drugs policy

Press Office — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:57:25 +0000

Commenting on the latest resignation of experts from the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs, Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia said:

Kirk minister speaks out for people living on benefits

agency reporter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:26:37 +0000

A senior Church of Scotland minister has today called on the government to review the provision of benefits so that those in need are properly supported.

Church of Scotland launches drive against child poverty

agency reporter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:25:13 +0000

A Church of Scotland minister is spearheading a St Andrew’s Day campaign to give the chance of a better future to Scottish children affected by poverty. The venture is launched today in Glasgow.

Tory plans 'misguided and damaging' to families says children's charity

staff writers — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:02:28 +0000

Plans by the Conservative Party to scrap Sure Start outreach workers are misguided and potentially damaging to hard-to-reach families, according to children's charity, Spurgeons.

Sierra Leone maternal death rate is 'a human rights emergency'

agency reporter — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:26:26 +0100

As world leaders meet at the UN in New York to discuss increased funding for healthcare in developing countries, Amnesty International's Secretary General has launched a campaign to reduce maternal deaths in Sierra Leone.

US anti-poverty agency head urges child nutrition action

agency reporter — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:59 +0100

Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice urging US decision makers to end hunger at home and globally, has welcomed the child nutrition priorities mentioned during a White House event hosted yesterday by Michelle Obama.

Get a letter from Santa this Christmas

staff writers — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:46:19 +0100

You can add some huge excitement to a child's Christmas this year, by getting a personalised letter sent to them from Santa, thanks to the NSPCC.

Indian bishops speak out on caste discrimination

staff writers — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:08:13 +0100

As the UN declares caste-based discrimination a human rights violation, Indian Christian leaders have called on the churches to confess that the caste system has not been fully removed from their own communities.

US Catholic bishops urge fairness in health care reform and debate

staff writers — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:14:20 +0100

With US President Barack Obama under vicious attack for his proposed health care reforms, the country's Catholic Bishops are urging the process of reform and debate forward.

Desmond Tutu to help launch new York youth initiative

staff writers — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:05:40 +0100

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, will join the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, to launch a York Youth Trust this coming Saturday.

US church launches major health care reform mobilisation

agency reporter — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:43:58 +0100

In what it is describing as a "massive mobilization effort," the United Church of Christ in the USA is launching a major healthcare advocacy campaign on Tuesday 8 September 2009.

US faith groups mobilise to back Obama's health care reforms

agency reporter — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:18:39 +0100

Barack Obama has urged people of faith to knock on doors and spread the facts and truth about health care reform during a "40 Minutes for Heath Care Reform" call-in and webcast.

Change in law needed after Quaker marriage decision

Press Office — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:01:23 +0100

The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia is proposing a new legal framework which can accommodate same-sex marriage ceremonies carried out by religious bodies.