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  • 18 Feb 2013
    Thinking differently about food

    The horsemeat scandals which are the subject of enveloping media coverage in Britain at the moment (and which extend to 13 countries and 28 companies) point to far deeper issues about the structure of the food industry and the damage that its dominance by unaccountable corporate interests is doing in terms of health, hunger, nutrition, the environment, sustainable farming, animal welfare, food security, food sovereignty and more besides.

  • 11 Jan 2013
    The Haitian people are key to rebuilding

    This week marks the third anniversary of the appalling earthquake in Haiti. I have written about this for the Catholic Herald and Ekklesia (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17774), and have witnessed myself the struggle to rebuild and recover.

  • 11 Jan 2013
    Seeking hope after catastrophe for Haiti

    It is three years since the devastating Haiti earthquake. Pascale Palmer from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development looks at the task of rebuilding supported by CAFOD and others, and the immense challenges faced by the people of the country. She also draws attention to a campaign for changes in the global food system that could help prevent food insecurity in countries like Haiti.

  • 27 Dec 2012
    Oxfam UK food campaign seeks to combat negative images of Africa

    Stung by criticism that it was among the aid agencies portraying Africa in too negative a way, Oxfam has launched a more positive campaign against hunger.

  • 29 Oct 2012
    Food speculation regulation remains dangerously weak

    A vote in the European parliament has failed to remove loopholes in new regulations to prevent banks driving up speculative food prices.

  • 3 May 2012
    Nigerian Christians sign up for 'live below the line'

    Next week thousands of people across the UK will be taking part in the Live Below the Line campaign, spending just £1 a day for five days on all their food and drink.

  • 2 Mar 2012
    US Christians join 'fast for fair food' to pressure corporates

    Church leaders in United States will fast from 5 to 10 March to protest the retailer Publix’s rejection of the groundbreaking Fair Food Program in Florida.

  • 7 Feb 2012
    Green Christians urged to 'LOAF' during Lent

    Durung Lent, Christian Ecology Link is asking supporters to think and act on food sourcing in their local church communities and further afield.