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  • 17 Jan 2008
    Methodists launch 'buy less' credit card for Lent

    In a move that is designed as a challenge to "consumerism as usual" and a reminder of the dominance of money in our lives, the Methodist Church in Britain has launched an alternative Credit Card containing a "buy less" message.

  • 9 Jan 2008
    C of E publishes post-Christmas debt check

    The Church of England has compiled a Post Christmas Debt Check for consumers worried about how much their wallets have been hit by Christmas and New Year spending.

  • 22 May 2007
    London Rally to Send a Message to the G8 and Tony Blair

    Come to London on 2nd June to send Tony Blair off to Germany with our voices ringing in his ears.

  • 12 May 2007
    Assessing Blair's legacy on international development

    As Tony Blair prepares to step down as British PM, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) offers an assessment and balance sheet of the impact of his policies on international development.

  • 17 Mar 2007
    Slavery has not yet been abolished, say archbishops

    Archbishops Rowan Williams and John Sentamu have taken their message about slavery to YouTube. But are events to mark abolition of the transatlantic trade ignoring the key role of black people in its demise?

  • 1 Mar 2007
    World Debt Day

    World Debt Day
    Events and acts of worship nationwide to mark the achievements so far and to hilight the campaign against debt
    Web http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
    http://www.cafod.org.uk/

  • 4 Feb 2007
    Have a heart, US treasury told on Liberia

    A national grassroots campaign mounted by Jubilee USA, the international humanitarian agency, Church World Service (the ecumenical Christian relief network) and allied organizations is urging Americans to send Valentine's Day wishes to US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, asking him to have a heart and cancel Liberia's 3.5 billion dollar debt.

  • 30 Jan 2007
    Religious and secular groups support US Congress bill for global debt relief

    While ‘culture wars' in the United States absorb much media attention, a campaigning coalition which brings together religious and secular groups is working to ensure that January 2007 marks not only the beginning of a new year but also a fresh push to eliminate the debt crippling impoverished nations.

  • 1 Jan 2007
    Episcopal Primate makes global poverty her New Year target

    The new head of the US Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has made tackling global poverty her 2007 resolution. In a message sent to local congregations and other church and public leaders, the ECUSA Primate highlights the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a practical Christian priority.

  • 14 Dec 2006
    Operation Noah appoints front rank campaigner to push climate change action

    Operation Noah, the churches' campaign to avert catastrophic climate change, has appointed Ann Pettifor, one of the architects of the widely-praised Jubilee 2000 anti-debt initiative, as its new Campaign Director.