Hearing hope through the babble

With all its many complexities, the question at the heart of globalization remains alarmingly simple. Not ‘shall we have it or not?’ – there is now no serious choice about that. But what kind of globalization, determined by whom, and to what ends? Will it continue to...

Tutu to investigate Gaza killings

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will enter Gaza later this week to conduct a United Nations investigation into the killing of 19 Palestinian by Israeli shells in November 2006. He is intending to visit the scene of the incident in which Israeli forces fired an artillery...

Archbishop’s ‘leap of faith’

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will jump out of an aeroplane today to raise money for the families of soldiers killed or injured in Afghanistan. The Archbishop was one of the most prominent opponents of the war in Iraq, but the Archbishop believes that more...

Guantanamo detainees finally get their day in court

Join Amnesty International’s campaign against torture. Click here for more details Detainees at the US Military Prison in Guantánamo will finally get their day in court today (Tuesday) after a direct action by campaigners. 35 Americans from cities and towns...