by Sean Reilly | Sep 10, 2008
A new alliance of religious and secular groups committed to cooperation to “make poverty history in the UK” is to be launched on Thursday 11 September 2008, with involvement from major churches and Christian agencies. The ‘Get Fair’ includes in...
by Sean Reilly | May 14, 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Anglican Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, welcomed leaders from business, government and civil society to Lambeth Palace yesterday for a Climate Change round table. The event was organised by the Together campaign,...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
Teams from UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) member agencies, together with flights of emergency relief items, are now arriving in Burma and reaching those people most affected by Cyclone Nargis. More aid is desperately needed and the DEC is calling on people to...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 3, 2008
People of all faiths and of none will be involved in a new Government-backed global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds announced on 2 March 2008 by UK International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander. The scheme, says the government, will offer young...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Tether has secured a House of Commons debate on the impact of the proposed National DNA Database, which takes place today. It has been welcomed by human rights, mental health and church groups. The campaigning organisation Black Mental Health...
