Church leader honoured for work against racism and apartheid

by | Apr 24, 2008

The Rev Philip Potter, a former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, has been honoured by the South African government for his determined commitment to combatting racism and apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s. On 22 April 2008, President Thabo Mbeki...

St George hailed as a human rights campaigner

by | Apr 24, 2008

The Patron Saint of England (and a number of other countries) has been hailed a human rights campaigner by fellow activist Peter Tatchell – who backs ideas that his national day should be a public holiday celebrating dissent. “It is time we ditched the...

World Vision launches Child Sponsorship campaign

by | Apr 24, 2008

Click here to sponsor a child with World Vision You may also like to consider sponsoring a child with one of the following trusted charities: Sponsor a child with Plan UK Sponsor a child with Action Aid Sponsor a child with Everychild Today the international relief...

Scrap farm export subsidies, says Swiss theological ethicist

by | Apr 23, 2008

Agricultural export subsidies in developed countries which destroy local food production as well as the income of farmers in the global South and therefore contribute to the world food crisis need to be withdrawn, says Swiss ethicist the Rev Christoph Stückelberger...

Famous church hosts anti-war benefit concert

by | Apr 23, 2008

One of London’s most famous churches, St James’ Piccadilly, in the heart of the West End, is hosting an eclectic musical concert and poetry evening for the Stop the War Coalition – which opposes the British government’s policy on Iraq. The...