Independent Asylum Commission to hold final UK public hearing

by | Nov 23, 2007

The Independent Asylum Commission is holding its final public hearing in London on 29 November 2007. It is collecting evidence for an impartial citizens’ enquiry into the UK asylum system, which many regard as unjust and failing. The Commission will publish a report...

Hospitality challenges our restricted vision

by | Nov 22, 2007

Earlier this year, on a trip to the UK, I participated in a talk on hospitality at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in London. I thank them for their gracious welcome. That talk and the subsequent discussion got me thinking about ways in which...

Annapolis: Hope or scepticism for Israel-Palestine?

by | Nov 22, 2007

According to my handbook, Annapolis is a city located in central Maryland on the south bank of the Severn River, near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It celebrates this year Annapolis Alive! which consists of a yearlong series of events sparked by the 300th...

Consumers advised how to avoid Christmas charity card cons

by | Nov 22, 2007

You can compare charity credit cards, store cards and switch to a new charity credit card on uswitch by clicking here The UK consumer watchdog group Which? has warned British consumers to look out for charity Christmas card cons in the high street, amid concerns that...