Police use of water cannon and policing disorder nonviolently

by | Feb 28, 2014

This document is a response to the Public Engagement on Police Use of Water Cannon (Greater London Authority / Mayor of London / London Assembly) consultation and its implications for developments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as...

Edging towards accepting diversity: the Pilling Report on sexuality

by | Jan 24, 2014

CONTENTS Summary – page 1 1. Introduction: bridging a widening gap – page 2 2. Desire and power – page 3 3. Change in church and society – page 4 4. Listening and learning – page 6 5. The backlash against listening – page 7 6. GAFCON, FOCA and England – page 9 7....

International financial transformation for the economy of life

by | Jan 19, 2014

Sharing a common commitment to promoting economic justice for planet and people, and recognising the need to work together to have a meaningful impact, the World Council of Churches, the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Council for World Mission...

Three years in the Middle East & North Africa region, 2010-2013

by | Jan 1, 2014

It is already three years since the uprisings started in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, when a seemingly localised event proved to have regional and global consequences. A street vendor in Tunisia eventually got fed up with his mistreatment by local...