In this issue
In this issue
Tuesday 17 May 2016
17 May 2016
Making a difference, from a bed or a chair
The term ‘armchair activists’ tends to be used in a rather pejorative way, implying that people who campaign through social media are not doing anything that has significance or impact in the real
17 May 2016
Latest figures show one third of UK population experience poverty
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released on 16 May 2016 show 3.9 million people in the UK are in persistent poverty. The figures show one in three people have experienced poverty in recent years, underlinng the precarious nature of work in Britain.
17 May 2016
When to ban nuclear weapons is key issue at UN work group
When is the right time to ban a very bad thing? Nations have faced the question in banning slavery, torture, chemical weapons and more. Over one hundred governments and civil society organisations including the World Council of Churches are debating the question again at a UN working group on nuclear weapons.
16 May 2016
LGBTQI clergy write ‘love letter’ to United Methodist Church
A ‘love letter’ from 123 LGBTQI clergy and candidates to the United Methodist Church in the US was released on 9 May 2016.
16 May 2016
Peace union calls for ‘conscientious objection in everyday life’
British pacifists have urged opponents of war to become “conscientious objectors” by challenging militarist values and attitudes in everyday life.