In this issue
In this issue
Savitri Hensman Book Launch
December 8, 2015
You are invited to join us at the launch of Savitri Hensman’s important new book, “Sexuality, struggle and saintliness: same-sex love and the church”.
Peacemaking and personal life past and present.
November 4, 2015
Ekklesia Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Moffatt, will be speaking at the Faringdon Peace Group, Friends Meeting House, Lechlade Road, Oxford
Tuesday 3 November 2015
3 Nov 2015
Government must cover cost of Living Wage for care home workers, says JRF
A new report commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and written by Lancaster University and the International Longevity Centre – UK, has found that introducing the NLW for low-paid care home workers will cost £387 million per year, which will need to be met by central and local government as well as care providers.
3 Nov 2015
ReImagining Remembrance
Remembrance Day needs to be re-imagined in more hopeful, truthful, meaningful and inclusive ways for future generations, says this report commissioned by Ekklesia.
3 Nov 2015
‘Ambition accelerator’ needed on climate change, says Christian Aid
With a month to go before the COP 21 climate summit in Paris, Christian Aid has welcomed today’s publication of the UN’s aggregation report, summarising country actions that will make up the global deal.
2 Nov 2015
Churches discuss stronger advocacy for persons with disabilities
The Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network of the World Council of Churches, with the Council for World Mission (CWM) and International Disability Alliance (IDA) have hosted a two-day seminar on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.