In this issue
In this issue
- What kind of European future?
- WCC chief’s ‘shock, outrage and sadness’ at Orlando shootings
- Prison Reform Trust proposals for Holloway women’s centre
- Prison Reform Trust prepare Children and Social Work Bill briefing
- Orlando, hate-stirring and compromise
- Annual Justice and Peace conference 2016
- Who we are – a response to bigotry in the EU debate.
- Three-quarters of benefit claimants worried about welfare changes
- Second Deepcut inquest a step closer
- Low turnout feared in EU referendum
- National Justice and Peace Network statement on EU referendum
- MPs urged to help reveal the truth about tax
- Exploited workers, immigration, and the EU
- WCC delegation visits Ukraine
- MI6 rendition victims ‘lose faith in British justice’
- Pan-African women commit to ending hunger and poverty
- UN chief urges EU to meet development assistance targets
- UN agency sees ‘very low’ risk of Zika spread from Olympics
- British journalist, 81, denied bail in Bangladesh
- Poetry, silence and the common ground
- Manchester Cathedral poetry competition 2016
14 Jun 2016
WCC chief’s ‘shock, outrage and sadness’ at Orlando shootings
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed “shock, outrage and sadness” over the tragic events in Orlando, Florida and called for control of automatic weapons.
15 Jun 2016
Prison Reform Trust proposals for Holloway women’s centre
The Prison Reform Trust has published a proposal for the establishment of a women’s centre on the site of the existing visitors centre at HMP Holloway, which is due to close later this month.
13 Jun 2016
Prison Reform Trust prepare Children and Social Work Bill briefing
The Prison Reform Trust has prepared a briefing for the House of Lords second reading of the Children and Social Work Bill, which is taking place on 14 June 2016.
13 Jun 2016
Orlando, hate-stirring and compromise
Fifty people were killed in a shooting in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nightclub in Orlando, Florida yesterday (12 June 2016).
Upcoming events
14 Jun 2016
Annual Justice and Peace conference 2016
At a time when so many are disengaged from the political process the annual Justice & Peace Network conference in July, Justice, Power and Responsibility; How Can Democracy Work for the Common Good? takes up the challenge of how to empower people to take responsibility and participate in the decisions that shape our lives.
Friday 17 June 2016
17 Jun 2016
Who we are – a response to bigotry in the EU debate.
Over the last few weeks, as the EU referendum has gathered pace, a question has appeared time and time again on my Facebook timeline.
15 Jun 2016
Three-quarters of benefit claimants worried about welfare changes
New research by the national charity Turn2us has found that almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of low income households claiming means-tested benefits are worried about future changes to the welfare system.
17 Jun 2016
Second Deepcut inquest a step closer
The Attorney General has given consent for the family of Private Sean Benton, who died at Deepcut barracks 21 years ago, to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into the circumstances around his death.
16 Jun 2016
Low turnout feared in EU referendum
Campaigners are warning of a low turnout and a “worrying demographic divide” in the EU referendum – which alongside a close result could lead to the perception that the result on 23 June will be ‘inconclusive’.
13 Jun 2016
National Justice and Peace Network statement on EU referendum
Members of the Catholic National Justice and Peace Newtwork (NJPN) executive have expressed great concern at the content and tone of the debate on the forthcoming European referendum.
14 Jun 2016
MPs urged to help reveal the truth about tax
Christian Aid is calling on MPs of all parties to support a change in the law that would help rich and poor countries collect more of the tax billions they are owed by multinationals.
16 Jun 2016
Exploited workers, immigration, and the EU
Millions of workers across the UK rightly feel exploited.
13 Jun 2016
WCC delegation visits Ukraine
To renew relations with churches and religious organisations and to explore possibilities of joint promotion of peace and reconciliation in Ukraine, a staff delegation from the World Council of Churches has visited Kyiv.
13 Jun 2016
MI6 rendition victims ‘lose faith in British justice’
A family who were rendered to Gaddafi’s Libya in a joint MI6-CIA operation have spoken of their disappointment at a decision by British prosecutors not to bring charges against UK officials implicated in their kidnapping.
17 Jun 2016
Pan-African women commit to ending hunger and poverty
Pan-African women of faith from Africa and the African diaspora have in a spiritual pilgrimage deliberated on issues affecting women’s empowerment and the importance of lifting their voices and votes to end hunger and poverty.
16 Jun 2016
UN chief urges EU to meet development assistance targets
On the second day of his visit to Brussels the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the opening ceremony of the European Development Days forum and participated in a commemoration for the victims of the March airport bombing attacks in the city.
15 Jun 2016
UN agency sees ‘very low’ risk of Zika spread from Olympics
An expert panel of the World Health Organisation has concluded that while the Zika virus and its associated disorders continue to be a public health emergency of international concern, there is a “very low” risk of further international spread of the virus as a result of the forthcoming Olympic Games.
15 Jun 2016
British journalist, 81, denied bail in Bangladesh
An elderly British-Bangladeshi journalist who faces a potential death sentence in Bangladesh has been denied bail, sparking fears for his wellbeing in detention.
14 Jun 2016
Poetry, silence and the common ground
Last week, a social media conversation with a Catholic and and Anglican on the subject of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poetry concluded with the Anglican (who
11 Jun 2016
Manchester Cathedral poetry competition 2016
Entries are invited for the Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2016.