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Stop Trident demo a success – let’s keep taking action!
People from across the UK came together on Saturday to say: Stop Trident! Now let’s keep that momentum going. Tens of thousands of people marched through London, as part of ‘the biggest anti-nuclear demonstration in a generation’, organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The event highlighted the broad range of people who are…
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Keep Taking Action for a Low Carbon Future
Photo: Owen de Visser Our focus on Faiths for a Low Carbon future is coming to end (though you’ve still till 2:30 on Wednesday 23rd Dec to pop in!) But there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action to tackle climate change, and work for the low carbon future we all want. You…
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Urgent: Birmingham MPs undecided on Syria
Update 03/12/2015: Sadly, last night parliament voted in favour of air-strikes on Syria, and it is reported that these strikes have already begun. Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain said: “Bombing is no solution. Quakers work faithfully for peace, not war, respecting the value of all human life and we deplore a decision…
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Tell Paris: We Demand a Low Carbon Future!
“From the perspective of our different faiths we see the Earth as a beautiful gift. We are all called to care for the Earth and have a responsibility to live creatively and sustainably in a world of finite resources.” Lambeth Declaration on Climate Change Scientists and World Leaders are meeting in Paris for a Climate…
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Equality: Perceptions, Reality and Action
It’s the final week of our focus on Love, Equality & Money: but there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action to make our economy more equal. But, before taking action, why not check your perception of income equality against the reality: courtesy of this handy quiz from OECD: So, did the reality…
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World Peace Day
It’s World Peace Day – the perfect day to say #Enough! to war. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. Many organisations are taking the opportunity to start discussions about peace, raise awareness of peace-making efforts across the globe, and encourage action from both ordinary people and…
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Keep Taking Action for Sustainable Food
We’re coming to the end of our Grub’s Up! theme, but there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action for sustainable food: You can still email your MP asking them to support agroecology, reducing food waste, and food sovereignty in Africa, using our template letter as a guide. Or you can email International…
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For Better & for Worse: International Agreements on Food
There are two major international agreements being negotiated at the moment, that the UK is part of: the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership and the Sustainable Development Goals. Both are wide ranging, and cover several important issues that you might want to take action on. But here we’ll focus on the aspects that relate to…
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Take Action to Make our Food Sustainable
Pop into the Hub to take action for sustainable food: The Bad News: Our current food system is geared towards factory farming, which tries to get maximum food from minimum land-space. This approach is causing problems of diease control amongst animals, poor animal welfare, wasting of resources and environmental damage. Not only is the UK…
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Seeking safety across the treacherous Mediterranean
Asylum has hit the headlines in recent months, due to the tragic deaths of people trying to cross the Mediterranean in search of safety. This follows decisions by the European Union to scale back search-and-rescue operations for people caught in treacherous conditions, trying to make this crossing. The justification for stopping this humanitarian service, is…