By Joe Burns, Commission TreasurerSPARK PROGRAMME GAINS ADDITIONAL FUNDING
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20 July – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR WOMENS’ CINEMA – IN GAZA!
By Joe Burns, Commission member
17 July – Cancel debt, Choose hope
by Paul KellyReflections on the Mass Lobby of Parliament for Climate Change on 9th JulyThe day was a great opportunity for making connections around the country. Amongst others I spoke with various Diocesan Environmental Leads, ECG Group, CAFOD of course (lots of their key people were involved) and their new LiveSimply lead, Phoebe Worthington. Bishop […]
15 July – MASS LOBBY OF PARLIAMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
By ENews editorWednesday 09 July saw a mass lobby of Parliament to keep up the pressure on politicians about Climate Change.CAFOD is a key part of the coalition of organisations involved and CAFOD supporters from across the country descended on Westminster to try and talk to their own MP’s. A group of 3 people attending […]
3 July – A HISTORY OF STARVATION IN GAZA
By Carol Burns, Leeds Pax ChristiThe starvation of the people of Gaza didn’t just happen in the last two years; it has being going on for one hundred years.This is the main theme of a new book by Leeds author E Mark Windle which was sent to the Justice and Peace Commission in June. This […]
26 June – St Vincent’s Centre Leeds Welcomes Refugees
By John Battle, Commission Chair It’s again peak channel crossing time for small boats carrying desperate asylum seekers from the coast of France. This week violence broke out just offshore between rival groups of Kurdish, Afghani and African smugglers in attempts to take over leaving boats. Reports of “overwhelming numbers” dominate media coverage. Internationally, here nationally and […]
23 June – Laudato Si 10th Birthday Celebrations
by Angela Powell, CAFOD Community Participation Coordinator for the diocese of Leeds and the diocese of HallamOn 15th June there was a 10th birthday party of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si, to remember how justice for the poor and justice for the planet are related. Laudato Si is named after the Canticle of St Francis of Assisi which begins ‘Praise to You (Laudato Si’), Lord, […]