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Young People

Young people did make a difference in the June 2017 General Election
young people saying they are going to vote
Contributed by: John Battle, Chair of the Commission
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Lest we forget…

We must ‘ keep on keeping on’ about nuclear weapons
photo of nagasaki devastation
Contributed by: Joe Burns. Joe has been involved in social justice issues for many years and is currently Treasurer of Pax Christi UK.
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Austerity is still with us

Although there is much talk of austerity being over -for many it is only beginning to bite now and will affect thousands of others in the near future
box for foodbank items
Contributed by: John Battle. John is the Chair of the Justice & Peace Commission
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Catholics Voting

Imagine if the General Election was declared as a ‘Retreat’ – a time of reflection on the kind of society we wanted for the future.
picture of ballot box
Contributed by: John Battle. John is the Chair of the Justice & Peace Commission
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The Nonviolence of the Gospel

The pope’s message for Peace Sunday about noonviolence being a ‘style of politics for peace’ is turning trasitional ‘Just War’ theory on its head
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Contributed by: Carol Burns. Carol is a former Chair of the Commission and a member of the Leeds Pax Christi group.
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