Social Justice Issues
Information on Mission and Society related issues. This index is work in progress and new issues are regularly added. We welcome any new information.
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Eco-Congregation: ecocongregation.org An ecumenical project designed to help churches consider environmental issues from a Christian perspective and respond with spiritual, practical and community-orientated steps. |
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Operation Noah: operationnoah.org A church campaign calling on world leaders and every person to act to cut carbon emissions to a safe level in a way that is fair for all the world’s people. Operation Noah is a major contribution by churches to the Stop Climate Chaos coalition. |
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Broken Families: Care for the family |
A Rocha: arocha.org An international Christian conservation organisation with a UK reserve at Southall, London. |
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Bereaved Parents: Care for the family |
Christian Ecology: greenchristian.org.uk Responsible for our impact on God’s creation as a whole. Green Christian helps members to understand and relate these responsibilities to their faith. Members can then encourage others in their local church to think seriously about these issues. |
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Church Action on Poverty: church-poverty.org.uk The C of E supports Church Action on Poverty and other agencies working for social justice in the UK. |
John Ray Initiative: jri.org.uk An educational charity that develops and communicates a Christian understanding of the environment. |
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Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum: ctbi.org.uk Seeks to raise awareness of criminal justice concerns, and encourages church-going people to get involved in practical ways. |
European Christian Environmental Network: ecen.org A network with many church traditions that addresses policy issues like climate change and water, promotes an awareness of God’s creation in worship and liturgy and practical environmental management in churches. |
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Church Urban Fund (CUF): cuf.org.uk |
Fair Trade Fortnight: fairtrade.org.uk |
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Credit Unions: Church of England website |
Homelessness: housingjustice.org.uk Housing Justice, the national voice of Christian action to prevent homelessness and bad housing. |
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Disability: disabilitysunday.org |
Human Trafficking: stopthetraffik.org |
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Just Share: www.justshare.org.uk A coalition of churches and faith-based agencies which takes the debate about globalisation and social justice to the City. |
Make Poverty History: makepovertyhistory.org A major campaign to fight poverty. |
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Nuclear Weapons: ctbi.org.uk The Churches have compiled a briefing to inform public debate. |
One World Week: oneworldweek.org Seeks to enable groups to work across cultural, ethnic and religious boundaries to achieve a recognition that we are all part of one world in combating inequality and discrimination |
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Prisons Weeks: prisonsweek.org During the third week in November churches are encouraged to focus upon criminal justice issues. |
Prostitution: beyondthestreets.org.uk Beyond the Streets is a UK charity working to end sexual exploitation and has been working on behalf of women exploited through prostitution since 1995. |
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Racial Justice: ctbi.org.uk/rjsunday |
Slavery: setallfree.net and antislavery.org March 25th, 2007, marked the bicentenary of the Parliamentary Act which abolished the slave trade in the British colonies. |
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Sunday trading: keepsundayspecial.org.uk |
Tobin Tax: tobintax.org Otherwise known as ‘Stamp out Poverty’ the campaign for a ‘Tobin Tax’, a small levy on currency transactions which would raise revenue to support development in low-income countries. |
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Trade Justice Movement: tradejusticemovement.org | christian-aid.org A coalition of faith groups and agencies committee to securing a change to the rules of world trade in favour of the poor. |
Gamble Aware: gambleaware.co.uk |
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GamCare: gamcare.org.uk |
Christian Aid: christianaid.org.uk |
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Fellowship of Reconciliation: for.org.uk |
Campaign Against Arms Trade: caat.org.uk |
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Scottish Churches’ Parliamentary Office: actsparl.org |
Christians in Politics christiansinpolitics.org.uk |
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Housing Justice: housingjustice.org.uk |
Church Action on Poverty: church-poverty.org.uk |
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Action of Churches Together in Scotland - ACTS: acts-scotland.org |
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland - CTBI: ctbi.org.uk |
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CYTUN - Churches Together in Wales: cytun.org.uk |
Churches Together in England - CTE: cte.org.uk |
