Violence has restarted in Israel and Gaza. The world watches with pained, baited breath as the Israeli rhetoric increases and people in Gaza are being asked to leave their home. We hear the pain of people massacred at the Pop Festival and all those whose family members have been taken hostage following the Hamas attack. …
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Recruiting: GCOMS UK Co-ordinator GCOMS UK is seeking a paid Co-ordinator (freelance) to bring together its various activities. Hours: 13 hours/week Remuneration: £25/hr Duration: 3 years (already part-funded). Location: Working remotely GCOMS is an international campaigning organisation that works to challenge the priority given by governments to military spending …
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Image by Anja from Pixabay 22nd June 2023 is Windrush Day. This moment is being marked by a major ecumenical service which acts as a moment to remember the (ongoing) struggle of the Windrush generation and celebrate their successes and the way they have revitalised this country. Find details of the service at Churches Together …
FoR Member and Peacelinks Editor Dave Pybus writes about this years event – which you can watch via www.co-day.org Every year, 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day and FOR is one of the 13 peace organisations that supports celebrations in the UK. In 2023, there were commemorative events in Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Woking, Sheffield, Manchester, Brighton, Edinburgh and London. The latter …
This weekend the United Reformed Church celebrates the 50th Anniversary since its formation, with a special service of celebration which will be held in Central Hall, Westminster. The service was due to take place last Autumn but was postponed. The United Reformed Church commitment to peace is vitally important to me on many different levels. …
Representatives of nine Christian groups working on peace issues have written to the Foreign Secretary ahead of the second anniversary of the entry into legal force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The letter stressed the importance of making meaningful progress towards global nuclear disarmament and urged the UK to co-operate …
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News broke late on the 5th January 2023 that Russia was going to hold a ceasefire in Ukraine over the period of the Russian Orthodox Christmas. John Cooper, Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, said: “The Russian-announced ceasefire in Ukraine marks the first pause by Russia in 45 weeks of fighting. We cannot let cynicism …
Today we launch our new visual identity for the Fellowship of Reconciliation (England and Scotland). We’ve refreshed our logo and strapline to show the ideas and values that are important to us. Our logo will now be two hands shaking. This handshake is a sign of our history and a commitment to creating Fellowship. The …
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A comment from John Cooper, Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, to pay tribute to the life of Bruce Kent: The story of Bruce Kent is one of a life well lived. His years of activism saw him as someone who dared challenge both church and world to affirm the value and worth of every …
I hold in my hand a small A5 booklet. It’s 16 pages long and, with a sans serif cover and serif font on the inside, clearly from the 1940s. At first, what I hold could be a religious tract, but it is something more. It is a moment in history that could lead to life …
