June 13, 2013 – 5:14 pm by Symon
A number of NGOs, faith groups and campaigners have organised demonstrations and other events in the run-up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. Some demonstrators are calling on the G8 to take particular actions on issues such as poverty, tax avoidance and climate change. Others are challenging the power of the G8 and its [...]
June 11, 2013 – 8:17 pm by suzannei
In tonight’s Economic Mythbusters session John Christensen of Tax Justice Network highlighted the growing trend of countries ‘competing’ with each other for investment by lowering their corporation tax rates or giving companies tax breaks. He claimed that instead of making economies more competitive, this approach simply created a ‘race to the bottom’ whereby countries gradually [...]
May 28, 2013 – 8:25 pm by suzannei
Tonight saw the third session of the Economic Mythbusters online course in which Owen Jones of The Independent and James Meadway of nef argues against whey call the myth that “Austerity is the best way to reduce the deficit and get the economy back on track”. James argues that the government had failed to take [...]
May 23, 2013 – 12:27 pm by Symon
Quakers are among participants in the Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice – a walk from the Scottish island of Iona to the Houses of Parliament in London. Organisers are expecting the journey to take 61 days, walking from 19 May to 21 July. Some participants will join in for particular weeks or days rather [...]
May 14, 2013 – 4:30 pm by World Development Movement
Saturday 15 June, 11am-6.30pm Leeds University Student Union, Lifton Place, Leeds LS2 9JZ A free activist conference organised by the World Development Movement with international speakers, workshops, films and exhibits. With speakers including: Raj Patel, bestselling author of Stuffed and Starved: the hidden battle for the world food system Dorothy-Grace Guerrero, climate justice [...]
April 15, 2013 – 5:23 pm by Symon
In 2011, military spending around the world reached 1.74 trillion US dollars – that’s $1,740,000,000,000. The use of huge amounts of resources to fund war is a challenge to all people working to build a fairer world. It’s a reminder that peace and economic justice are not two distinct aims but that they depend on [...]
March 27, 2013 – 12:52 pm by Sunniva
An online course from the new economics foundation (nef) working with Quaker Peace & Social Witness Are you concerned about our unjust and unsustainable economic system? Perhaps you’re frustrated because economics is ‘too technical’ or because you can’t see how a different system might emerge? The ‘Economic Mythbusters’ course from the new economics foundation (nef) [...]
March 1, 2013 – 6:33 pm by Symon
We’re now in Fairtrade Fortnight, which started on Monday 25th February and will finish on Sunday 10th March. You can find out more from the Fairtrade Foundation. Please remember to let us know what you or your Meeting are doing for Fairtrade Fortnight, or any views you have on Fairtrade. It takes only a moment [...]
February 20, 2013 – 4:47 pm by Symon
Like me, you may have been planning to attend ‘Church investment: witness or whitewash?’, a conference planned for 13 March by the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR). Justin Welby was booked as keynote speaker. Unfortunately, the Archbishop of Canterbury will no longer be able to speak at this event. The conference has therefore been [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:10 pm by Chris W
Date: Weds 13 March 2013 Time: 1–5pm Venue: Central London – tbc This is an Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) conference to consider whether church investors provide a strong ethical lead and example or whether they are too conservative. It will examine the key ethical investment issues for the faith community and explore what [...]
