Category - slavery

World Vision concerned about growth of child labour in the downturn

agency reporter — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:01:18 +0100

Aid and development agency World Vision has warned that the continuing global financial crisis and the damage it is causing local economies is forcing more and more children around the world into the worst forms of child labour.

Archbishop to commemorate Britain's first African Caribbean political activist

agency reporter — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:01 +0000

Anglican Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu will be among the guests at the commemorative service for a notable eighteenth century social reformer and anti-slavery activist planned for next week.

Marching to a different drum?

Savi Hensman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:05:41 +0100

When Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference took part in an anti-poverty walk with other faith leaders through central London, they traced steps that vividly illustrate the real divisions of our world, says Savi Hensman.

International Justice Mission

Simon Barrow — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:56:30 +0100

There are still 27 million people in the world living under conditions that can only be described as slavery. IJM aims to do something about that.

Public meetings pose tough questions about African development

staff writers — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:23:38 +0000

UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is hosting a series of public events in several major English cities addressing the issue of unfair trade, African poverty and how they can be addressed by public and politicians.

Church bodies in joint call for slavery reparations

agency reporter — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:25:02 +0000

Churches and society at large need to offer reparation to descendants of those enslaved, tortured and murdered by the transatlantic slave trade, says an international conference sponsored by three major ecumenical organizations.

Commemoration remembers millions of Africans who died as slaves

agency reporter — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:46:56 +0000

An ecumenical Christian commemoration of the millions of Africans who died in the barbaric cruelty of the transatlantic slave trade is also highlighting the continuing oppression of their descendants around the world.

Theologians to examine 'resistance and revolt' against slave trade

staff writers — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:02:49 +0000

The legacies of the slave trade, and how churches can respond to past and present forms of slavery, will be discussed at a conference next week in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. About sixty theologians, church leaders, social scientists and activists, will gather in the country

Justice needed for Britain's black communities, says Jesse Jackson

staff writers — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:18:25 +0000

Britain’s black communities have still to throw off the mentality of slavery and need to invest in the future of its young people and rediscover their self-confidence, leading US civil rights campaigner the Rev Jesse Jackson says.

Methodist youth to gather in Wales and focus on slavery

staff writers — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:14:26 +0000

Methodism in Britain will focus its attention on Wales next month, as Cardiff hosts the annual Methodist Youth Conference from 16-18 November 2007 in the new Urdd Centre in the Bay area - where BBC TV series Doctor Who is based.