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Elections - National and Local
Promise to Vote is a campaign of Premier Christian Media, aimed at countering apathy in engaging in the political process and offering some evidence that Christians care and will express this at the ballot box. The campaign invites you to sign up a Promise to Vote, which will be relayed to No.10 and local MPs. www.promisetovote.com CAFOD http://www.cafod.org.uk/election and Christian Aid http://www.christianaid.org.uk/ActNow/election2010/index.aspx and others are asking us to "Ask the Climate Question" http://asktheclimatequestion.org.uk/ as well as raise issues of Global Poverty. Local meeting for Hampstead and Kilburn Wednesday 14 April 7.30pm at St Stephen’s Church on Rosslyn Hill next to the Royal Free Hospital. As this is a marginal constituency we have been asked to focus here on the Climate Change issue and the meeting has been organised by "Ask the Climate Question" + Camden Transition Groups, Camden Friends of the Earth and other local groups. CAFOD, Oxfam and the Fairtrade Foundation are also part of the Vote Global coalition http://www.voteglobal.org.uk/ which is asking us to "Make this election count for the world's poor" The Fairtrade Foundation also has resources to help us get Fairtrade and Trade Justice onto the election agenda http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved/general_election_2010/default.aspx See also Faith in Politics and other resources prepared for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland on www.churcheselection.org.uk
The material includes:
• Themed papers on a variety of subjects to encourage thought and discussion. • Guidelines for local Churches Together Groups thinking of organising hustings meetings. • Facility for registering events, which will then be displayed, for information and to avoid duplication. and links to other useful websites
Topics covered include:
Children and Young People Criminal Justice Democracy and Accountability The Economy Education Environment Equality and Diversity Europe Faith in Public Life Global Peace and Security Health International Development Migration and Sanctuary Poverty Social Exclusion.
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Giving Christian books to your community
Speaking volumes is a scheme particularly suited to Churches Together groups for an ecumenical project. They will help you to donate new Christian books to schools and libraries in your community. They have pre-selected book lists available at just 50% of the normal retail price. Their charity funds the remainder and includes free book protectors, book plates, book marks etc. Books carefully selected by experts are on a variety of subjects across the Christian spectrum and are suitable for a range of libraries including prisons, hospices, care homes, toddler groups, primary and secondary schools as well as your public library.
Christians Together in Camden donated books to Camden libraries in this way in the year 2000. Details: T: 01223 832761, E: info@speakingvolumes.org.uk,
W: www.speakingvolumes.org.uk
last updated 12/4/10
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