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Ahead of this weekend’s National Commission meeting, please find attached the Justice & Peace Scotland Annual Report 2025 for your information. We hope you enjoy looking back over the highlights and successes of the year. Please feel free to forward on and share with your contacts, networks and groups
“Light a Prayer for Peace” On Tuesday 7th October, we invite parishes, where possible, to open their churches to allow parishioners to come in, light a candle, and pray for justice and peace for all peoples of the Holy Land: Palestinian and Israeli; Christians, Muslims, and Jews. For those unable to come to church, we are asking them to light …
Justice & Peace Scotland has announced its support for the Scotland Demands Better campaign, a new national movement coordinated by the Poverty Alliance and backed by more than 100 organisations across the country. The campaign highlights the stark reality that over one million people in Scotland are currently living in poverty and calls for urgent action. Its central demands include: better jobs, …
Dignity Not Detention – Dungavel – Sun 15th June, 1pm Join Justice & Peace Scotland to call for “Dignity Not Detention” and advocate for an end to the inhumane practice of unlimited immigration detention. The UK is the only country in Europe that does not have a statutory time limit ondetention, meaning people can be held in prison-like conditions indefinitely with no idea when …
We live our lives surrounded by the voices of those trying to get our attention… But how do we give voice to those unheard? Prisoners Week 2024 invites you to hear the voices of those affected by or working in the Justice system. Our official launch service is in Perth on Sunday 17th November with guest speaker Graham Bell, chaplain …
6-8pm, Wednesday 22nd November 2023 The multi-faith live event will feature videos and testimonies as well as ACN’s John Newton presenting findings from our ‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ report and the situation facing persecuted Christians globally, with a focus on Africa. Tickets are limited and are on a first come first served basis. This invite does not guarantee entry. Telephone 01698 …
The Bishop of Paisley, Bishop John Keenan and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt. Rev. Sally Foster Fulton, will join Justice and Peace members from across Scotland on Thursday 5th October, 2023 at the Conforti Centre in Coatbridge for an event titled: Faith, Compassion and Security – A Challenge Poverty Week Event. “Faith, Compassion and …
As the COP26 Climate Conference draws to a close in Glasgow, Scotland, the Holy See’s delegation at the summit expresses its appreciation for the commitments states have made in the battle against climate change. However, the delegation also reiterates the need for agreement on a clear roadmap to fill gaps that have emerged.…
During his historic visit to Japan last year, Pope Francis declared that “the use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possession of atomic weapons is immoral”. Seventy-five years on from the unprecedented and horrific destruction of life at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are called to reflect prayerfully upon the UK’s own possession of nuclear …