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2023

Image: We're Hiring
20/02/2023
We're Hiring

Justice & Peace Scotland are recruiting for a new full time position - Catholic Social Teaching Engagement Officer.  Click the link for further details.  

Image: Scotland - 10 Years A Fairtrade Nation
20/02/2023
Scotland - 10 Years A Fairtrade Nation

Choose Fair Trade with the directory of independent retailers and wholesalers on the high street and online, across Scotland and beyond.

2022

Image: Irish bishop on climate change: 'We cannot afford to be slow learners'
23/05/2022
Irish bishop on climate change: 'We cannot afford to be slow learners'

"As people of faith we are called to be custodians of God's creation, 'this is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience' (Laudato Si, 217). On this the seventh anniversary of its publication, I strongly encourage all people to read Laudato Si' and inform themselves of their faith-based ecological obligation.  ICN.

2021

Image: The Roar Of Many Waters: Searching For The Voice Of God at COP26
28/10/2021
The Roar Of Many Waters: Searching For The Voice Of God at COP26

Bishop Nolan gave a wonderful talk in Glasgow recently on the topic of "Where Is God At COP26?".  Watch his talk here.

Image:  HOW FAIRTRADE IS TACKLING CHILD LABOUR
09/06/2021
HOW FAIRTRADE IS TACKLING CHILD LABOUR

It’s the silent scourge of our globalized trade system: roughly 152 million children trapped in child labour, many of them working inside the global food chain. As the international community comes together to mark the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, the question remains more pertinent than ever: how can we eliminate child labour once and for all?

Image: Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US
24/02/2021
Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US

All eight plaintiffs describe being recruited in Mali through trickery and deception, before being trafficked across the border to cocoa farms in Ivory Coast. There, they were forced to work – often for several years or more – with no pay, no travel documents and no clear idea of where they were or how to get back to their families. The Guardian.

 

Image: CHOOSE THE WORLD YOU WANT THIS FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 
23/02/2021
CHOOSE THE WORLD YOU WANT THIS FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 
22 February to 7 March 2021

For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and underpaid.  Join one of the Fairtrade events over the next 2 weeks.

Image: UK diplomats told to cut up to 70% from overseas aid budget
27/01/2021
UK diplomats told to cut up to 70% from overseas aid budget

Officials have just weeks to slash costs, prompting fears that speed of cuts could cost lives. The Guardian.

 

2020

Image: “THE ECONOMY OF FRANCESCO - YOUNG PEOPLE, A COMMITMENT, THE FUTURE”
14/12/2020
“THE ECONOMY OF FRANCESCO - YOUNG PEOPLE, A COMMITMENT, THE FUTURE”

“the effects of our actions and decisions affect you personally. Therefore, you can’t remain outside the places that are shaping the present and future. You’re either part of them or history will pass you by”.  "The time has come to change direction," he said. "Let us not rob younger generations of their hope in a better future."  message from Pope Francis to The Economy of Francesco Conference.

 

Image: Pope Francis talks about Uighurs, George Floyd and Universal Basic Income in new interview
24/11/2020
Pope Francis talks about Uighurs, George Floyd and Universal Basic Income in new interview

The book, Let Us Dream, which will be published by Simon & Schuster on Dec. 1, is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer. It is an extended reflection on the change Pope Francis sees as necessary in building a post-Covid world. It is in this context that he addresses several hot-button issues.

 

2019

Image: Fishing: Church plays vital role in curbing labour abuses
17/04/2019
Fishing: Church plays vital role in curbing labour abuses

A coordinated approach between Church and relevant public and private agencies is needed to close the loopholes that allow forced labour to occur in the maritime and fisheries sectors.  The following statement has been issued by Apostleship of the Sea following the recent vatican conference on Human Trafficking.

Image: The Good Food Nation Bill
19/03/2019
The Good Food Nation Bill

The Scottish Government are proposing a new law on food – a Good Food Nation Bill. This law will need to be more ambitious to make a real difference. We all have until the 29th of March to tell the Government what we think of their proposals and try and raise the ambition of this new law.

2018

Image: 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide
18/04/2018
2018 Ethical Fashion Guide

The Ethical Fashion Guide is a wonderful resource that you can use to help you make everyday, ethical purchasing decisions. Take it with you when you shop and buy your clothes from the companies doing more to protect their workers. Vote with your wallet and encourage more companies to end exploitation in their supply chains.

2017

Image: Calls to extend Bangladesh Accord to protect garment workers
17/05/2017
Calls to extend Bangladesh Accord to protect garment workers

May 2017 is the fourth anniversary of the first major binding supply chain agreement ever implemented in the apparel industry for overseas suppliers: the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. Accord secured a contractual commitment by brands to stand by their suppliers and ensure safety repairs would be completed and reported on transparently, among other things, after years of brands’ struggling with a cut-and-run approach to supply chain monitoring.

Image: Fairtrade Fortnight begins on 27th February.
27/02/2017
Fairtrade Fortnight begins on 27th February.

Fairtrade Fortnight begins on 27th February.  Don't feed exploitation.  Choose fairtrade. 

For more information see Fairtrade Foundation. 

2016

10/11/2016
Rainbow Turtle Fundraiser Dinner
Rainbow Turtle is holding a fundraising dinner in St. Mirin's Cathedral Hall on 24 November. See their website for further details
Image: David Cameron is pushing to implement the free trade deal CETA without parliamentary consent.
07/06/2016
David Cameron is pushing to implement the free trade deal CETA without parliamentary consent.
Ask your MSPs to take a stand against this attack on democracy.
CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) is a trade pact between the EU and Canada. Like its more well-known brother TTIP (the US-EU pact), CETA will give big business sweeping new legal and political powers. It will give foreign corporations the power to sue governments in special ‘courts’ for actions which damage their profits. And it also threatens to lock in lower standards and weaken regulation.
Image: Fair Trade Nation Lecture 2016 with Rudi Dalvai
07/04/2016
Fair Trade Nation Lecture 2016 with Rudi Dalvai
The Scottish Fair Trade Forum was delighted to welcome Rudi Dalvai to Glasgow on Monday 4 April 2016 to deliver its annual Fair Trade Nation Lecture. A brief summary of Rudi Dalvai's lecture & photos now available on the Scottish Fairtrade Forum's website
Image: Fairtrade’s new Textile Standard and Programme
04/04/2016
Fairtrade’s new Textile Standard and Programme
Fairtrade International announced a new Fairtrade Textile Standard on 22 March 2016. The new Standard and Programme extends the Fairtrade approach to the entire textile supply chain
Image: Please join the call for FIFA to elect a President committed to Fairtrade footballs
19/02/2016
Please join the call for FIFA to elect a President committed to Fairtrade footballs
Sign the petition
Fairtrade balls are made in the same factories and stitching centres as some of the best known global sports brands - and they're made to the same standards as FIFA use. Workers who are paid to make a Fairtrade football benefit from a fair wage, decent working conditions and from the extra Fairtrade Premium to support development projects for workers and their communities.

2015

Image: Send an urgent message to your MEP to protect sugar cane farmers
16/03/2015
Send an urgent message to your MEP to protect sugar cane farmers

A change to European Union trade rules is going to push 200,000 people into poverty. Demand the EU act now to protect the livelihoods of vulnerable sugar farming communities in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific from their damaging decision.

Image: UK Parliamentary Debate on TTIP
19/01/2015
UK Parliamentary Debate on TTIP
This should give us encouragement to keep campaigning!
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab): Had it not been for a great deal of campaigning, I suspect that we would not have been able to debate either TTIP or many other things. The hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon (Julian Smith) suggested that there has been plenty of parliamentary debate of this issue. There has been some debate, and perhaps the amount is increasing, but it is largely because people have raised the issue and kept campaigning on it that we have got to this stage.

Resources


Image: “THE ECONOMY OF FRANCESCO - YOUNG PEOPLE, A COMMITMENT, THE FUTURE”

“the effects of our actions and decisions affect you personally. Therefore, you can’t remain outside the places that are shaping the present and future. You’re either part of them or history will pass you by”.  "The time has come to change direction," he said. "Let us not rob younger generations of their hope in a better future."  message from Pope Francis to The Economy of Francesco Conference.

 



Image: Pope Francis talks about Uighurs, George Floyd and Universal Basic Income in new interview

The book, Let Us Dream, which will be published by Simon & Schuster on Dec. 1, is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer. It is an extended reflection on the change Pope Francis sees as necessary in building a post-Covid world. It is in this context that he addresses several hot-button issues.

 



Image: CLIMATE CRISIS IN ZAMBIA

Njila Banda is a journalist living in Zambia. Njila lives with the ever worsening, life threatening, effects of climate change and in this week's blog he tells us more.



Image: Global Land Grab Gathers Pace

Launching the organisation’s 2019 Lenten Appeal, Trócaire CEO Caoimhe de Barra warned that the corporate race for natural resources has put millions of people around the world at risk of exploitation and abuse.



Image: 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide

The Ethical Fashion Guide is a wonderful resource that you can use to help you make everyday, ethical purchasing decisions. Take it with you when you shop and buy your clothes from the companies doing more to protect their workers. Vote with your wallet and encourage more companies to end exploitation in their supply chains.



Image: TTIP and trade justice
A resource pack on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for churches.
Produces by Global Justice Now, the pack incorporates prayers, writings and ideas by people from a range of Christian traditions  who share a conviction that trade injustice is a barrier to the fullness of life promised by the kingdom of God.




Image: TTIPing Away the Ladder: Trade Justice Movement Report
While politicians, campaigners and development agencies meet in New York for the launch of a broad series of goals aimed at eradicating poverty by 2030, a new report from the Trade Justice Movement argues that any potential progress made by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) would be fatally undermined by the impacts of a proposed free trade deal between the EU and USA - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).



Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Politicians and Civic Leaders, at Westminster Hall, London on 17th September 2010, during his visit to the UK.



Image: Justice & Peace Scotland Handbook




With valuable context and criticism by eg Anne Pettifor, Susan George and others.



New report says Fairtrade needed more than ever as UK Fairtrade sales top £700 million.







Image: Fairtrade Scotland 2007 Conference Report








Image: Justice and Peace Scotland Priorities Statement




Image: Leaflet: A Just Cause for a Fairer World
Material for The Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated in Scotland on 8th January 2006 and designated by the Bishops' Conference as a day of prayer for justice and peace.