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NEWS, CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS
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Open the March enews in a new window by clicking here:March enews |
Past monthly newsletters
Write to your MSPs: End of Life Bill
Support Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
Trident Postcard Campaign
Petition to save LLoyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
Robin Hood Tax Campaign
Resources from the annual conference
Watch video clips of our conference: Open Church and Society You Tube Channel in a new window
Communication Survey
Recent Press Releases
Our events section contains
information about:
A Fair Share: Public meeting in Paisley
Christians in Science Conference, Edinburgh
SRT@40:Do we need to naturalise religion? Lecture, Edinburgh
SRT@40: Science Stories for children, Edinburgh
SRT@40: God, Science and Global Warming, Lecture, Edinburgh
SRT@40: Helping the church engage with ethical issues in science. Day conference, Edinburgh
General Assembly Events
Public lectures on Science and Religion
Church and Society Annual Conference
The Age of Stupid: Climate Change film with Pete Posthlethwaite
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Support Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
The Scottish Parliament is currently considering new legislation that contains far reaching proposals about the sale of alcohol. Some of them, especially the proposal to introduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol, are in line with principles supported by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. This proposal has attracted opposition from the Scotch Whisky Association as well as the main political parties. The Church and Society Council has produced campaign materials to support the minimum pricing proposals. These materials contain:
information on the Alcohol Bill
the political debate
the evidence to justify the proposals
sample letters
The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office has produced a more comprehensive briefing about the Bill which is available to download by following this link:
SCPO briefing
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Write to your MSPs: End of Life Bill
The consultation for Margo MacDonald's proposed End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill has ended, and the proposal has gathered sufficient signatures from MSPs to proceed to the bill drafting stage prior to the introduction of the Bill to the Scottish Parliament.
You can read the consultation document by clicking here:The Proposed End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill.
You can read the response by the Church of Scotland here: Response to the consultation
A summary of consultation responses can be seen here:responses
You can read a letter sent by the Church and Society Council to MSPs asking them to oppose to this bill here: Letter to MSPs
This could be used as a basis for your own letter to your MSPs.
Find contact details for your MSPs by clicking here: www.scottish.parliament.uk
Petition opposing the legalisation of assisted suicide
This declares: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to retain the
law that makes it a criminal offence to assist another person to commit
suicide".
To sign this petition please follow this link: Petition
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Petition to save LLoyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
Please take a few moments to click on the link above and add your name to the No.10 petition asking Gordon Brown to intervene to save Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.
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Support the Robin Hood Tax Campaign
This campaign is calling on the leaders of the UK's political parties to support a global tax on the banks to help repair the human damage caused by the global economic crisis, protect public services at home, fight poverty abroad and help foot the bill for climate change.
Follow this link to find out more:
Robin Hood Tax
Watch the Robin Hood Tax video, starring Bill Nighy and directed by Richard Curtis.
Vote to show your support.
Sign up to receive updates on the campaign.
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News Updates 2009
If you would like to receive the news updates by e-mail please send an e-mail to:
Irene Crosthwaite
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Recent Press Releases
Click on this link to read recent press releases:Newsroom
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Communication Survey
To help us to be more effective in our communication with you please take 5 minutes to fill in our survey:Communication Survey [top of page]
Events
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A Fair Share: global poverty, climate change and Britain's carbon debt
Douglas Alexander MP (Secretary of State for International Development)
Deborah Doane (Director of the World Development Movement)
Rev Ian Galloway
(Convener of Church of Scotland's Church and Society Council
Friday 19 March,
6 - 7.30pm
The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley
Organised jointly by the Church of Scotland and the World Development Movement, this is a free event. All welcome, no need to book.
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'Giving an Answer - Living Faith
in the World of Science'
March 20, 2010 Edinburgh
Follow this link to find out more information: www.cis.org.uk
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Sponsored lecture by Lluis Oviedo and part of the conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT)
10 April, 10am, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh University
For more information and to book, contact: Dr Murdo Macdonald
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Stories of scientific and engineering breakthroughs are mixed with imagination. For 7 to 11 year olds.
15 April, 2 to 4pm, Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, Edinburgh
For more information and to book, contact: Dr Murdo Macdonald
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Sponsored lecture by Sir John Houghton, former co-chair of the International Panel on Climate Change.
15 April, 7pm, Edinburgh University School on Informatics
For more information and to book, contact: Dr Murdo Macdonald
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Day conference marking 40 years of the Society, Religion and Technology Project
Saturday 1 May 2010, 10am to 4pm
City Chambers, Edinburgh
£10 registration: lunch and refreshments included
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General Assembly Events
Stevenson Prize
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Monday 24 May,
12.30pm
Quaker Meeting House
7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL
The Church and Society Council organises an annual competition for schools to encourage good practice in Religious Observance. |
Come and meet the 2010 prize winners over a sandwich lunch. Children and staff from the 3 winning schools will show examples of their work before being congratulated at the General Assembly and presented with prizes of £500.
Happy Birthday SRT Project
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Tuesday 25 May,
12.30pm
The Foyer, New College, Mound Pl, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
Come along and help us celebrate 40 years of the Society, Religion and Technology project, which continues to help the church engage with ethical issues in science. |
Lunch is provided and there will be the launch of a free booklet describing the history of the SRT project.
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Public Lectures on Science and Religion
These free lectures are part of the programme of James Gregory lectures which take place in St. Andrews University at 5.15pm. Follow this link to find out more details:
www.jamesgregory.org
29 April 2010:
Bill Newsome 'The Mind - Brain or Spirit?'
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Church and Society Annual Day Conference
This year's theme will be Justice
'I want justice - oceans of it.
I want fairness - rivers of it.'
Amos 5:24 (The Message)
Our free day conference will take place on Saturday 11 September in Stirling. Please put the date in your diary and watch this space for further information.
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The Age of Stupid: Climate Change film with Pete Posthlethwaite
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Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devasted world of |
2055 as he looks back and asks: 'Why didn't we stop climate change when we could?'
Find out more about the film: The Age of Stupid
Find out how to arrange your own screening: Arrange a screening
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