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Church and Society Council

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EQUALITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The community, social and political aspects of our lives are vital if we are to understand who we are and if we are to understand how best to love our neighbours as ourselves. The council is committed to acting in the areas of human rights and racial justice.

You can find out more about the council's involvement in the following issues on this page:
Migration Conference
Racial Justice Sunday
Act to end slavery
Scottish Churches Racial Justice Group
Links to Human Trafficking Websites
Human Trafficking Resource Pack
Anti-semitism consultation

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Racial Justice Sunday

picture of racial justice flyer This takes place on 14 September 2008. Resources are available from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
Follow this link to order resources: Racial Justice Sunday Resources

Act to end slavery

The 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807 to 2007) has concentrated attention on the history of slavery and the Atlantic trade.
However, millions of men, women and children around the world are still forced to lead lives as slaves. Women from eastern Europe are bonded into prostitution, children are trafficked between West African countries and men are forced to work as slaves on Brazilian agricultural estates. Contemporary slavery takes various forms and affects people of all ages, sex and race.

A pack to help you understand more about and respond to Human Trafficking is available on the resource page by clicking here: Human Trafficking Resource Pack

The following websites give more information about modern day slavery: www.scotlandandslavery.org.uk
www.chaste.org.uk

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Scottish Churches Racial Justice Group

This group was set up to help churches in Scotland work together for racial justice. It is an Associated Ecumenical Group of Action of Churches Together in Scotland.
SCRJG aims to assist churches in Scotland to grow in awareness of the nature and extent of racial injustice in Scotland and work on their behalf to develop and to promote an understanding of the biblical and theological basis of the rejection of this injustice.
Find out more about the work of this group by following this link to their website: www.racialjusticescotland.org.uk

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Links to Human Trafficking Websites

Follow these links to learn more about human trafficking around the world. These sites include resources, information about campaigns and practical suggestions about how you can work towards the eradication of trafficking.
chaste logo www.chaste.org.uk
sto the traffick logo www.stopthetraffik.org
anti slavery logo www.antislavery.org

Human Trafficking Resource Pack

picture of resource pack This contains information, discussion topics and worship material which can help individuals and groups to understand and respond to the issues of 'Human Trafficking'.
These were highlighted in a report to the General Assembly 2007. The pack was prepared jointly by the Guild, World Mission Council and the Church and Society Council.
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Download the 'Human Trafficking' report to the 2007 General Assembly here:

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Anti-semitism consultation

A consultation on the extent of anti-semitism was conducted by the Home Office, which was followed up by a report to the 2005 General Assembly on anti-semitism in Europe. This Assembly report is available to download below.

Download the 2005 General Assembly report on anti-semitism in Europe:

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Anti-semitism is also discussed in the following papers:

Memorandum by the Parliamentary Committee Against Anti-Semitism

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Enquiry into Anti-Semitism

Government Response to the Report

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In this section
Introduction
Welcome to the Church and Society Council pages

Parliamentary affairs
The Church's work with the UK and Scottish parliaments

Peace, international, Europe and migration
Current world issues and the council's responses and action

Equalities and human rights
Details on the range of current issues and the council's responses and action

Health and social issues
Debating the issues which affect the lives of the people of Scotland and worldwide

Society, religion and technology
The Church's engagement with science and technology, economics and industry, and environmental concerns

Responding to climate change
How the church is reacting to the global challenge of climate change

Education issues
Engagement with issues of religious and moral concern in schools and colleges

Schools
Resources for school assemblies and news for schools and their chaplains

News and events
The latest updates from the council

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Have your say
Send in comments and feedback to the council's working groups

Summary of issues
A guide to key issues raised in reports to the General Assembly since 1980

Contact us
How to get in touch with the council and our staff

 

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