This event marking the centenary of the Balfour Declaration uses words, film and music to ‘acknowledge Britain’s historic responsibilities in the Middle East’. It is organised by The Balfour Project and speakers include Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Hon Tom Brake MP, Richard Burden MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP, Sir Vincent Fean, Rabbi Danny Rich, Dr […]
Homeland? Exploring the heritage of the Balfour Declaration
A day conference on Saturday 21st October at the Notre Dame Centre, 1 Suffolk Street, London SW1 4HG, 10am to 3.45pm. Key note addresses are by Peter Shambrook from the Balfour Project on the historical context and implementation of the Balfour Declaration; Sir Vincent Fean on the challenges and political implications of the Balfour Declaration Today; and Clare Amos […]
‘Invest in Peace’ events
Updated 17 May 2017. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland partner with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, with the first Israeli-Palestinian ‘Invest in Peace’ events. You can read reports of the first events on the Jewish Chronicle and Christian Today websites. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and the Board of Deputies have […]
Ecumenical Accompanier deadline for 2018 approaching
Apply by Friday 28 April 2017 to become an Ecumenical Accompanier (human rights monitors) to serve in the West Bank in 2018 with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI). Twenty EAs are wanted from the UK and Ireland to be based in Israel and occupied Palestine for three months each, between late […]
Israel threatens imminent demolition of a Palestinian community – AIDA
A Palestinian Bedouin community is at imminent risk if the Israeli government acts on military orders to demolish an entire village in the Occupied West Bank, says the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) of which Christian Aid, Caritas and the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) are members. AIDA is calling for […]
Churches call again for UK govt to act on Aleppo
Protecting civilians from slaughter in Eastern Aleppo is the ‘duty’ of the International community, says Bishop Declan Lang, of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, who has written to UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. He has called on Boris Johnson to use diplomatic channels to bring about humanitarian relief. ‘At this critical time I urge […]
Churches demand action on Aleppo
Leaders from six UK churches are calling for the Syrian and Russian Governments, and other forces, to stop their bombardment of Aleppo, Syria. The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has also issued a briefing Syria and our failure to protect civilians. The briefing and statement come two weeks after the collapse of the ceasefire since […]
Christianity in the Middle East today: Present challenges and future perspectives
Date and venue The conference takes place at Heythrop College, University of London on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June 2016. Talks Christianity in Iraq: Present challenges and future perspectives Coptic Christianity in contemporary Egypt The Armenian Church and Tradition Today Syriac Christianity in the modern Middle East Reflections on Eastern Christianity and Muslim-Christian relations […]
Ecumenical Accompanier deadline approaching
There’s still time to apply to be an Ecumenical Accompanier for the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) for 2017. EAPPI is an international programme coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC) which brings people from around the world to serve as human rights monitors on the West Bank for 3 months. […]
Annual Zernov Lecture: The Desert Fathers Today
This year’s Annual Zernov Lecture is The Desert Fathers Today: The Eremitical Tradition and Monasticism in the modern Middle East given by Anthony O’Mahony, Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College, University of London. It is an event of the Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius and takes place on Tuesday 8th March at 6.45pm […]
