Calendar

Jan
22
Wed
The Problems with Corporate Courts in International Trade deals @ 7 arts
Jan 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

You what???

This is a talk by Dr Sally Brooks ,honorary fellow in the School for Business and Society, University of York. It has been organised by Global Justice Now.

people demonstratingThese courts are a feature of a number of international trade deals. They can be problematic. For instance, fossil fuel companies are taking some countries to court for taking too much action to lessen the impact of Climate Change!

So…whilst it might sound dry and uninteresting it is something that should be of interest to anyone who cares about international development.

 

More Information

Mar
18
Tue
CAFOD Parliamentary Reception 2025
Mar 18 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Come to the Houses of Parliament with CAFOD on 18 March to speak to your MP about Pope Francis’s Jubilee message. It ends quite late so you would probably need to stay over in London – but, hey, make a mini-break out of it!

CAFOD logoCAFOD say about this event:

Pope Francis has called for us to be “signs of hope” this Jubilee year, urging us to push for rich governments to cancel debts “of countries that will never be able to repay them”.

That’s a message we need MPs to hear – and that’s why we want to invite you to share this call with your MP in the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 18 March between 6:00pm-8:00pm at CAFOD’s parliamentary reception.

After you sign up, we’ll share tips on how to invite your MP to meet you at the reception and how to approach your conversation with them.

And if you’re able, join us at CAFOD’s London office at 4:00pm to discuss more about our campaign to cancel debt during the Jubilee year.

Places are limited, so register now to let us know you want to join us in Parliament on 18 March!

Use the button to sign up to attend

Sign up form

May
3
Sat
LiveSimply Day **SAVE THE DATE** @ Wheeler Hall
May 3 @ 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

LiveSimply is an award scheme managed by CAFOD. Parishes and schools submit a plan and work towards achieving 3 goals:

to Live more simply

to Live more sustainably

to Live more in solidarity with the poor.

Bishop Marcus commended the scheme in his pastoral letter during the Season of Creation in September 2024.

The scheme provides a motivating way to involve people of many differing interests and can help renew parish life as people collaborate on achieving the things set out in their plan.

This day event is for people from across the Diocese of Leeds to come together to explore what the scheme is about, hear from people who are in a LiverSimply parish, and to think more about what it could bring to their community.

(21 January 2025) More details will follow soon along with a link to sign up to come along.