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Take a Step for Fairtrade Fortnight in 2012
The Fairtrade Foundation and CAFOD are challenging people to take a step for Fairtrade Fortnight, 27 February to 11 March 2012. What can you do to make a difference to the lives of farmers in the developing world who grow the products you buy?
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 174.Trade and Fairtrade
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Campaigns successes: A big thank you for everything in 2011
In a year of economic uncertainty and social change in the UK, CAFOD campaigners stood tall, calling for decision makers and those in power to fight injustice. Here are some of the highlights we enjoyed together.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 263.News
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CAFOD Responds to Chris Huhne's plenary address in Durban
UK Energy and Environment Secretary Chris Huhne addressed the Durban climate delegates today, in a plenary address advocating a global deal on climate change and a second commitment period to the Kyoto Protocol.
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TAGS: 267.Campaigning news, 175.Climate change and environment, 26.Climate Justice, 263.News
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: Aid agency CAFOD welcomes release of Peruvian partners
Two CAFOD partners who had been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata‟s new Tintaya site in Peru have been released along with six others. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges came following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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TAGS: 287.Extractives, 218.Peru, 328.Press release
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50 years of CAFOD: What lit your flame?
As we begin to mark our 50th anniversary year at CAFOD, our director, Chris Bain, shares how some of CAFOD's staff became inspired to join the fight against poverty and injustice.
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TAGS: 248.50th Anniversary, 263.News, 266.UK News
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Barefoot runner nominated for Olympic torch
John McBride, well known in the North East as The Barefoot Runner, has competed in the Great North Run for the last 15 years to raise funds for CAFOD. We're rooting for him again as he's been nominated as an Olympic Torch carrier in 2012.
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Barefoot runner’s Kenya trip proves good for the sole
CAFOD supporter and Great North Run barefoot runner John McBride has gone the extra mile for CAFOD this year after travelling to Kenya with CAFOD where he met the people he is raising money for.
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International women's day: Margaret's story
In her childhood, Margaret Mwaniki from Kenya witnessed women and children being beaten by their husbands and fathers. Growing up in a society which accepted violence against women inspired Margaret to fight for women’s rights.
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TAGS: 319.Gender, 264.International news, 207.Kenya, 263.News
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International Women's Day: Mary Luz's story
Threatened. Kidnapped. Exiled. Just some of the hardships Mary Luz Avendaño has experienced - because she is a journalist.
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TAGS: 196.Colombia, 319.Gender, 264.International news, 263.News
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A liturgy on Olympic and Paralympic values in the context of global justice.
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TAGS: 255.Liturgy, 330.London 2012, 29.Primary, 251.Sport
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