Find out and get involved in the IF campaign, targetting the G8 meeting in the UK, 8- 17th June 2013 (London and Enniskillen)

Nearly one billion people go to bed hungry every night and two million children die from malnutrition every year. We've made progress in other areas, but hunger is still the great scandal of our age. All around the world, even in the UK, people are struggling to feed their families.

In 2013, the government has promised to provide 0.7% of national income for aid and to host a Hunger Summit. We must make sure they keep these promises. In June, the world’s most powerful leaders will meet in the UK at the G8.

This is our best opportunity to tackle hunger. We must make IF happen.

What’s happening in 2013?
You can find a timeline of the key moments in the Enough Food For Everyone IF campaign in our Get Involved section.

What do we want?
We want our leaders to act on the four big issues that mean so many people do not get enough food.

Aid: Enough Food For Everyone IF we give enough aid to stop children dying from hunger and help the poorest families feed themselves.

Tax:Enough Food For Everyone IF governments stop big companies dodging tax in poor countries.

Land:Enough Food For Everyone IF we stop poor farmers being forced off their land and grow crops to feed people, not fuel cars.

Transparency:Enough Food For Everyone IF governments and big companies are honest and open about their actions that stop people getting enough food.

Together, we can make IF happen.

The more of us who get involved, then the greater pressure there will be on world leaders to tackle global hunger in 2013.

Read more about the issues behind the IF campaign http://enoughfoodif.org/about-campaign/guide-if

St John's Levens has run a recycling coffee morning for four years now, in 2013 with the help of 14 of our young people who managed the reycling collections. We collect items not covered by the local authority and or where charities can make good use of the recycling credits.

So 15 full bin-bags of Christmas cards were taken to Marks and Spencer who collect them for the Woodland Trust; they use the recycling credits to plant new native trees. Used stamps - two large full buckets worth once trimmed - were sent to St John's Hospice.

Three large buckets of batteries were given to a local primary headteacher who can get money fro his school fund from the recycling credits.

Two large bin bags of screw-caps from plastic milk bottles went to St Mary's Church Windermere - who have a link in Southampton with a company which makes personalised disabled aids, including wheelchairs from the recycling credits.

Foreign coin and old British notes and coin are sold to collectors by The Children's Society. Just to cover costs, we also collected unwanted Christmas gifts which were sold at bargain prices - on the basis that one man's trash is another man's treasure!

The most exciting aspect if the event - apart from keeping all the recycling items out of landfill and the fundraising potential for worthy charities - is the opportunity for outreach it provides to members of the village community who never come to church.

On this occasion, and in a forum far wider than our usual church congregation, Bishop Robert and Archdeacon Penny Driver came to present our second Eco-Congregation award and the assembled members of the village community were able to hear why we as Christians take Creation Care so seriously.

Each Newsletter is themed.  This first issue reviews Energy Issues:

Latest information on -

   Green Tariff Electiricity Providers

   100% Renewable Electricity Providers

   Does Green Gas Exist?

 Local Story: How We Cut Energy Costs in a large, old Church: URC Church, Windermere

 Website Resources: Several excellent resources on Energy Use in our Homes and Churches

 See Newsletter here

New resources

Are you and your church ready to be challenged and inspired to rethink mission?

Check out Inside Out, a new course from Tearfund, the Evangelical Alliance and Livability. The course is split into six sessions that take a fresh look at bringing change to your community. It’s designed to be used with church groups and explores just how big God’s mission is and how each of us can take part. Find out more on our website.

The latest Eco-Congregation newsletter is available here

It contains articles on:

Does your church (or your local Churches Together Group) want to find out about living more sustainably as a Christian community?

We hope that you will find many ideas and encouragement in the Living Lightly pages of this website.

We can also offer you an opportunity for your church to find out more. Two members of the CTIC Environment Group are happy to visit your congregation or local Churches Together group with a short interactive presentation to help you look at the issues and open up the discussion. If you are interested - please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange a date.

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