Church and Society News ? May 2012 ? Cumbernauld Old Parish ...

The May 2012 edition of the kirk?s Church and Society e-newsletter provides links to their report which will be discussed at this year?s General Assembly and much more.
Coinciding with the General Assembly there is an exhibition in St Augustine?s Church, Edinburgh called ?Walking in my Shoes?. Described as a ?moving and challenging experience?, each shoe tells a story and the exhibition is an invitation to the onlooker to ?walk in the shoes? of women who have lived with domestic abuse.
Another subject addressed in this year?s report is that of Human Trafficking. Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings ? both adults and children ? for the purpose of commercial exploitation. Operated by serious organised criminal gangs and independent opportunists, it can take many forms including sexual exploitation, forced labour and domestic slavery. The impoverished, socially disadvantaged and children and women are those who are at most risk of being exploited. We?re appealing to anyone who may in their day to day lives come into contact with people who are trafficked ? be it where they live, where they work or as they travel within their community ? to report any concerns anonymously to CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111. By taking the time to do this you can help us build an accurate picture of what?s happening within our communities, help us take action against the crime groups who are cashing in on this modern day slavery, and provide victims with the support they deserve and require.
The National Parenting Initiative (NPI) is seeking to help churches in the UK across every denomination and network to grasp the opportunity to connect with parents in their communities and support family life in a practical way. Churches that are already running, or are planning to run, a parenting course are being invited to register their course ? however small ? on the new NPI website. Some courses will involve a few parents meeting in a home. Others will be larger courses run in community centres, kids? clubs, youth centres, caf?s after hours, schools or church rooms.
The full newsletter, which contains information about various other topics from sectarianism to neurobiology, can be read from here.

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