themes
migration and
movement of people
resources
News
July 2008
URC address on Migration and Climate Change
Mark Dowd, from Operation Noah, addressed the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly on how climate change will be a catalyst for migration.
Operation Noah 
January 2008
Migration Enquiry
Churches Together in England, in partnership with CTBI and the Churches Co-ordinating Group for Evangelisation (GfE), has launched a Migration Enquiry . It is an ongoing exercise to enable the sharing of experience and information across the country. All organisations and individuals with experience in this area are invited to sign-up and contribute.
Events
Conference: Scottish Churches and Contemporary Migration
Wednesday 8th October 2008, Edinburgh
A day conference exploring many of the issues around new migration to Scotland, and identifying key themes and challenges to which the Churches in Scotland can make a positive contribution.
Details and booking form from ACTS .
Four Nations Forum for Evangelisation, Dublin 2007
In November 2007, the Global Mission Network Four Nations Forum for Evangelisation met in Dublin to consider mission and migration:
Report looking at the Mission Impact of Migration:
Mission Impact of Migration - Jim Currin (PDF)
Photo: speaker Revd Darrel Jackson
Paper considering how immigration affects evangelisation:
New Immigration, New Evangelisation - Mgr Keith Barltrop (PDF)
Photo: Mgr Keith Barltrop
Finding sanctuary: the challenge of migration
A theological reflection and analysis on migration, convened by the World Council of Churches in November 2007, has highlighted the challenges that the issue presents to Christians.
See: Finding sanctuary: the challenge of migration
Publications
Migration Principles
A resource that has already been developed by an inter-denominational study group convened by the Racial Justice team is Migration Principles. Edited by Professor Paul Weller of the University of Derby, Migration Principles is firmly rooted in the Christian tradition of welcome. The publication looks at migration in the context not only of Christian theology but also of globalisation, racism, xenophobia, trafficking and exploitation. It further considers the complex issues of family reunification, and the reciprocal benefits of migration, as well as high-profile security concerns.
An Executive Summary is available from the Racial Justice Publications page.
Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) submitted a response to the National Assembly for Wales Equality of Opportunity Committee's inquiry into matters relating to migrant workers, their families, and the communities in which they live and work, based on the publication Migration Principles:
Submission by Cytûn (PDF)
Links
All links are to external websites:
BBC
Institute for Public Policy Research
Asylum and migration fact files
