The Iona Community News

Fancy an Alternative Christmas or New Year?

2010-08-29T17:35:20Z

Since the renovation in 2006, Camas has been able to offer self catering, using the slightly more insulated staff rooms for accommodation (hence why we only suggest up to 12, the main dorms are very very chilly!), with plentiful hot water*, candlelight and the big log burner in the common room, Camas is the perfect place to enjoy the festive season. Come and enjoy the simple life, the beauty and peace that Camas has to offer, last winter we had visits from deer on the track and seals in the bay and it was truely magical.

If you would like to find out more, or make a reservation you can contact the Camas coordinator Mary Ireson on 01681 700367 or camas@iona.org.uk

*plentiful hot water is dependent on the amount of wind generated, but traditionally winter provides some windier days and the lack of people here means the battery isn’t getting used as much, so historically hot water hasn’t been scarce during the winter months.

Lichfeild Group write Camas Newsletter

2010-08-29T15:58:07Z

www.iona.org.uk/media/lichfeild_newsletter_2010.doc

Stories from a West Bank Village: Scottish Storytelling Centre, Friday, September 10, 2010 starting at 7pm. Jan Sutch Pickard, a storyteller and poet from Mull, spent three months in the small village of Yanoun at the beginning of this year

2010-08-26T14:47:52Z

Stories from a West Bank Village

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Friday September 10 2010

Starting at 7 pm

Jan Sutch Pickard

a storyteller and poet from Mull,

spent three months in the small village of Yanoun

at the beginning of this year

and came back with traditional tales,

accounts of tortoises and hoopoes,

shepherds and clowns, bread-baking and olive-picking.

and stories of daily life under Occupation.

Eid-ul-Fitr, at the end of Ramadan,

is a good night to share a feast of stories from a far country!

ALL WELCOME

Northern Lights @ Greenbelt 2010

2010-08-24T12:55:21Z

Northern Lights @ GB10

You'll find us between Talks 4 & Performance Cafe near the Big Top.

Northern Lights is a partnership venue with Church Action on Poverty, Fischy Music, Wild Goose Resource Group, Solas, the Iona Community, Holy City and a few friends and acquaintances

Download your Northern Lights Programme now!

Swingband concert in aid of the Growing Hope Appeal, October 29th, Caiirns Church, Milngavie

2010-08-24T12:36:17Z

SWINGBAND CONCERT IN AID OF GROWING HOPE

Get all the swingin' details here:

www.iona.org.uk/media/swing_band_poster.pdf

Autumn 3-night break on Iona, Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 October 2010. Find out more here

2010-08-23T13:20:23Z

AUTUMN 3-NIGHT BREAK ON IONA:
TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER – FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER, 2010

www.iona.org.uk/media/autumn_3_night_2010.pdf

Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal

2010-08-05T11:20:42Z

Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal

http://www.redcross.org.uk/donatesection.asp?id=104632

Staff vacancies with the Iona Community: Openings for Staff Coordinators closing date for applications, August 27th

2010-07-27T11:36:21Z

CURRENT VACANCIES WITH THE IONA COMMUNITY

Resident Staff Co-ordinator
Closing Date 27th August
Shortlisting/interview TBA

Volunteer Staff Co-ordinator
Closing Date 27th August
Shortlisting/interview TBA

For more information and to apply:

www.iona.org.uk/iona_staff.php

Food Justice: the report of the Food and Fairness Inquiry. Member Elizabeth Dowler has been part of this year-long inquiry and is a contributor to its report which has just been published.

2010-07-25T16:04:33Z

Food Justice: the report of the Food and Fairness Inquiry

Food Justice is the new report from the Food Ethics Council. The report presents the findings of the Food and Fairness Inquiry, a year-long investigation into social justice in food and farming, undertaken by a committee of respected and influential figures from across the food sector.

The Food Ethics Council set up the Inquiry because we were concerned that issues of social justice were underplayed in debates about food policy. The Inquiry committee’s report vindicates this concern. It finds that injustice is widespread throughout the UK and global food system; and it shows how a fairer food system is central to achieving wider sustainability and health goals.

The evidence presented in Food Justice leaves no room for doubt about the scale of the challenges that face us. However, it is equally clear that we have no choice but to confront those challenges, and to that end the report makes a series of far-reaching recommendations towards a sustainable, healthy and fair food system. Most significantly, the key messages from the report – the need for urgent action to address social injustice, the centrality of social justice to today’s most pressing ecological concerns, the fact that ‘business as usual isn’t an option’ – represent a consensus reached despite the diverse perspectives of the business leaders, academics, public servants and campaigners who made up the Inquiry committee. This is a shared voice that demands the attention of anyone with an interest in a fairer future for our food system.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the report, or the work of the Food Ethics Council more generally, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sean Roberts
Food Ethics Council
39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton BN1 3PB, United Kingdom
t: +44 (0) 1273 766 654 f: +44 (0) 1273 766 649 e: sean@foodethicscouncil.org

For more on the report:

www.foodethicscouncil.org/node/466

To download the report, go to:

www.foodethicscouncil.org/node/465

Places still Available on Kathy Galloway's Week 'Exploring Creation' September 11th - 17th

2010-07-19T15:47:21Z

For more information contact the Camas Centre on 01681 700367 or email camas@iona.org.uk or to book contact Carol on 01681 700404 camas.bookings@iona.org.uk

Kathy Galloway is a practical Theologian, writer, activist and former leader of the Iona Community.

Enter the Coracle Poetry Contest 2010-2011

2010-07-01T11:12:35Z

Details of how to enter the Coracle Poetry Contest, 2010-2011:

www.iona.org.uk/media/coracle_poetry_contest_copy.pdf

Thank you and happy writing,

Neil Paynter, Coracle Editor

Space for guests at Camas in August and September

2010-06-27T13:23:13Z

SPACE FOR GUESTS AT CAMAS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

28th August – 3rd September: ‘Family Week’ designed for folk with younger families (age-appropriate activities will be provided).

11th Sept – 17th Sept: Experiencing Creation, led by Kathy Galloway’s: a chance to have some time out, meet new people and have reflective conversations about life and creation.

For more information and to book contact:

Mary Ireson at camas@iona.org.uk or on 01681 700367

http://www.iona.org.uk/camas_home.php