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Grassroots projects to benefit from increased community fund

NEWS 20 September 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Community organisations are being invited to bid for awards of up to £5000 under a fresh wave of Scottish Government funding

https://tfn.scot/news/grassroots-projects-to-benefit-from-increased-community-fund

Religious leader backs calls for LGBT lessons in schools

NEWS 11 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

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Rev Kelvin Holdsworth has given his backing to Time for Inclusive Education’s (TIE) campaign for teachers to be trained on how to discuss LGBT+ issues

https://tfn.scot/news/religious-leader-calls-for-an-end-to-homophobia-in-schools

New figures show record number of Scots rely on foodbanks

NEWS 15 April 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Foodbank use rising year on year as Scots find cost of living increasingly difficult to bear

https://tfn.scot/news/new-figures-show-record-number-of-scots-rely-on-foodbanks

People to be offered more help with funeral costs

NEWS 18 November 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Social Justice & Poverty

Citizens Advice Bureaux is to train advisors to help people plan for funerals including supporting them to access funeral payments

https://tfn.scot/news/extra-help-is-to-be-offered-with-arranging-a-funeral-to-tackle-funeral-pove

Scots activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

NEWS 14 November 2016 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Scottish activists have condemned the suppression of civil society groups in Turkey

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-activists-condemn-suppression-of-ngos-in-turkey

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

NEWS 2 March 2017 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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Mentally ill claimants complain they are being asked to justify why they are are still alive

https://tfn.scot/news/claims-dwp-assessors-ask-why-havent-you-killed-yourself

Let’s educate Scots to campaign for change

NEWS 9 December 2016 by Susan Smith

Social Justice & Poverty

Environmental activist and Green MSP Andy Wightman has called for a more structured approach to grassroots and community campaigning

https://tfn.scot/news/lets-educate-scots-to-campaign-for-change

Humanitarian efforts suspended amid Aleppo massacre

NEWS 13 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart

Environment & International

Humanitarian efforts in Aleppo have been suspended in protest against lack of action from the international community to stop the unfolding massacre

https://tfn.scot/news/humanitarian-efforts-suspended-amid-aleppo-massacre

Disability campaigners vow to picket DWP centres

NEWS 16 December 2016 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

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2017 will be a year of unrest for DWP vow campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/disability-campaigners-vow-to-picket-dwp-centres

Cat manifesto gives MSPs paws for thought

NEWS 4 March 2016 by Rab Armour

Management

Leading charity wants cats to be put on the political agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/cat-manifesto-gives-msps-paws-for-thought

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Grassroots projects to benefit from increased community fund

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Scots activists condemn suppression of NGOs in Turkey

Claims DWP assessors ask: “Why haven’t you killed yourself?”

Let’s educate Scots to campaign for change

Humanitarian efforts suspended amid Aleppo massacre

Disability campaigners vow to picket DWP centres

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