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Could you join me for a #MeatFreeMay? @MeatFreeMay

April 30, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

You might have heard of meat-free Mondays – an initiative started by Linda, Paul and Mary McCartney. This is a great start. But could you manage a whole month? Friends […]

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Action, Food

How will you make your clothes a force for good this Fashion Revolution Day? @Fash_Rev #insideout

April 24, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

Today we mark one year since the death of over 1,130 people at the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh. 2,500 were also injured. I highly recommend The Guardian’s interactive […]

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Action, Clothing

Today is #EarthDay and I’m buzzing about bees

April 22, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

Earth Day started in the USA in 1970 – it is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Growing from this, the Earth Day Network works with over 22,000 partners […]

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Action, Bees, Earth Day

Today is #OwnershipDay – take action!

March 25, 2014by lydialivinglightly 2 Comments

Do you own any shares or have you got a pension? If you are fortunate enough to have these investments is there more you can do to ensure that they benefit […]

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Action, Finance

What will you do differently in Lent?

February 28, 2014by lydialivinglightly 1 Comment

As you are probably aware Lent starts on Wednesday. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness after his Baptism being tempted with many of the things that I think we […]

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Action, Lent

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways this #ValentinesDay…

February 12, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time when we spend lots of money on each other. But is this the only, or even the most effective, way to show your love? […]

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Boycott goods from the OPT…

February 1, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

An inspirational friend, Melanie Ward, spoke at our Sunday evening service about her 3 months in Hebron as a human rights observer with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. […]

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Take action: Poverty and Homelessness Action Week (25 Jan – 2 Feb)

January 23, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

Do you feel helpless when you think about how to alleviate poverty and eradicate homelessness? These are massive problems of course, but there are many small things we can do […]

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Sustainable investments are good for you and the wider world – it’s a win-win situation!

January 3, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

Good news! Ethical and sustainable investments are on the rise, and ethical funds have been outperforming their mainstream counterparts – 19 out of 21 UK ethical equity funds had outperformed […]

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Poverty and homelessness action week is almost here…

January 2, 2014by lydialivinglightly Leave a comment

It is shocking that in the UK today people increasingly rely on Foodbanks. Low wages, zero-hours contracts, outrageous interest charges by doorstep lenders, benefits cuts, benefits delays, ‘sanctions’ on job-seekers […]

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  • Why is this important?
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    • General ethical shopping
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    • Gifts
    • Kids
    • Home sweet home
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    • Technology
    • Books and music (alternatives to Amazon)
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  • A new day for starfish

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