From The Guardian-The Church of England is being urged to make land available for Gypsies and travelling communities who face institutional racism and ostracisation.
It may also appoint chaplains to provide pastoral care to Gypsies and Travellers, and to encourage them to become part of the church.
The governing body of the C of E, the synod will vote on a motion this weekend calling on bishops and other senior church figures to “speak out publicly against racism and hate crime directed against Gypsies, Irish Travellers and Roma, and urge the media to stop denigrating and victimising these communities”.
Local and national church bodies must “play their part in lobbying for and enabling land to be made available” for sites for Gypsies and Travellers, says the motion proposed by Stephen Cottrell, bishop of Chelmsford.
More here-
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies
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