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What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
WAR CRY Issue No 7533
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SCIENTISTS warned that the deadly heatwave that first struck parts of Canada at the end of last month was at least partly caused by humaninduced climate change. The tragedies that many people have faced are a dreadful reminder of the results of our not caring for the planet. It can be easy to think that, as individuals, there is little we can do to improve the current situation. But this week’s War Cry offers two examples of action we can take as individuals that, collectively, can make a difference. ‘Our main message is that, as individuals, we can’t do everything – and certainly not all at once – but there is always something that we can do to get better,’ says Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of the Plastic Free Foundation, the organisation behind Plastic Free July. As we report, this month we are being encouraged to use fabric shopping bags, to avoid pre-packed fruit and veg and to swap liquid soap for bars to drive down the amount of plastic waste that swamps our seas as well as landfill rubbish sites. Another significant source of waste that is generated, particularly in societies such as the UK, is unwanted clothing – and the fashion industry is responsible for 10 per cent of all carbon emissions round the world. In this week’s issue, we speak to Tony Hosking, who is operations director for The Salvation Army’s clothes recycling work. He reveals that the people who make use of its clothing banks and charity shops have played their part in preventing more than 235,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere every year. A person’s individual action, which may seem quite small, can make a big impact when added to the actions of others. It’s time for us all to do what we can to protect ad the War C our planet. e re ry u’v
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Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief: Major Mal Davies Published weekly by The Salvation Army © The Salvation Army United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland ISSN 0043-0226 The Salvation Army Trust is a registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399. Printed by Walstead Roche Ltd, St Austell, on sustainably sourced paper
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Editor: Andrew Stone, Major Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow Production Editor: Ivan Radford Assistant Editor: Sarah Olowofoyeku Staff Writer: Emily Bright Staff Writer: Claire Brine Editorial Assistant: Linda McTurk Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston Graphic Designer: Mark Knight
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What is The Salvation Army?
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FEATURES
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Future proof
Humankind looks for help from the past in new film
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Cutting the cost of plastic
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Why July is a plastic-free month
Soaring success
Aviation charity delivers vaccines around the world
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War Cry World
12 Team Talk 13 Wisdom in the Words
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14 Puzzles 15 War Cry Kitchen Front-page picture: AMAZON PRIME