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  • August 3, 2019
    Just Festival supports Church of Scotland Crossreach

    An annual festival promoting issues around social justice has this year chosen to support CrossReach, which is the operating name for the Church of Scotland's Social Care Council which is celebrating its 150th anniversary throughout 2019.

  • May 17, 2015
    A new festival emerges from the edge to unite and inspire

    Just Festivals have joined forces with Swiss Church, St Giles In The Fields, St George’s Bloomsbury and Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church to host Just Festival On The Edge from 20 to 25 May 2015.

  • December 4, 2014
    Look out for An Other Festival (and get well, Adrian)

    Our friends at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church have informed us that "A Sacred Talk with Adrian Plass age 65 1/2…ish" on Wednesday 10th December 2014 has unfortunately had to be CANCELLED, due to Adrian being unwell. We wish him a speedy recovery!

  • December 19, 2013
    Support 'Songs from Soweto: an a cappella journey'

    'Songs from Soweto: an a cappella journey' is a short music documentary depicting life stories of five musicians from the Soweto township.

  • December 19, 2013
    From Soweto to Edinburgh: crowd-funded film to track remarkable journey

    The Edinburgh-based Just Festival has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 in support of artists from Soweto.

  • August 26, 2013
    The challenge of inter-faith engagement

    Just Festival and its predecessor, the Festival of Spirituality and Peace, has been concerned over the years to strike up a genuine personal, artistic, spiritual and cultural conversation among the different religions and beliefs that make up our country.

  • August 25, 2013
    Making peace practical - from ideas to action

    Peace. It's a great idea. But what does it mean in practice, and how do you actually do it, on the the ground, in day-to-fay realistic situations?

  • August 25, 2013
    Changing world... changing outlook

    Change is about structures, policies and politics, for sure. As a thinktank looking specifically at how belief and values can impact the arena of hard choices, we are the first to recognise that.

  • August 25, 2013
    Just Festival... Not quite finished

    Those of us who live permanently in Edinburgh will be looking forward to getting our city back in the near future... though the friendly festival invasion undoubtedly brings life, colour, enjoyment, variety and friendship to the streets - and we very much hope that spirit is here to stay, both in the Athens of the North (as we like to style ourselves) and in the hearts and lives of all who have taken part.

  • August 25, 2013
    Israel-Palestine: two sides, one justice

    As Archbishop Elias Chacour, a Palestinian and citizen of Israel who has struggled tirelessly and nonviolently for a just peace in the land has observed: a settlement in Israel-Palestine, which must offer security and recognition for all people, is not just about politics. It is about disarmed truth, and recognising in each other a wounded brother and sister, not an enemy or a threat.