2 COMMENT AND CONTENTS • WAR CRY • 23 February 2019
What is The Salvation Army? The Salvation Army is a church and charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in over 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church
From the editor’s desk WHEN cinemagoers watch The Aftermath in the coming weeks, many will be unaware that the story is inspired by the experience of the writer’s grandfather. In an interview in this week’s War Cry, Rhidian Brook explains how his grandfather, Walter, gave him the initial idea for the story and how Walter’s choices may have been inspired by his friendship with Lawrence of Arabia. It can be fascinating to discover who or what inspires people. As we move into the last few days of February, some people will be inspired by the forthcoming spring to clean and reorganise their homes. Others, as we discover this week, will be inspired by TV tidying expert Marie Kondo. Some of the techniques Marie suggests in her Netflix series – such as thanking old clothes before turning them out – may seem rather unconventional. But they have encouraged viewers to start decluttering by ‘Marie Kondo-ing’ their homes. Most people can think of individuals who have inspired them to take their lives in a different direction. It may have been a family member or friend, someone from the television or a professional they have encountered such as a teacher. But there are other people who can have a direct impact on our lives without us ever knowing it. Richard Adams could be one such individual. In his interview in this week’s War Cry, he describes the part he played in establishing the fair trade movement about 50 years ago. Richard helped to set up this alternative way of trading with people in developing countries, leading to the formation of the familiar Fairtrade mark found on many everyday items purchased from supermarkets. Monday (25 February) is the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. Consumers will be encouraged to support the welfare of those people who grow the food and drinks purchased each day by buying produce with the Fairtrade mark. For the sake of those worse off than ourselves, let’s hope many of us are inspired to support the campaign.
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Contents FEATURES 3
What a load of rubbish? New Netflix series is cleaning up
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Grandfather’s story was an inspiration The family connection to The Aftermath film
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Fair and square The man behind ethical shopping
REGULARS 4
News and media
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Browsing the Bible
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Now, there’s a thought!
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What’s cooking? Front-page picture: Fox Searchlight Pictures
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