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North American Christians call for a focus on poverty, wealth and ecology

North American Christians call for a focus on poverty, wealth and ecology

WCC consultation on poverty, wealth and ecology in Canada. Photo: Ken Gray

14 November 2011

Calgary, Alberta, Canada was the site of a consultation on poverty, wealth and ecology that has issued a series of calls to action and reflection in a time of global financial crisis, environmental threat, and resistance to the ways of Wall Street and its allied economic structures. Representatives of North American churches urged their ecumenical and interfaith partners