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03.10.08 10:34

WCC youth team views situations of violence in India

Despite having a constitution which does not allow discrimination and a proactive government working for the integration of the marginalized parts of society, violence and discrimination persist in some parts of India.

Members of ECHOS, the World Council of Churches (WCC) commission on Youth, ...

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26.09.08 22:03

Religious and Political Leaders dialogue on the role of religions in peace

The United Nations Liaison Office of the World Council of Churches (WCC) co-sponsored an international dialogue on September 25 between some 300 religious leaders and political figures - including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - aimed at exploring faith perspectives and the role of religion ...

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International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, 17-25 May 2011

The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) will be the Harvest Festival of the Decade to Overcome Violence and at the same time a planting season for fresh initiatives. [Read more]

Living Letters - Ecumenical team visits

17 to 24 July 2008:
Solidarity visit to Indonesia

Living Letters are small ecumenical teams visiting a country to listen, learn, share approaches and challenges in overcoming violence and to pray together for peace in the community and in the world. These visits are organized in the run up to the 2011 International Ecumenical Peace Convocation.

Bits and Peaces - IEPC Newsletter

Summer 2008 edition

Events

Linking poverty, wealth and ecology: Latin-American and Caribbean perspectives

06.10.08 - 10.10.08
Ciudad San Cristóbal, Guatemala

The consultation is part of a WCC study project on Poverty, wealth and ecological debt. It continues a process which was started at the WCC 8th Assembly in Harare in 1998 and became known as Alternative Globalization...

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Olive Picking Program 2008

25.10.08 - 03.11.08
Palestine/Israel

For the fifth season, the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA and YWCA of Palestine (JAI) and the Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) are organizing the annual Olive Picking Program in Palestine which will...

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Did you know?

It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of people will be sexually assaulted during their childhood.
UNICEF

International Day of Prayer for Peace

21 September 2008
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Focus 2008: Pacific Islands