Finn Church Aid, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland share visual message during Trump-Putin summit
As USA president Donald Trump met with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 16 July in Helsinki, Finland, they were sent a prominent message of peace from Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF).
Broken glass of hope grown out of rubble
Originally, they were made of pieces of broken glass from the rubble an Israeli tank left behind it when it slammed into the giftshop at the International Centre of Bethlehem (ICB) in 2002. Today the glass angels of peace are made of used bottles and have emerged into a small business enterprise employing around 50 people in the Bethlehem area. Since the tank-incident, thousands of angels have been produced and sold worldwide.
WCC condemns intended demolition in Bedouin village
As reports unfolded on 12 July of Israel announcing the demolition of a Bedouin village within days despite a temporary injunction, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemned the plans for demolition, saying it violates human rights, particularly those of vulnerable children, who live in Khan al-Ahmar.
Events
07 - 20 July 2018 Youth in Asia Training for Religious Amity
14 - 20 July 2018 Young People Involved in Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development
18 - 23 July 2018 Indigenous Global Ecumenical Gathering and Youth Pre-Conference
21 - 27 July 2018 Faith at AIDS 2018
23 July - 10 August 2018 Religions and Sustainable Development Goals – Perspectives from Judaism, Christianity and Islam
19 - 31 August 2018 2018 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life
16 - 23 September 2018 World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel