Swiss church bells toll as women pray and march for equality
When church bells tolled at the 11th hour on 14 June, they were signalling solidarity with a national "strike" for women's equality held throughout Switzerland with full backing from the ecumenical community, including the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Church bells to ring for women’s equality
Church bells will ring out in Geneva at 11 in the morning on 14 June in solidarity with a national “strike” for women’s equality being held throughout Switzerland.
Applications open for WCC Eco-School 2019 for Asia on Water, Food and Climate Justice
The third edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice will be held 4-17 November 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, hosted by the Christian Conference of Asia. This year, the Eco-School will focus on Asia and therefore only open to Asians. Applications are now open with a deadline of 15 July 2019.
Events
10 June - 19 July 2019 Engaging for Just and Participatory Societies – Belongingness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
23 - 28 June 2019 3rd Explorations in Evangelism meeting: "Evangelism and the legacies of colonization and enslavement"
26 June - 01 July 2019 13th Annual Conference of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies
05 - 15 August 2019 Equipping each other for Christian witness in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world
19 - 30 August 2019 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life
08 - 12 September 2019 Continuing formation on Youth and Racism Awareness in Asia