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The Council for World Mission published a statement, entitled “I Can’t Breathe,” reflecting that black and minority ethnic communities, as well as migrant workers, are treated as cheap and disposable labour, frequently denied equal rights, wages and dignity. “COVID-19 reveals the pandemic of inequality that is all around us,” reads the statement. “These statistics and realities frame lives, deaths and a system.”

The Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians published a statement entitled “Mama, Mama…I Can’t Breathe!” that expresses heartbreak over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a policeman.

“Floyd pleaded for his life to no avail until he finally succumbed to death,” reads the statement. “The community has been pleading, ‘Black Lives Matter.’ ”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has issued a statement reiterating its call for a conversion that will end all forms of racism and racial discrimination.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) ha publicado una declaración en la que reitera su llamado a una conversión que ponga fin a todas las formas de racismo y de discriminación racial.

As protests erupted in more than 30 cities across the US in the wake of the death of George Floyd, churches in the US collectively expressed anger combined with a clarion call for a change—once and for all—in a nation that has tolerated violent racism for too long.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemned violence, racism and police brutality in the US, following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was unarmed, at the hands of a police officer.

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) condenó la violencia, el racismo y la brutalidad policial en los Estados Unidos de América tras la muerte de George Floyd, un hombre negro desarmado, a manos de un oficial de policía.

As the names of thousands of loved ones scrolled across their computer screens, many in the USA paused to mourn as the nation observed Memorial Day weekend. On 24 May, the National Council of Churches (USA) hosted “A Time to Mourn,” an online ecumenical memorial service for lives lost to COVID-19.

Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, a retired United Methodist bishop from the USA, has spent her career voicing the need for a church that includes all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. And, throughout her career, she’s never been afraid to say that out loud.

Rabbi Mark Dratch is the executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America. Below, he reflects on what has inspired him amid the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how we can work together to create a redeemed world.

El rabino Mark Dratch es el vicepresidente ejecutivo del Consejo Rabínico de América. A continuación, reflexiona sobre lo que le ha inspirado en medio del dolor de la pandemia de la COVID-19, y sobre cómo podemos trabajar juntos para crear un mundo redimido.

The National Council of Churches (USA) has joined with other humanitarian and human rights organizations in writing the US Congress to urge that obstacles keeping nongovernmental organizations from addressing the “devastating potential for COVID-19’s spread” within the nation of North Korea be removed.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called for prayers in the wake of an attack by a gunman that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia, Canada over the weekend. The gunman was shot by police.

El secretario general interino del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, ha hecho un llamado a la oración a raíz de los ataques perpetrados por un hombre armado, en Nueva Escocia (Canadá), durante el fin de semana, que dejó veintidós víctimas mortales. El autor de los disparos murió tras un enfrentamiento armado con la policía.

A WCC interview with Katherine Marshall, a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and professor of the practice of development, conflict, and religion at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Entrevista del CMI con Katherine Marshall, investigadora principal del Centro Berkley para la Religión, la Paz y los Asuntos Mundiales, y profesora de práctica en materia de desarrollo, conflictos y religión en la Escuela de Servicio Exterior de la Universidad de Georgetown.

Bishop Staccato Powell is president of the board of bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a founding member church of the World Council of Churches (WCC). His long service with the WCC includes attending four assemblies and serving on many governing bodies, including the current Central Committee.

El obispo Staccato Powell es el presidente del Consejo de Obispos de la Iglesia Metodista Episcopal Africana de Sión, una de las iglesias fundadoras del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI). Durante los muchos años que ha prestado servicio al CMI, ha participado en cuatro Asambleas y ha sido miembro de muchos órganos rectores, incluido del Comité Central actual.

The World Association for Christian Communication is creating a rapid response fund to help support grassroots community media outlets that provide accurate, trusted coronavirus-related information to vulnerable people who often cannot access mainstream media. Individuals and organisations are encouraged to contribute to the fund.

La Asociación Mundial para la Comunicación Cristiana ha creado un fondo de respuesta rápida para ayudar a los medios de comunicación comunitarios a proporcionar información correcta y fidedigna sobre el coronovirus a las personas vulnerables que normalmente no tienen acceso a los medios de comunicación convencionales. Se alienta a particulares y organizaciones a contribuir al fondo.