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Exhibition "Guardians of Land, Life, Seeds, and Love"

24 - 27 October 2023

The World Council of Churches is hosting an exhibition, "Guardians of Land, Life, Seeds, and Love,” that celebrates the strength, resilience, and vital contributions of the Rural Women's Assembly. 

Ecumenical Center Geneva

Wähle die Kraft der Liebe: Vorbereitungstagungen zur Vollversammlung liefern starke Aufrufe

Karlsruhe, eine Stadt, die vor über 300 Jahren ohne Mauern gebaut wurden war, offen für Freunde und Gäste — in einer Zeit, als andere Städte sich noch hinter ihren Befestigungsanlagen versteckten — hieß Menschen aus der ganzen Welt zu Tagungen zur Vorbereitung auf die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) willkommen. Diese Vorbereitungstagungen bringen starke Aufrufe zur Vollversammlung.

Choose the power of love: Pre-Assemblies deliver powerful calls

Karlsruhe, a city built over 300 hundred years ago without walls, open to friends and guests —at a time where other cities still hid behind their fortifications —welcomed people from all over the world to four pre-assemblies that are bringing forward powerful calls to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Churches´Commission for Migrants in Europe release European church leaders’ statement on response of Europe to refugees

The Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe - CCME released a statement that speaks about the response of Europe to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The statement addresses the concerns of discriminatory treatment of non-Ukrainians and minority ethnic people in this context and the more general question that the generosity shown in recent weeks often has not been extended to those fleeing from elsewhere.

Below, Dr Torsten Moritz, general secretary at the Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe, reflects on why church leaders requested such a statement, and what lies at the heart of some of their different inputs.

Veranstaltungen im Vorfeld der ÖRK-Vollversammlung nehmen mit Visionen für gemeinsame Arbeit und Transformation Gestalt an.

Im Zuge der laufenden Vorbereitungen für die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, im Jahre 2022 gewinnen auch die vorbereitenden Konferenzen im Vorfeld der Vollversammlung zunehmend an Kontur. Die Planungsteams bereiten für die Teilnehmenden eine Erfahrung vor, die den Menschen eine gemeinsame, in vieler Hinsicht verwandelnde Arbeit ermöglicht.

Groundbreaking global conference opens gates to a Pan-Africanism for all and with all to finally defeat scourge of racism

Over 23-29 October, a Global Conference of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora (AAD) revisited the historical 1945 Manchester Pan-African Conference and critically reviewed progress made since then. Speakers and participants also worked to determine and develop effective global strategies to radically change the lot of Africans and people of African descent globally—and thereby defeat the scourge of racism in the world.

The rights and dignity of the other

In the words of Prof. Rev. Dr John Langan SJ, a human right "is a right that a human person has simply by virtue of being (human), irrespective of his or her social status, cultural accomplishments, moral merits, religious beliefs, class memberships or cultural relationships.” 

Webinar - “People on the Move: Solidarity and Advocacy”

12 November 2020

A 12 November webinar entitled “People on the Move: Solidarity and Advocacy” will highlight the experiences and often untold stories of refugees, stateless persons, seasonal and migrant workers, and undocumented persons, with a particular focus on ways they have been affected by COVID-19.

https://www.oikoumene.org/live

Regional Webinar on Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination in North America

09 September 2019

The thematic focus of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace (PJP) in 2019 is Racism.The WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), organises a series of eight WCC CCIA regional expert Webinars on the issue of racism and racial justice from August to December 2019. The aim of the webinars is to explore how racism manifests itself in the respective regions, learn about the work that churches and ecumenical partners are doing in this respect, identify synergies and avenues for possible collaboration.

Online

Arbeit neu denken und die Zukunft der Arbeit

25 February 2019

Neue Kräfte verändern die Arbeitswelt und diese Veränderungen erfordern unser entschlossenes Handeln. Wenn wir als Menschen des Glaubens über die Zukunft der Menschheit nachdenken, stellen wir die Würde der Menschen in den Mittelpunkt und stützen uns auf Überlegungen, was für das Gemeinwohl am besten ist.

Genf, Schweiz

Rethinking Labour and the Future of Work

25 February 2019

This inter-religious event, which is going to be divided into two panels, will allow the faith traditions to share convictions and visions for the dignity of work and of the workers.

Geneva, Switzerland

Webinar: Rassismus gegen Schwarze und Afrophobie im kanadischen Kontext

01 October 2018

Die Vereinigte Kirche von Kanada, in Partnerschaft mit der Kommission der Kirchen für internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen, organisiert ein Webinar zum Thema Rassismus gegen Schwarze und Afrophobie. Dieses Webinar findet im Rahmen der Teilnahme der Kirche an der Internationalen Dekade der Menschen afrikanischer Abstammung der Vereinten Nationen statt.

Online

Webinar: Anti-Black Racism and Afrophobia in the Canadian Context

01 October 2018

The United Church of Canada, in partnership with the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, is presenting a webinar on anti-Black racism and Afrophobia. This webinar is part of the church’s participation in the UN International Decade for People of African Descent.

Online