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Rev. Sally Azar: La campaña de los Jueves de negro “está uniendo a la gente a escala mundial”

Nuestra serie de entrevistas con los embajadores y embajadoras de los Jueves de negro da visibilidad a personas que desempeñan un papel fundamental aumentando la repercusión de nuestro llamado colectivo por un mundo sin violaciones ni violencia. La Rev. Sally Azar, de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Jordania y Tierra Santa, trabaja actualmente como pastora en Jerusalén para las congregaciones de habla árabe e inglesa. 

21 March 2024
Interview
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Rev. Sally Azar: Thursdays in Black “is universally bringing people together”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Sally Azar is a pastor at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and currently serves as a pastor in Jerusalem for both Arabic and English-speaking congregations. 

21 March 2024
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Are you a #ThursdaysinBlack trailblazer?

On the final day of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) 11th Assembly, participants are contributing to a strong visual statement of their solidarity for a world without rape and violence through the Thursdays in Black campaign.

08 September 2022
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El CMI, distinguido con el premio “Geneva Engage”

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue galardonado como una de las principales organizaciones no gubernamentales por su labor durante 2021, quedando en tercer lugar en el certamen “Geneva Engage” del 1 de febrero por su alcance y su compromiso eficaz e inspirador en los medios sociales.

02 February 2022
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WCC honoured with Geneva Engage Award

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2021, receiving a third-place Geneva Engage Award on 1 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

01 February 2022
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WCC expresses deep gratitude to Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, for decades of service

In a video message, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee Dr Agnes Abuom bid goodbye and expressed deep appreciation to Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, who is retiring as president of "Brot für die Welt" and "Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe" after leading the German charity for 20 years. Füllkrug-Weitzel is also a WCC Thursdays in Black ambassador.

28 May 2021
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La moderadora del Comité Central del CMI expresa su profundo agradecimiento a la Rev. Prof. Dra. h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel por sus muchos años de servicio

En un mensaje de vídeo, la Dra. Agnes Abuom, moderadora del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), expresó su profundo agradecimiento a la Rev. Prof. Dra. h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, con motivo de su jubilación como presidenta de Pan para el Mundo (Brot für die Welt) y Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, tras haber estado al frente de la caridad alemana durante 20 años. Füllkrug-Weitzel también es embajadora de la campaña Jueves de negro.

28 May 2021
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El CMI distinguido con el premio Geneva Engage

El Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) fue galardonado como una de las principales organizaciones no gubernamentales por su labor durante 2020, y quedó en segundo lugar en el certamen Geneva Engage del 18 de febrero por su alcance y su compromiso eficaz e inspirador en los medios sociales.

18 February 2021
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WCC honoured with Geneva Engage Award

The World Council of Churches (WCC) was honoured as a top non-governmental organization for its work during 2020, receiving a second-place Geneva Engage Award on 18 February for effective and inspiring social media outreach and engagement.

18 February 2021
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Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel: “Respect for the life and dignity of women needs to be promoted by all churches”

Our series of interviews with Thursdays in Black ambassadors highlights those who are playing a vital role in increasing the impact of our collective call for a world without rape and violence. Rev. Prof. Dr h.c. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel is retiring as president of "Brot für die Welt" and "Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe" after leading the German charity for 20 years.

03 February 2021
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COVID-19 in conflict zones: “a crisis within another crisis”

Damaris, a Nigerian woman, described her experience of 2020: “We’ve gone through hell.”

Damaris and her sisters were kidnapped in March 2020 and threatened with death as their kidnappers demanded money. Her father had to sell everything and beg on the streets to meet their demands. “We are just a common people in Nigeria,” she said. “We don’t know what we did.”

27 November 2020