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Let the food systems nourish people and the planet rather than feed the profits of the privileged

The food system is a complex web of activities involving production, processing, transport, and consumption. Key issues concerning the food system include how food production affects the natural environment, the impact of food on individual and population health, the governance and economics of food production, its sustainability, and the degree to which we waste food.

EWN members stand in solidarity with water and land defenders

Berta Caceres was a well-known land rights defender who led a battle against a large dam on ancestral lands in Honduras. She was shot to death at her home in 2016. Recently the former president of the internationally financed dam company was found guilty over the assassination. Members of the WCC-Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) are worried that violence against activists who are taking a stand against the overexploitation of natural resources, like land and water, is on the rise. Unlike the murder of Berta Caceres, most attacks and killings go unpunished.

Violence against girls and women: the unanimous ”no“ of girls and women of the churches of Benin

Improving awareness among girls and women on violence, transformative masculinities and femininities, HIV in the COVID-19 context: in order to achieve this very important objective, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy, in collaboration with the non-governmental organization Déborah and the Bible Society of Benin, held an intergenerational workshop for 25 girls and women from the Protestant Methodist Church of Benin, the Assemblies of God Church of Benin, Pentecostal churches and non-governmental organisations. The workshop took place at the Bible Society of Cotonou.

Dr. Salters Sterling: “La naturaleza humana no cambia solo porque tenemos una revolución digital”

El Dr. Salters Sterling, de 84 años, ve fácilmente el vínculo entre sus tres pasiones más grandes: el movimiento ecuménico, ayudar a las personas en la periferia de la sociedad y hablar acerca de lo que las iglesias deben hacer para sobrevivir en el mundo digital actual. 



Sterling pasó toda su carrera como administrador universitario principal del Trinity College en Dublín y después de retirarse comenzó a ejercer la docencia. 

 

Para las personas con discapacidad, la justicia digital gira en torno del acceso, dice Waweru de la EDAN

Para Samson Waweru, de Kenia, está claro lo que significa la justicia digital: él cree que debe darse igual acceso, tanto a la información impresa como a la información digital, a quienes tienen una discapacidad y a quienes no la tienen.



“Al usar una computadora..”, dice en una entrevista en video con la directora ejecutiva del programa, Joy Eva Bohol, del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), “...esto aplica a las plataformas de redes sociales y su acceso”. 

 

La justicia digital es más relevante para aquellos que están bajo regímenes autocráticos, dice una defensora de los derechos cristiana

La justicia digital es importante para todos en la era digital, pero es más importante para aquellos que viven bajo un gobierno autocrático que puede usar tecnologías digitales para la vigilancia de los ciudadanos, dice una cristiana protestante que trabaja para la defensa de causas. 



Su trabajo involucra el respaldo a organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) en Asia y Europa, y pidió que no se divulgara su nombre. 

 

La justicia digital con acceso equitativo sigue siendo una meta, dice una periodista ucraniana

Katya Potapenko, periodista y presentadora de radio, dice que la justicia digital sigue siendo una meta y no una realidad. “Para mí, la justicia digital es una posibilidad de acceso justo a las plataformas digitales y a los dispositivos, sin importar el país de origen, la condición social u otras características”, dice Potapenko, voluntaria de la Federación Mundial de Estudiantes Cristianos.

For those with disabilities, digital justice is about access, says EDAN's Waweru

 Digital justice for Kenyan Samson Waweru is clear, as he believes there should be equal access to both cyber and print information for those who have disabilities and those who do not.



 When using a computer, he says in a video interview with World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive Joy Eva Bohol that it applies to social media platforms and access to them.

 

Dr Salters Sterling: “Human nature doesn’t change just because we have a digital revolution”

Dr Salters Sterling, 84, readily sees the ties between his three biggest passions: the ecumenical movement, supporting people on the periphery of society, and speaking out on what churches need to do to survive in today’s digital world.  

Sterling spent his career as a senior university administrator of Trinity College in Dublin, then began teaching there after he retired.

 

Digital justice most relevant for those under autocratic rule, says Christian advocate

Digital justice is relevant to everyone in the digital age, yet it is more important to those living under an autocratic government that can use digital technologies for surveillance of civilians, says a Protestant Christian who works in advocacy.



Her work involves supporting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Asia and Europe, and she asked for her name not to be used.