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Dr. CL Nash is ordained in the American Baptist Church and has a PhD in historical theology. She has published in various theological blogs including with the Centre for Religion and Public Life, and the University of Leeds; in journals including the Journal of Theology for Southern Africa; and magazine articles with Mutuality Magazine. In addition to several articles and chapters being released throughout 2021, her first book is scheduled for release in 2022 with SCM Press. Visit her website here. 

Rev. Dr Winelle Kirton Roberts is a native of Barbados. An ordained minister in the Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province, Kirton Roberts served in pastoral and administrative positions with her church from 1993 to 2019. At present, she is the pastor of the Geneva Moravian Fellowship in Switzerland. She is married to the Rev. Dr Mikie Roberts, and they have three daughters.  

Sister Imelda Poole, MBE, a native of Great Britain, is a sister of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). After many years in the field of education and grassroots mission in the United Kingdom, her ministry moved to Albania where the Roman Catholic archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës invited the IBVM to work in the mission against human trafficking. This led to her co-founding Mary Ward Loreto, an NGO that addresses the root causes of trafficking, including poverty, and is involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of survivors of trafficking. 

Sr Imelda Poole currently serves as president of Religious in Europe Networking Against Trafficking and Exploitation (RENATE). RENATE has grown from a handful of religious sisters into a leading NGO combatting human trafficking in 31 European countries. It regularly convenes in different European nations to support work across borders in partnership with the many members of RENATE. Presently, Imelda Poole is co-founding the NGOs Mary Ward Loreto UK and Anti Modern Slavery Alliance.

 

The Rev. Dr Anders Göranzon is the general secretary of the Swedish Bible Society. He has been an ordained priest in the Church of Sweden since 1987 and has served in different capacities as a parish priest and as a teacher of homiletics at the Church of Sweden Institute for Pastoral Education. He also worked for seven and a half years in South Africa. He holds a PhD in Ecclesiology from the University of the Free State in South Africa and has been an honorary lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

 

Amanda Khozi Mukwashi is the chief executive officer of Christian Aid, a global movement of people, churches, and local organizations working to end poverty. Her career spans intergovernmental and non-governmental spaces, including the UN, VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) International, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. She is the author of But Where Are You Really From? published by SPCK Publishing in 2020.

Dans cette sixième réflexion des Sept semaines pour l’eau 2021 du Réseau œcuménique de l’eau du COE, Mgr Mark MacDonald* souligne comment Jésus et son ministère sont étroitement associés à l’eau. Il évoque également sa participation aux manifestations de Standing Rock en 2016, avec d’autres membres du clergé et des défenseurs de l’eau indigènes – des évènements durant lesquels il a ressenti la présence de Jésus, venu protéger les eaux de Standing Rock.

The 6^th reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the WCC’s Ecumenical Water Network is written by Archbishop Mark MacDonald.*  In the following reflection, he recognises that Jesus and his ministry are closely associated with water. Then he goes on to recall his presence at the Standing Rock protests in 2016 along with other clergy and indigenous water protectors.  He felt, at that time, that Jesus was also present beside them at the Standing Rock to protect its waters.

La 5^e réflexion des Sept semaines pour l’eau 2021 du Réseau œcuménique de l’eau (ROE) du COE est rédigée par Susan Smith et Dinesh Suna*. Les auteurs y condamnent le fait que l’eau ait récemment été cotée à la Bourse de Wall Street, devenant ainsi, pour la première fois, une marchandise échangeable. Rappelant que, selon la Bible, Dieu a fait couler l’eau pour étancher la soif des pauvres et des indigents, et que l’eau devrait être accessible à tous, y compris à ceux qui n’ont pas d’argent, ils proclament la véritable valeur de l’eau en tant que don de Dieu, droit de l’homme, merveille spirituelle, et source de toute vie.

The 5^th reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the WCC’s Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) is written by Susan Smith and Dinesh Suna.*  In the following reflection, they condemn the recent listing of water on Wall Street as a tradable commodity.  Referring to the biblical assurance that God will quench the thirst of the poor and needy and that water should be made available to all even if they have no money, they proclaim the true value of water as a gift from God, a human right, a spiritual wonder and the source of all life. 

La 4^e réflexion des Sept semaines pour l’eau 2021 du Réseau œcuménique de l’eau du COE est écrite par Krystina White.* Dans cette réflexion, l’auteure fait part de son expérience et raconte la façon dont les personnes de couleur se voient refuser le droit à l’eau potable en raison du saturnisme de l’eau du robinet à Flint, dans l’État du Michigan (États-Unis). Par ailleurs, elle démontre comment les actions de certaines femmes ordinaires, bien que se trouvant à la fin de la chaîne, peuvent s’avérer extraordinaires, tout comme celles de Débora, la prophétesse de la Bible. Krystina White a créé, avec deux de ses amies, l’organisation Black Millennials 4 Flint afin de s’attaquer aux problèmes posés par la contamination de l’eau à Flint, et proposer des solutions durables aux communautés confrontées à la crise.

The 4^th reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Krystina White.* In the following reflection, she narrates her experience of how people of colour are denied their right to clean water because of lead poisoning of tap water in Flint, Michigan (USA). She further demonstrates how ordinary women, though at the receiving end, can do extraordinary work, just like Deborah, the prophetess in the Bible.  White and her friends challenged the lead contamination of Flint’s waters through the Black Millennials 4 Flint and offered lasting solutions to communities facing the crisis.

The 3rd reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network is written by Jesse Cruz Richards.*  The following reflection draws inspiration from the restoration of the Israelites from Babylonian exile as promised by Ezekiel, and from hopes and prayers for the restoration of the Klamath Tribes and other indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest to their rivers, waters and fishes, namely the C’iyaal, C’waam and Koptu. 

La troisième réflexion dans le cadre des Sept semaines pour l’eau 2021 du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) est écrite par Jesse Cruz Richards.* Dans cette réflexion, l’auteur s’inspire de la réhabilitation des Israélites, et la fin de leur exil babylonien, tel que promis par Ézéchiel, ainsi que des espoirs et des prières pour la réhabilitation des Klamaths et d’autres peuples autochtones de la région nord-ouest du Pacifique vers leurs rivières, leurs eaux, et leurs poissons : le C’iyaal, le C’waam & le Koptu.

La 2^e réflexion des Sept semaines pour l’eau 2021 du Réseau œcuménique de l’eau du COE est écrite par Annika Harley.* Dans cette réflexion, Annika Harley souligne les difficultés créées par les activités minières et la fracturation hydraulique dans la nation Navajo, telles qu’évoquées lors de sa conversation avec Bitahnii Wayne Wilson. Elle ne remet pas seulement en cause ces activités non-durables, mais fournit également des solutions applicables à petite échelle pour les communautés autochtones en cette période de pandémie de COVID-19.