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Agua y género: la lucha de las mujeres para conseguir agua potable segura para sus comunidades

La cuarta reflexión de las Siete Semanas para el Agua 2021 de la Red Ecuménica del Agua del CMI, es de Krystina White.* A continuación, White describe sus experiencias sobre la situación vivida en Flint, Michigan (E.E. U.U.) donde la población negra y latinoamericana se ha visto privada del derecho al agua potable, debido a la contaminación por plomo del suministro doméstico. Asimismo, describe la extraordinaria labor que han llevado adelante tres mujeres corrientes, a pesar de estar directamente afectadas por el problema; al igual que lo hizo Débora, la profetisa de la Biblia. White y sus amigas han denunciado la contaminación por plomo de las aguas de Flint a través de la iniciativa Black Millennials 4 Flint y ofrecen soluciones duraderas a las comunidades afectadas por la crisis.

Eau et genre: les femmes se battent pour la sécurité de l’eau potable dans leurs communautés

La 4e 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.

Wasser und Gender: Frauen kämpfen für sauberes Trinkwasser in ihren Gemeinschaften

Die vierte Reflexion der Sieben Wochen im Zeichen des Wasser 2021 des Ökumenischen Wassernetzwerks des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) wurde von Krystina Whitegeschrieben. In der folgenden Reflexion erzählt sie über ihre Erfahrungen damit, wie farbigen Menschen in Flint, Michigan (USA) wegen der Bleiverseuchung des Trinkwassers das Recht auf sauberes Wasser verweigert wird. Sie zeigt auch, wie zwei normale Frauen außergewöhnliche Dinge leisten können, genau wie Debora, die Prophetin in der Bibel. White und ihre Freundinnen kämpften gegen die Bleiverseuchung des Trinkwassers in Flint durch die Bewegung Black Millennials 4 Flint und boten nachhaltige Lösungen für die Gemeinschaften in Not an.

Seven Weeks for Water 2021, week 4: "Gendered water: women fight for safe drinking water in their communities", by Krystina White

The 4th 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.

 

"USA: Race and income determine access to clean water" - interview with Michele Roberts

The Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform (EJHA) in the USA is dedicated to chemical safety and supporting healthy, toxic-free communities where people can safely live, work, play, pray and go to school. The alliance is rooted in the history of the environmental and economic justice movement. WCC-EWN talked to Michele Roberts of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance (EJHA) about challenges to safe drinking water in the USA, how these are closely related to systemic racism, and possible solutions to achieve water justice for all.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2021, week 3: "Water for creation: protecting water for the sacred C’iyaal, C’waam and Koptu", by Jesse Cruz Richards

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. 

L’eau pour la création: protection de l’eau pour le C’iyaal, le C’waam, et le Koptu sacrés

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.

El agua para la creación: proteger el agua sagrada para los C'iyaal, los C'waam y los Koptu

El autor de la tercera reflexión de la campaña Siete semanas para el agua 2021 de la Red Ecuménica del Agua del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) es Jesse Cruz Richards.* La siguiente reflexión se inspira en la restauración de Israel del exilio de Babilonia prometida por Ezequiel, y en las esperanzas y oraciones por la restauración de sus ríos, aguas y peces, como los C'iyaal, los C'waam y los Koptu, a las tribus del Klamath y otros pueblos indígenas del Pacífico Noroeste de Estados Unido.

Wasser für die Schöpfung: Wasser für die heiligen C’iyaal, C’waam und Koptu schützen

Die 3. Reflexion der Sieben Wochen im Zeichen des Wassers 2021 des Ökumenischen Wassernetzwerks des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) schrieb Jesse Cruz Richards*. Die folgende Reflexion zieht ihre Inspiration aus der Rückkehr der Israeliten aus dem babylonischen Exil, wie von Hesekiel verheißen, und aus den Hoffnungen auf die und den Gebeten für die Rückkehr der Klamath-Stämme und anderer indigener Völker im pazifischen Nordwesten zu ihren Flüssen, Quellen und Fischen, insbesondere den C’iyaal, C’waam und Koptu.

Reflections on water

Year after year, people of faith, theologians, philosophers, environmentalists, and people from church-related grassroots organizations, as part of the WCC-EWN’s Seven Weeks for Water Lenten campaign, try to capture what is happening in their region regarding water. The editors talked to different members of the WCC-EWN about what the Seven Weeks for Water mean to them and why spiritual reflection is important as we strive for the responsible management and equitable distribution of water for all.

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Seven Weeks for Water 2021, week 2: "Water for life: not guaranteed for the indigenous people of the Navajo Nation", by Annika Harley

The 2nd reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Annika Harley.*  In the following reflection, Harley highlights the challenges of mining and fracking in the Navajo Nation based on her conversation with Bitahnii Wayne Wilson, who not only challenges these unsustainable practices, but also provides small-scale solutions to indigenous communities in the time of COVID-19.

Seven Weeks for Water 2021, week 1: "The rainbow color of the pilgrimage of water justice in North America", by Michele Roberts

The 1st reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2021 of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Michele Roberts*, from the Environmental Justice Health Alliance. In this reflection, the author, based on several instances of large scale water contamination in many cities in the USA, comes to a conclusion that lack of access to clean water in USA is a result of systemic racism.

Seven Weeks for Water 2021

17 February - 29 March 2021

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on God’s gift of water. Since 2008, the WCC– through its “Seven Weeks for Water” campaign – has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March (which always falls during the Lenten period).

Morning Prayer for Monday, 25 January 2021

You who call us to be praise in the midst of the earth: glory to you!

This week in the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle, we are praying with the people and churches of Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey.

Today marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

This week also marks Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

Prayers were prepared in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation.

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