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As the global campaign “16 Days Against Gender-based Violence” approaches, the World Council of Churches (WCC) shares ideas and resources from Thursdays in Black ambassadors. 

Black is the theme today at the 4th ACT Alliance General Assembly being held in Indonesia, as participants demonstrated their ecumenical commitment to #ThursdaysinBlack and a world free from rape and violence.

As the World Council of Churches (WCC) says goodbye to its present headquarters, hoping to return to a renovated Ecumenical Centre before long, we invite you to pay a visit to some places of ecumenical memory in Geneva with which the inspiring life stories of youth ecumenical organisations and of the WCC are associated. 

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) verabschiedet sich von seiner bisherigen Zentrale und verbindet damit die Hoffnung, schon bald in ein renoviertes Ökumenisches Zentrum zurückkehren zu können. Heute laden wir Sie zu einem Besuch ausgewählter Orte der ökumenischen Erinnerung in Genf ein, mit denen inspirierende Geschichten der ersten ökumenischen Organisationen und des ÖRK verbunden sind.

Alors que le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) fait ses adieux à son siège, dans l’espoir de retrouver bientôt un Centre œcuménique rénové, nous vous invitons à découvrir certains lieux qui ont façonné la mémoire œcuménique à Genève et qui sont à l’origine des récits de vie inspirants des organisations œcuméniques de la jeunesse et du COE.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has been fielding a growing number of greetings and reflections as it continues to observe its 75th anniversary.

Eine maßgebliche Beteiligung von Frauen an Konfliktlösungen und an der Friedensarbeit führt zu einem nachhaltigeren Frieden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kam eine Podiumsdiskussion mit Frauen, die sich in der Friedensarbeit engagieren. Auf dem Event wurde auch ein Dokumentarfilm aus dem Jahre 2015 über die Initiative „Women Cross the DMZ“ gezeigt.

Une participation importante des femmes dans la résolution des conflits et l’édification de la paix est bénéfique pour atteindre une paix plus durable. Telle est la conclusion d’une table ronde d’artisanes de la paix, qui s’est tenue après la projection d’un documentaire portant sur l’initiative de 2015 «Women Cross the DMZ».

Meaningful participation by women in a conflict resolution and peace-building promotes a more sustainable peace, a panel discussion with women peace-makers concluded, after the screening of a documentary on the 2015 “Women Cross the DMZ” initiative.

As this season of World Council of Churches (WCC) Thursdays in Black ambassadors draws to a close, they reflected on the positive changes they were able to make, as well as the pain of knowing how many women in the world are still suffering from gender-based violence.

“Dawn will never come if the heralds of dawn keep silence,” said an anonymous 19th century woman on the relationship between women and the church. That quotation has greatly inspired the International Association of Women Ministers, which is celebrating 103 years of existence this year.

As colorful panels traveled from South Korea to be included in the Waterfall of Solidarity and Resistance at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, women in South Korea shared a sense of global support.

Eighteen Thursdays in Black ambassadors gathered on 12 May to discuss how to build on the momentum of many creative efforts across the world to move toward a world free from rape and violence.

In the first of a two-part webinar series on “Missing and Murdered: Addressing Femicide and Sexual and Gender-based Violence in our Global Context,” speakers on 25 November urged religious leaders and all people to be aware of the root causes of femicide and gender-based violence—and act now to end them.