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LWF Virtual Conference open for registration

March 21, 2012 in Ecological Justice, Enviroment, Gender justice, Justice, LWF, Youth, Youth Ministry, Youth participation

On 12 May, the Lutheran World Federation invites to its first Virtual Conference. This allows interaction of participants globally on real time.

Here are some of the information:
Time: 12 May: 16.30 Indian Standard Time, 13.00 Central European Time, 7.00 Eastern Standard Time

Target group: Church leaders, people active in sustainable development, interested pastors and lay leaders, youth leaders.

Number of participants: 400-600

Format: green&just will be a virtual event. Interactions are in real time on the Internet. Most content will be shown in video. Questions can be asked in real time using text chat.

Languages: English, French, Spanish, German

Keynote adresses: Dr Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Ms Esther Hinostroza Ricladi,  Co-founder, National Center for Mining Women, Lima, Peru Videos of the addresses are subtitled in four languages. The speakers respond in real time to questions in text chat.

Bible studies: After an introduction to the text by theologians, the participants discuss the texts with others from around the world. Webinars: Participants can choose many different topics and get deeper insights. The webinar leaders are going to be highly interactive.

Lounge: Throughout the day, participants from around the world can meet each other one-by-one or in small groups. Technical Requirements: A Computer with Internet connection and speakers/earphones. Churches who do not have these facilities can apply for small grants to visit an Internet Café.

Group participation: The virtual conference is a good opportunity to have global encounters with a local congregational or youth group.

Cost: The Virtual Conference is free of charge. However, if you are able you are invited to donate to cover the costs.

Much more information including webinar descriptions and speaker bios here: http://blogs.lutheranworld.org/wordpress/greenandjust/

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The final stretch of the journey of LWF together

October 24, 2011 in Enviroment, Faith, Justice, LWF, LWF together - the earth needs you, Spirituality, Youth, Youth Ministry, Youth participation

A journey is nearing its end. Many of the participants are going to end it with prayer and a celebration.

It was a journey that brought together 100 groups of young people from different places in the world. There were many exchanges on biblical texts and how young people see current problems – surrounding the environment and  justice.

This journey was not always easy. Some groups lost momentum and stopped meeting. The contact between groups was difficult in most cases; it is just not easy to communicate with people you have never met, in a language which is not your native one and using the Internet.

Next Sunday, Reformation Sunday, many groups are going to talk about LWF together in the worship services of their congregations. And they are all going to pray for the partner groups.

We are also going to use this week in order to discuss about the future of LWF together. Tomorrow, there will be a post on some ideas for next year’s program and your comments on it.  Later this week, we are also going to invite applications for coordinators of the program.

So, stay tuned for a week of conversation about LWF together, leading up to the Reformation Day finale.

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Christians are Called to Justice

August 17, 2011 in Asia/Pacific, Justice

This is a guest post by Fernando Sihotang, Indonesia, a former intern in the LWF

Churches and Christians should be in the position to promote justice within the society and in the earth. To take responsibility for a sustainability of human lives and other creations has been given by God. Promoting economic equality, environmental sustainability, and justice of all forms must be regarded as a non-derogable task of both Christians and Churches.

Today, there are millions of people throughout the world facing obstacles as they try to gain justice. Read the rest of this entry →

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Failing to invest in youth is a false economy – UN High level meeting

July 26, 2011 in Justice, LWF, UN, Youth participation

Post by Daan Leker, the Netherlands.

The second day of the UN meeting is starting. Today we’ll get a summary of the panels yesterday and the outcome document of the High Level Youth Meeting will be approved. Yesterday we listened to an inspiring speech of His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon. As he said: he loves the youth and especially our sense of style. One of the sentences he said that really stuck with me was: ‘Failing to invest in youth is a false economy.’

It was an impressive and educative day yesterday. I was touched by the fact that all the delegates extended their sympathies to Norway and the Norwegian minister spoke about the attacks this week. It was good to see that even during this meeting Norway is on everyone is minds and so many people are sympathizing and praying with and for Norway.

Yesterday I ended up at the wrong side event, and was really grateful for that. The event was about Adolescent boys and young men’s participation in Gender Equality. The panel spoke about different ways to approach boys and men and teach them about gender equality. One example was a project in India where both parents as young boys get sexual education, separate from each other so there’s a save space for both. The project is a big success and changed for many the way they perceive equality in relationships and their ideas about sexuality.

One of the organizations involved in this and advocating and creating projects addressing gender based violence is UNFPA. Amongst other things they created an online game about gender norms, violence and behaviour. This game is a huge success.

Today the side event I will be attending is about the Millennium Goals and implementation of these goals. 2015 is approaching and it seems that goals will not be achieved. I’m curious what the panel of my event thinks about these issues. Tonight there will be a press conference of ICMYO (International Coordination of Youth Organizations) an organ we have been working together with during this meeting. The conference will be about the evaluation of the United Nations High Level meeting on youth.

I am looking forward to today. It’s quite an experience. Greeting in to the UN building already takes a while, going trough all the security, getting the right passes. And seeing all these high placed people speaking is really inspiring. Tomorrow we will have a last side event and then it will be over.  We’ll keep you updated!

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