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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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A global Agenda for Youth Participation?

July 22, 2011 in Gender justice, Justice, LWF, UN, Youth participation

An invitation to discuss the draft outcome document.

It looks like success. On Monday (25 July 2011), a High-level meeting of the UN is taking place in New York on the theme of youth. Finally, it seems that governments pay attention to the particular problems of young people.

However, there is the real risk that event will be not more than a token. The draft outcome document is available now it is very likely that it is going to be adopted without major changes. It is crucial that we are going to support our small delegation in their efforts to make this agenda even stronger. Read the rest of this entry →

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West African youth active for gender justice

July 21, 2011 in Africa, Gender justice, Justice, LWF, Poverty, Poverty/Affluence, Youth, Youth participation

The Lutheran Communion in West Africa (LUCCWA) has just ended their seminar on Gender Equality and Economic Justice. Here is the important contribution of the young participants:

Theme: Sustainable Gender equality- the path way to alleviate Poverty in Africa.

We the Youths of this Region strongly believes that if our Churches will get engage into programs that are in line with Sustainable Gender equality poverty will be alleviated in our sub-region.

The Church is the body of Christ that God Himself has commissioned and mandated to manifest His will for man here on earth.

In line with the above mentioned, after extensive deliberations and information on the above subject, the following positions are taken:

1. That the Lutheran Churches use the word of God as a standard yard-stick to inform the society that both Men and Women were created equally by God in His own image to be channels of blessing to mankind. Galatians 3:28

2. That Girl-child is encouraged to appreciate quality education as a pre-requisite toward facing the challenges of the society just as the opposite sex.

3. That the Advocacy Programs of our Lutheran Churches be done in collaboration with Traditional Institutions, to condemn in totality the practices of Gender Inequality in our society.

4. The Church should initiate Economic Empowerment and Skill acquisition programs/projects for Young people and mostly rural Women to develop and alleviate their poverty level.

Faithfully Submitted:

A. Elijah Zina – Liberia
Mfonobong S. Archibong- Nigeria
Wanwu Gray – Liberia
Christopher Ephraim- Nigeria
Doyambe Laonon- Cameroon

 

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Men and women are not equal

July 14, 2011 in Gender justice, Justice, UN

Probably, it is also written in the constitution of your country: Men and women are equal. They have the same rights and the same duties. There should not be a difference between the genders before the law.

However, that is not really the case. A new report of the gender unit of the United Nations UN Women details some injustices. For example:

  • Inheritance laws in many countries are unfavorable towards women. The daughter, or even the wife does not get as much as the son.
  • Many countries have no protection against rape in marriage.
  • A legal minimum age for marriage is often not enforced.

These and many more cases are explained in the report “Progress of the World’s Women - In Pursuit of Justice”. Gender justice was a priority theme for the LWF Pre-Assembly Youth Conference last year. This is great information to follow up.

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