Ecumenical Advocacy Conference Set for Washington D.C this Weekend; International Women’s Day Today
Episcopal News Service. March 8, 2005 [030805-2-A]
The third annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice will be held March 11-14 in Washington, D.C.
The conference theme “Make All Things New” coincides with a new presidential term, a new Congress and a new opportunity for people of faith to learn together and raise their voices in advocacy for a more just and peaceful world.
Participants gathered will address urgent global issues and examine U.S. policy regarding the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America, global economic justice, global security, eco-justice and U.S. domestic issues. They will also issue briefings and receive training in advocacy.
Speakers will include Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.; Bishop Vashti McKenzie, African Methodist Episcopal Church; and Baldemar Velasquez, founder/president, Farm Labor Organizing Committee. Rick Ufford-Chase, Presbyterian Church, will moderate.
The Episcopal Church is one of several supporters of Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice which highlights the urgency of pursuing wise and peaceful solutions to conflicts and the need for aid, debt and trade policies that benefit our impoverished brothers and sisters throughout the world.
For further information call 202.543.4150 or email info@advocacydays.org
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March 8 is International Women’s Day
[ENS] Today marks International Women’s Day. The day celebrates the collective achievements and triumphs of women and recognizes the challenges they face worldwide.
Since February 28, women representing churches and dioceses within the Anglican Communion have been delegates at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. Their meetings promoting women’s rights in political, economic, social, civic, and educational fields will conclude on March 11.
In the coming weeks, ENS will stream video interviews to their website featuring women from the Anglican delegation. Please visit http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens/
Episcopal Relief and Development’s partnerships are also empowering women in communities around the world, including Liberia, El Salvador, South Africa, and Afghanistan.
For more information on the program, visit the “Our Programs” section on http://www.er-d.org/
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