24 November 2020
Vozes indígenas proféticas sobre a crise planetária
Durante todo o Advento, a Rede Indígena Anglicana e a Rede Ambiental da Comunhão Anglicana estarão oferecendo uma série de webinars semanais, trazendo perspectivas das comunidades indígenas em toda a Comunhão sobre a emergência ambiental planetária. As contribuições virão de Aotearoa e Polinésia, Amazônia, África e Ártico. Descrito como “um lamento no presente e uma […]
19 November 2020
“Prophetic Indigenous Voices on the Planetary Crisis” Advent webinars
Throughout Advent, the Anglican Indigenous Network and Anglican Communion Environmental Network are offering a series of four weekly webinars, bringing perspectives from Indigenous communities across the Communion on the planetary environmental emergency. Contributions will come from Aotearoa and Polynesia (week 1), Amazonia (week 2), Africa (week 3) and the Arctic (week 4). Described as “a […]
18 November 2020
Engaging with gender justice – webinar series for the 16 days of activism to end gender violence
“Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today [and] remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.” So writes the United Nations on why there is such urgent need to eliminate violence against women. They report that […]
17 November 2020
Anglican leaders amongst signatories of new Declaration of Humanity condemning sexual violence as a tactic of conflict
The Anglican Alliance was among the signatories of a Declaration of Humanity, launched today, calling for the prevention of sexual violence in conflict and denouncing the stigma faced by survivors, including children born of sexual violence. Other signatories from the Anglican Communion included the General Secretary of the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Communion’s Director […]
9 November 2020
Safe Migration into the Gulf – consultation report launch
Today, the Anglican Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its report, Safe Migration into the Gulf. The report documents the consultation held earlier this year in Dubai and provides a rich source of information, case studies and reflections from the region on an issue that has the potential to cause enormous harm and […]
21 October 2020
Multi stakeholder Climate Justice workshop in Jordan brings learning, connection and inspiration
As the Season of Creation drew to a close, a climate justice workshop convened in Jordan by ACT Alliance Middle East drew together ACT members, church leaders, environmental NGOs, the Director of the Climate Change Directorate of the Ministry of the Environment and an expert from the UNFCCC (the UN body on climate change) to […]
14 October 2020
Anglican Alliance encourages churches to mark Freedom Sunday
The Anglican Alliance is encouraging churches around the Communion to choose a Sunday to mark Freedom Sunday in this period between 18 October, Anti-Trafficking Day, and 2 December, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The Alliance has worked with an ecumenical group to produce Freedom Sunday resources to support churches in study, praying and […]
10 October 2020
Marking World Mental Health Day 2020
Today, 10 October, the Anglican Alliance marks World Mental Health Day 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of mental health has been raised in all our regional consultations. The pandemic itself and the disruption, anxiety and suffering in people’s lives is impacting not only on their physical health, but also on their mental health. […]
1 October 2020
Christian organisations call for a more compassionate European migration policy
“Within the Anglican Communion, people are called in the Five Marks of Mission ‘to respond to human need by loving service…to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation’. Across our world, millions of women, men, and children need to feel this faith in action within their […]
24 September 2020
Launching today: our new Resilience course – an invitation to take part
“We cannot prevent disasters, nor can we remove all threats and hazards from our lives. But we can increase our resilience to them – our capacity to absorb, mitigate, adjust to and recover from adverse events and circumstances” – Dr Janice Proud, Anglican Alliance Disaster Response and Resilience Manager. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and in […]