Events CalendarWorld Council of Churches - News Release The World Council of Churches (WCC) has invited the submission of workshop proposals for the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) to take place in Jamaica in May 2011. Proposals must be submitted by 31 March 2010. The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation will mark the conclusion of the WCC Decade to Overcome Violence. It will be both the harvest festival of the DOV and a planting season for fresh initiatives. "Reasoning" is the name given to a series of workshops that will take place during the IEPC in Kingston, Jamaica, 17 to 25 May 2011. The “Reasoning” workshops will offer an opportunity to share concrete examples of peacemaking, learn from the experience of others and deepen reflections on the four IEPC themes: Peace in the Community, Peace with the Earth, Peace in the Marketplace and Peace among the Peoples. “Reasoning” workshops will provide participants with valuable tools and resources to take home and put into action in their particular contexts. The workshops will be a place to meet people from different regions and traditions in order to discern together how to be agents of God’s transforming presence in the world. Further background information as well as a proposal form can be downloaded from the DOV website (www.overcomingviolence.org). The deadline is 31 March 2010. International Ecumenical Peace Convocation: Further background information and workshop proposal forms: Additional information: Juan Michel, +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 or 507 6363, media@wcc-coe.org |
Special Events!Civilian Diplomacy Delegations to Iran (Invitation) I would like to draw your attention to the following. The Iran program of FOR USA (www.forusa.org) has been working toward reconciliation between Iran and the United States for almost four years now. FOR USA has developed a relationship with Iranians based on mutual respect in our efforts to create trust and engagement. In its short history, we have sent nine Civilian Diplomacy Delegations to Iran involving more than 120 participants, including five Europeans. FOR USA is interested in your availability for a conference that we would like to schedule for the second half of 2010. For the conference, we would like to ask all our colleagues of all IFOR branches to take part and join as “mediators” in the conference. As a consequence of this conference, we are inviting you to join a specific delegation of IFOR/FORUSA this coming February. The delegation will take 10 days and include Tehran, Qom, Isfahan and Shiraz. For further information please contact: Johannes R. Schot Important Dates15 January - Martin Luther King's Birthday 8 March - International Women’s Day 15 May - International Conscientious Objectors Day 24 May - International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament 21 September - International Day of Peace/ Peace Vigil/ Prayer for Peace 2 October - International Day of Non-Violence 10 December - 2008 Human Rights Day |
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