Tag: gender justice

Statement on International Women’s Day 2017

Today, on International Women’s Day, we are joining the worldwide efforts to make gender-based violence visible. Today’s movement will take different shapes in different parts of the world, including becoming “A Day Without Women” in some places. But regardless of what form the day takes, it is a call to women and their allies to […]

Gender justice focus of first Accra+10 consultation

The first in a series of bi-regional consultations focused through the Accra Confession took place in Ghana in November. Participants from the Africa Communion of Reformed Churches (ACRC) and Northeast Asia Area Council (NEAAC) came together under the theme “Gender Reading of the Signs of Times.” The general objective of the consultation was to reflect […]

Award recognizes women leaders

Two women from two generations have been recognized for their work both as leaders and for developing leaders in their church. Yvette Rabemila and Brigitte Rabarijaona, both ordained ministers in the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, were awarded the 2014 Sylvia Michel Prize at a worship service in Heiden, Switzerland, on Sunday, 8 March […]

Members invited to actively oppose violence against women and children

The We Will Speak Out coalition invites all members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to join in its annual “16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.” The campaign begins on Tuesday, 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until 10 December, International […]

WCRC joins delegation to United Nations

Presbyterian advocates for women at UN Commission on the Status of Women Dora Arce Valentín, the World Communion of Reformed Churches’ executive secretary for justice and partnership, will join a delegation from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that will advocate for gender equity with the 58th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This Commission […]

WCRC Supports V-Day’s One Billion Rising

On 14 February 2013, one billion people in 207 countries rose and danced to demand an end to violence against women and girls. On 14 February 2014, the efforts are escalating, with the V-Day movement calling on women and men everywhere to rise, release, dance, and demand justice. The World Communion of Reformed Churches is […]

WCRC Supports The Camaign Of The UN To Stop Violence Against Women.

STOP violence against women In support of the upcoming International Day of the Girl Child (11 October), this Orange Day, the UNiTE campaign will highlight ‘Safe Schools for Girls’. The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign to end violence against women and girls has declared the 25th day of the month as “Orange Day”. This month the […]

Human trafficking is focus of church consultation in Cuba

Human trafficking in the Caribbean is the focus of an international consultation getting underway today in Cuba. Church-based justice advocates are concerned about the sale of human beings across borders for the sex trade or hard labour in agriculture and industry. The Caribbean situation will serve as a case study for the global phenomenon. “The […]