Tax justice focus of workshop
The quest for tax justice in Latin America was the topic of a workshop hosted by the Latin American Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed Churches (AIPRAL) at the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly. Moderated by Raíssa Vieira Brasil, a vice-president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), the panel included Dora Arce Valentin, […]
Journey to gender justice continues
The commitment of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to gender justice was the topic at the 11th assembly.
GEM School grounds economic justice biblically
The first face-to-face GEM School held since 2019 has opened in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on ecological and feminist economics. The Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management for an Economy of Life—GEM School—is a program within the New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) project. “The pandemic underlined yet again the need for […]
Gender Justice Policy launched at webinar
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) launched its new Gender Justice Policy at a webinar which focused on “Why the church needs intersectional feminism.” “This is a special time as we gather to celebrate the launching of the Gender Justice Policy as an empowering document and guiding map on our journey towards lived justice […]
Toolkit equips churches for tax justice
The Zacchaeus Tax Campaign calls for a global tax and economic system that acts like Zacchaeus, the tax collector who repented of his wicked ways, which delivers equity and makes reparation for exploitation and injustice. The campaign advocates for tax justice, addressing social and ecological debts, including reparations for colonialism and slavery, at local, national […]
A life-affirming “degrowth” is possible, economists and theologians find
An online conference “Degrowth – Living Sufficiently and Sustainably” held on 1 October discussed proposals and strategies for moving away from growth-driven and extractive economies to life-affirming systems of sustenance. Speakers and participants looked towards the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in late October in Rome with the theme, “People, Planet and Prosperity.” “This conference […]
Ecumenical service opens 2021 Season of Creation
The 2021 Season of Creation opens with an online, live streamed ecumenical prayer service on 1 September at 13:00 (CEST). The Season of Creation runs annually from 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation until 4 October, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, during which Christians around the […]
WCRC joins in support of gender equality
In 1995, 189 countries adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, an ambitious roadmap for gender equality. In the last 26 years, religious actors have been working from the local to the global level to transform gender norms, implement programmes, reform unjust laws, and promote gender justice. The Generation Equality Forum—a global gathering for […]
Tax justice critical agree economists and church leaders
Addressing the upcoming G20 International Taxation Symposium, a webinar brought together economists, activists, and church representatives to explore how tax justice and reparations—as called for in the ecumenical Zacchaeus Tax (ZacTax) campaign—could help the world attain a just and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has revealed huge imbalances in the capacity of […]
Call to observe day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict
The World Communion of Reformed Churches joins the South Sudan Council of Churches in inviting churches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed globally on 19 June. The council published a series of messages available for use in worship services over the weekend. “Acts such as rape, sexual […]
