wfn.org | NCC News Round-Up July 15, 2009

["Philip Jenks" <pjenks@ncccusa.org>]

>NCC News Round-Up July 15, 2009

Washington, July 8, 2009 - If you were among the 30,000 who attended the  U.N.'s Fourth World Conference on the Status of Women in Beijing in  1995, the NCC wants to hear from you. In anticipation of the next UNCSW  in 2010, the NCC's Women's Ministries office believes reflections on the  past will enhance future planning. One way to do this is through a  series of Beijing Interviews.  If you were there, please contact us  now. In 1995, over 30,000 women from around the world gathered in  Beijing China around the Fourth World Conference on Women.  While  relatively few attended the more "official" UN proceedings, all were  able to participate in the NGO Forum in nearby Huairou.  There had  never been a gathering like this before.  Women from different corners  of the globe shared their stories and found they might be more connected  than they had previously thought.   
See http://www.ncccusa.org/news/090715beijinginterviews.html

>Join Betty Broadband's cause

Cleveland, July 15, 2009 - Leading off its "Bring Betty Broadband"  campaign to promote equal high-speed-internet access for all, a diverse  gathering of religious groups has launched "So We Might See," a national  interfaith coalition for media justice. "So We Might See is an  ecumenical, interfaith coalition that has come together to educate and  advocate for media justice, both within our faith communities and  beyond," says the Rev. J. Bennett Guess, head of the UCC's Office of  Communication, Inc. "We will work across religious lines to address the  social, structural and economic barriers  that prevent equal access to  the media and telecommunications." "People of faith have been at the  forefront of significant legal battles to  advocate and safeguard  media-related policies that affect children, women and people of color,"  says Wesley M. "Pat" Pattillo, NCC program director for justice,  advocacy and communication. "The formation of this media-focused  religious coalition is an important next  step in concretizing our  shared commitment to media justice."
See http://www.ncccusa.org/news/090715bettybroadband.html

>NCC praises NAACP/WWF
>resolution on climate change

New York, July 15, 2009 - The National Association for the Advancement  of Colored People (NAACP), celebrating its' 100th anniversary in New  York this week, has reaffirmed its commitment to stem the effects of  climate change while seeking new opportunities for communities of color.  The resolution, drafted with the World Wildlife Fund, was praised by the  Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General Secretary of the National Council of  Churches, and by Cassandra Carmichael, director of the NCC's Eco-Justice  program. "African Americans are disproportionately impacted by the  effects of climate change and it is clear that the NAACP will work to  ensure the impacts of climate change be minimized while maximizing the  opportunity to create a new and just economy," Kinnamon said. See http://www.ncccusa.org/news/090715naacpclimate.html

NCC News contact:  Philip E. Jenks, 212-870-2228 (office),  646-853-4212 (cell) , pjenks@ncccusa.org