WCC NEWS: Eco-justice training for Christian youth

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CHRISTIAN YOUTH TO BE TRAINED FOR ECO-JUSTICE

For immediate release: 07 July 2011

Young Christians aged 18-30 years are invited to apply for a programme
addressing the links between environmental and socio-economic justice
which is jointly organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in the context of United Nations climate
negotiations in the latter part of 2011.

“Youth for Eco-Justice” is a transformational training programme for
young change-makers in churches, faith-based organizations and networks
worldwide.

The programme starts with a two-week training and immersion in the context
of the international climate change negotiations (COP 17) in Durban, South
Africa. The seminar will take place at the Glenmore Pastoral Centre in
Durban from 26 November to 10 December 2011. In the months following the
seminar the participants will initiate and implement projects in their
home countries on a volunteer basis.

The postmark deadline for applications is 15 August.

The WCC has a long tradition of addressing the links between Justice, Peace
and Integrity of Creation. Today, this approach is applied and updated in
regard to some of the most urgent global challenges by the WCC's
programmatic cluster on eco-justice, consisting of the Ecumenical Water
Network (Link: http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=fdf71a51e41718387d43 ),
the climate justice campaign (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=9fa40f402c4d638713c2 ) and the Poverty, 
Wealth and
Ecology (Link: http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=e3ce79a00d2124b22463 )
project.

The LWF has recently launched an experiment in global online youth exchange
called LWF together – the Earth needs You (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=5531cf31576420267c73 ). It brings 
together more than 100
youth groups in 45 countries that address eco-justice with concrete
activities.

“Youth for Eco-Justice” will also link up with other ecumenical youth
networks such as the World Student Christian Federation (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=5c77783f2dd22e78b162 ) (WSCF)
and the Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=cd7488d6a3c6e7acd419
) (EYCE). Both the WSCF and the EYCE have recently launched campaigns
focusing on environmental justice.

(Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=b55233ed51e971a212ae
)
Download the Youth for Eco-Justice brochure (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=9f2ed6568093e40aa485
) (pdf, 200 KB)

Online application form (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=f54fe07268cc5a390faf
)

Print application form (Link:
http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?RDCT=9a63b9ec3ea3a837bfd3
) (MS Word, 54 KB)


The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness 
and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of 
churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 349 Protestant, 
Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million 
Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman 
Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, 
from the [Lutheran] Church of Norway. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.



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