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PRESS RELEASE: Kairos Southern Africa Meets ANC Leadership

Authors call for 1 million signatures

Members of Kairos Southern Africa met with leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) in Cape Town on February 8th, 2012, following the release of Kairos' open letter to the ANC.   Leaders of the Kairos Southern Africa movement call for 1 million signatures endorsing the letter.  The press release is found below.

Video: Kairos Southern Africa's Letter to the ANC

Rev. Moss Ntlha Reflects on the Goals of the Letter

In a video interview with Polity, Rev Moss Ntlha of Kairos Southern Africa offers some insight into Karios Southern Africa's letter to the African National Congress (ANC).   The video can be viewed below.

ICSSI Calls for the Repeal of New Iraqi Law

So-called 'Journalists’ Rights Law' Violates Iraqi Constitution

The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) issues a call to support a lawsuit before the Iraqi Federal Court to abolish the so-called “Journalists’ Rights Law," arguing that despite the name, the law actually violates protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression.  More information can be found below.

WCC Central Committee Seeks Stewards

Applicants Aged 18-30 Encouraged to Apply

Young Christians from around the world are invited to apply to the WCC Stewards Programme for a hands-on learning experience at the WCC Central Committee meeting, 23 August – 7 September 2012, in Crete, Greece.   More information is found below.

World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel 2012 Dates Announced

Global Advocacy and Prayer Week to Take Place May 28 through June 3, 2012

The World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel invites WCC member churches, faith-based communities, civil society organizations and other agencies working for justice to join a week of prayer, education, and advocacy for an end to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine and a just end to the conflict. This year our common focus is on the displacement and dispossession suffered by Palestinians under the continuing occupation.  More information can be found below...

The Bethlehem Call

Kairos for Global Justice Encounter Releases Final Statement

"Come and see," said the Christians of Palestine.  "Come and see the olive groves, the bulldozers, the ancient terraces, the segregated cities.  The situation is worsening."  More than 60 participants from 15 countries heeded an urgent call by Kairos Palestine to "come and see," joining together for the Kairos for Global Justice in Bethlehem, December 4-10th, 2011. Their final statement, known as the "Bethlehem Call," can be found below. 

Preventing the Crime of Silence

The Third Russell Tribunal on Palestine Releases its Findings

Following the hearings and the deliberations of the jury, the findings of the third session of Russell Tribunal on Palestine, held in Cape Town on 5-6 November 2011, are summarized as follows.

ICSSI Conference Publishes Final Declaration

Iraqi Civil Society Organizations Call for Solidarity

Over 150 Iraqi civil society members and 100 international representatives met in Erbil, Iraq (October, 2011) for the purpose of discussing the challenges facing the Iraqi people, issues facing Iraqi civil society, and the need for solidarity among Iraqi NGOs and the international community.  Highlights of final declaration can be found below:

Kairos Palestine Leaders Visit Norway

Rifat Kassis and Nuha Khoury to Speak in Stavanger, Ålesund, Lillehammer, and Oslo

Two leaders in the Kairos Palestine movement will visit Norway from October 29-November 4th, 2011.  The schedule for the visit can be found below:

Priest Murdered in the Philippines

NCCP Statement On The Killing Of Rev. Fr. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) has issued a press statement in response to the killing of  Rev. Fr. Fausto Tentorio by the hands of motorcycle-riding men on October 17, 2011.  The statement is as follows:

World Council of Churches calls Israel to dismantle all settlements

WCC Central Committee's Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

According to its recent meeting in Geneva (August 26 - September 2, 2009), the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches issued a Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory which "calls upon the government of Israel to urgently implement an open-ended freeze in good-faith on all settlement construction and expansion as a first step towards the dismantlement of all settlements" (Par. G) as part of a broader call to "lift up the importance of consistency in peace policies, aid and the application of international law where settlements are concerned" and to "Focus on accountability for enforcing the Geneva Convention, for morally responsible purchasing and investment in regard to settlement products and the occupation generally, and for solving final status issues as part of any new peace negotiations".

The Central Committee, which represents churches in more than 110 countries, also asks member churches and partners to continue to pray and assist those who suffer because of settlements.

UN World Tourism Organization minimizes problems of modern tourism

Statement for World Tourism Day released by Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism

For the 2009 World Tourism Day (27 September), the Ecumenical Coalition On Tourism has released a Statement, endorsed by some partner organisations, reflecting on and questioning the theme chosen by the UNWTO this year, namely 'Tourism -celebrating diversity'.

World Tourism Day also marks its 30th anniversary this year, providing us with another opportunity to consider the evolution of the tourism industry...

Priest murdered in the Philippines

Fr.Cecilio Lucero ambushed by 30 armed men Sept.6,2009

Ecumenical Bishops' Forum (EBF) has issued a press statement as their response to the killing og Fr.Cecilio Lucero, a numan-rights defender, social activist and parish priest in the Philippines. The statement from EBF follows:


Philippine Church Leaders support the peace talks

PEPP statement - July 17, 2009

The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), a group composed of the country’s major religious bodies released a statement today welcoming the recent announcements made by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP)  and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)  that the formal peace talks will resume next month, August 2009.

Karibu is online!

www.karibu.no

Welcome to the new website of the Karibu Foundation




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