UPDATE

This event was updated from an event initially planned for 9 December 2020 from 15:30 to 17:30 (GTM+1).

Being (hu)man in a world of violence

Join us for the second in a series of three webinars working toward transformative masculinities and promoting gender justice in a post-pandemic world.  

The initiative, which aims to explore ways to engage men and boys in gender justice, is organized by The Lutheran World Federation, together with the World Communion of Reformed Churches, ACT Alliance and the South Africa-based Sonke Gender Justice network. 

This second online discussion will engage feminist experts to hear their views on masculinities in the church and discuss ways of empowering every person to be fully human in a world of mutual, caring, interdependent relationships.  

The webinar will include presentations, a question-and-answer session and small breakout groups to reflect and gather material for a second stage of the transformation process, planned for 2021. 

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Language: English

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A faith imperative for Human Rights

Is there a contradiction between religion and human rights?

All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms. Yet, more than seventy years on from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the struggle continues for these principles to be truly universal. The language of human rights is increasingly contested and controversial, within the world of international policy making but also within religious institutions and faith communities. Some faith actors may even consider human rights to be a secular and western concept.

This virtual event aims to surface these tensions and explore what lies behind them. The goal is to encourage engagement in open and positive conversations around faith and human rights advocacy and to show how a holistic approach to human rights can contribute to the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

This webinar has been organized in partnership with Side by Side, Act Alliance, Act Church of Sweden, the Anglican Communion, the World Council of Churches, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Christian Aid and Religions for Peace.

Opening remarks:

• Rev. Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary, Lutheran World Federation.

Moderator:

• Eva Ekelund, Act Church of Sweden.

Panel speakers:

• Deepika Singh, Religions for Peace, Gloria Mafole, Christian Council of Tanzania and Side by Side Tanzania, Patrick Watt, Christian Aid, Hanbeet Rhee, Thursdays in Black, World Council of Churches.

Respondent and Q&A Moderator:

• Rev. Lusmarina Campos Garcia, ACT Alliance.

Closing remarks:

• Daniel Seymour, UN Women.

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UPDATE

This event was updated from an event initially planned for 20 January 2021.

Being (hu)man in a world of violence

Join us for the third in a series of three webinars working towards transformative masculinities and promoting gender justice in a post-pandemic world.  

The initiative, which aims to explore ways to engage men and boys in gender justice, is organized by The Lutheran World Federation, together with the World Communion of Reformed Churches, ACT Alliance and the South Africa-based Sonke Gender Justice network.

This third online discussion will focus on positive masculinities to advance Gender Justice and building alliances between women and men. The conversation will feature Prof. Ezra Chitando from the University of Zimbabwe.

Zoom Registration

Language: English

Related materials

16 Days 2020 campaign - Online Media Kit

Related events

Read more Join the first in our series of webinars engaging men and women in the urgent work of promoting gender justice

Transforming Masculinity Webinar

Read more 16 Days is a global campaign to raise awareness and act for an end to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence worldwide

16 Days of activism to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Read more Join the second in our series of webinars engaging men and women in the urgent work of promoting gender justice

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LWF Women in Leadership: Breaking barriers

International Women’s Day is an opportune moment to raise awareness around gender equality and equal participation in the workplace and in society. The LWF has a long-standing commitment to ensure women’s equal and meaningful participation at all levels of decision-making.

This year, we celebrate past and present women leaders who bear witness to that commitment at the communion office, as well as in member churches and country programs around the globe. Women in leadership will share their stories highlighting challenges and successes, while exploring some of the concrete ways the LWF is supporting the next generation of young and upcoming leaders.

This year’s IWD also serves as precursor to the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65 15-26 March) with its focus on women’s full and effective participation and decision making in public life. 

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Event languages: English, Spanish

Advocacy for Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment

The United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) takes place online from 15-26 March. This year’s event, which brings together governments and civil society organizations, including many faith-based groups, will focus on women’s full and effective participation and decision making in public life.  

The Lutheran World Federation will be participating in the two-week event with a delegation of over seventy members from more than 30 countries, lifting up the voices of women and men working as gender justice advocates in different parts of the globe.  

Coordinated by the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, participants will advocate with government delegations and take part in many public events in collaboration with ecumenical and interfaith partners. 

This 65th session of the CSW, which plays a key role in shaping global standards of gender equality, takes place as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to provoke an alarming increase in domestic and gender-based violence and a roll-back of hard-won rights for women.

Strengthening advocacy in LWF member churches through mutual exchange

The main objective of our first online meeting is to introduce the members of the Action for Justice Forums to one another, provide an overview of the overall work of the forums, address further questions, and receive feedback from the members to begin discussing the direction for the work ahead.

The AFJ Forum on Climate Justice will take up concerns about climate change and the care for creation.

The AFJ Forum on Interfaith and Peacebuilding focuses on supporting member churches seeking constructive ways to live and work together with people of other faiths.

There will be translations for Spanish during the meeting.

Languages: English and Spanish

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Let’s end human trafficking

On 30 July, the United Nations commemorates World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

The day provides an opportunity to sound the alarm about the crime of human trafficking and for governments, faith based organizations and other partners to reaffirm their commitment to end this gross violation of human rights.

In collaboration with the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation will host a webinar to lift up voices of women and men in Asia who have survived human trafficking.

This discussion will highlight the gendered dimension of human trafficking, as well as its impact on the rights and dignity of those affected and their families. It will show how COVID-19 has further exacerbated the problem as more people fall prey to traffickers under the guise of ‘employment.

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This virtual global training aims to strengthen regional collaboration and connections amongst faith-based gender justice advocates. Based on lessons learnt over the last six years of training, the course will focus more on building capacity to Connect the National, to the Regional, to the Global. 

There has been a sharp increase in gender-based inequality over recent years, including sexual and gender-based violence. As religious fundamentalisms and the pushback on women’s rights continue to rise, there is an urgent need to strengthen capacity for advocacy, locally and globally. 

This training is the first step towards localizing the women’s human rights advocacy training program. The global training precedes the Africa regional pilot, which will run from 11-18 October 2021. During the course, trainers from Africa will jointly design their regional training. 

Awareness, Action, Accountability; focus on femicide

The campaign seeks to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inspire action to prevent and respond to GBV when and where it happens. LWF has a long history of engagement in the 16 Days campaign. The theme for this year is ‘Awareness, Action, Accountability; focus on femicide’.

Key activities

• 24 November – 14:00 -15:30 CET
  • Webinar showcasing LWF’s action commitments
• 26 November
  • Tanzania national Dialogue to explore link between disability and gender-based violence
• 1 December
  • Youth social media takeover
• 8 December – 14:00 -15:30 CET
  • LWF and Side by Side Webinar on amplifying the churches’ prophetic voice for gender justice

We invite you to join us in this campaign.

16 Days 2021 campaign - Online Media Kit

• Sharable campaign resources:
  • Prayers and liturgies
  • Contextual Bible Studies
  • Practical GBV resources
  • Profiles of gender champions

Together we can and will make a difference. 

Webinar for launch of 16 Days advocacy campaign

LWF joins the rest of the world in marking the 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence. The campaign, which turns 30 this year, takes place under the global theme ‘Awareness, Action, Accountability; focus on femicide’.

During this webinar we will focus on LWF’s concrete commitments to step up action towards a world with no violence and explore what the LWF action commitments mean for the work of country programs and our member churches around the globe.

Moderator

• Lilian W. Kantai from LWF Kenya

Opening

• Video by LWF General Secretary Rev Anne Burghardt

Panelists

• LWF Nepal
• Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa
• LWF Colombia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia

Register online

Languages: English, French, and Spanish

16 Days 2021 campaign - Online Media Kit