2 posts tagged “mdg”
Today is the day that people from around the world come together to restate their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals. People gather today at the United Nations in New York, and at churches, schools, NGOs, in parks and where ever they can to add their voices to the growing call to eradicate extreme poverty. Today, Anglicans from around the world will be in solidarity with those recommitting themselves to this noble task. In the video clip on the left are some of the voices that have come together.
The Episcopal Church of the Philippines has posted two videos (below) on YouTube as well, and others will continue to tell their stories through videos, blogs, articles and sermons. We invite you to join the video project. Send your video clips on the MDGs to MDGvideos@diocal.org.
It’s an honor to be a member of the 2007 Pilgrimage of Peace that is journeying to South Africa, where we will also attend the TEAM Conference organized by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Bishop Marc led the first Pilgrimage for Peace to Alabama, where young people met with veteran Civil Rights Movement organizers, and we are continuing this pilgrimage to South Africa in that spirit, to an area where an intense struggle for peace, justice and reconciliation has and continues to take place. As Sheila Andrus has said, it’s particularly heartbreaking that South Africa has been hit so hard with the HIV/AIDS crisis, just as they have emerged from the horror of apartheid. Our pilgrimage to South Africa will be as God’s witnesses to this crisis, while we also learn about the reconciliation process that is occurring at both the spiritual and political levels. We will also actively participate in the TEAM Conference, where representatives from the Anglican Communion will come together to focus on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals—the fight against HIV/AIDS and poverty in particular.