Documents related to the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
Documents related to the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, an ecumenical initiative of the World Council of Churches consisting of a global network of churches and related organizations committed to campaigning together on common concerns for justice and human dignity.
| Title | Description | document_type | EffectiveDate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order of Service, World AIDS Day 2019 | World AIDS Day is commemorated on the 1st of December each year to remind us that HIV has not gone away. The theme for 2019, is "Communities make the difference". | Liturgical text | 28 November 2019 |
| Order of Service, World AIDS Day 2018 | Under the 2018 theme of "Know your status", World AIDS Day 2018 is an opportunity to remember the people who have been lost to the epidemic, to we give thanks for the progress made and make new commitments to ensuring no one is left behind. | Liturgical text | 29 November 2018 |
| Prayers and action to overcome hunger | Churches Week of Action on Food (15 - 22 October 2018) | Liturgical text | 11 October 2018 |
| Action alert: WCC-EAA invites workshop proposals for Faith Building Bridges, July 2018 | The World Council of Churches 2018 menical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) invites workshop proposals for Faith Building Bridges, an interfaith pre-conference to the International AIDS Conference 2018. | Article - News item | 24 April 2018 |
| Action Alert: WCC-EAA invites interfaith chaplains and young counsellors for AIDS 2018 | The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) is inviting applications for interfaith chaplains and young counsellors to participate at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, July 2018. | Advocacy report | 22 February 2018 |
| AIDS 2018: WCC-EAA Global Organizing Committee, Terms of Reference | The International AIDS Conference will be held in Amsterdam from 23-27 July 2018. The WCC-EAA has started planning for interfaith activities and is looking for a dynamic and committed group of people to make this possible. Normally, this includes planning for a pre-conference, networking zone, interfaith service and encouraging greater involvement of the faith sector in the main conference. If you have time and energy to commit, please see these Terms of Reference for being part of the Global Organizing Committee. | Advocacy report | 27 October 2017 |
| Faith Networking Zone - Proposal for workshop | Form to submit a proposal for a WCC-EAA workshop in the Faith Networking Zone of ICASA 2017, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. | Advocacy report | 27 October 2017 |
| Call for Faith Networking Zone workshop proposals - ICASA 2017 | The WCC-EAA is hosting a dynamic networking zone in the Global Village of ICASA 2017 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 4-8 December 2017. We are now looking for your suggestions and abstracts for activities, workshops and events to make the Faith Networking Zone a lively, engaging and inspiring space, highlighting the important role of faith-based organizations in the global response to HIV. | Advocacy report | 27 October 2017 |
| Invitation to be involved in the WCC-EAA HIV Campaign | The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is deeply committed to overcoming HIV, and eliminating AIDS as a public health threat, but it can only make a significant impact through the involvement and commitment of its participating organisations. Therefore, the WCC-EAA now shares a number of opportunities for volunteers to contribute to these goals. | Advocacy report | 27 October 2017 |
| World AIDS Day 2017 – Call for Prayers and Reflections for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV | The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is seeking prayers and reflections on the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV to have access to prevention, testing, treatment, care and support. | Advocacy report | 12 October 2017 |
| Seven prayer services for the Week of Action, 2017 | These have been prepared in collaboration with churches in India, and interpret Psalm 23 from ecological, food-justice and migration perspectives. | Liturgical text | 12 October 2017 |
| Action Alert: Become a Champion for Children | The World Council of Churches - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is looking for Religious Leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations who are willing to become Champions for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV! | Advocacy report | 29 June 2017 |
| Call to Action: Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV | Through this Call to Action, religious leaders and leaders of faith-based organizations remind governments of their commitments agreed in the June 2016 United Nations’ Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS that there should be “special emphasis on providing 1.6 million children (0-14 years of age) with antiretroviral therapy by 2018,” while also committing themselves to act for children living with HIV and tuberculosis. | Message | 15 June 2017 |
| Live the Promise HIV Campaign update December 2016 | An update on 2016 activities and ongoing actions for the Live the Promise HIV campaign. | Advocacy report | 21 December 2016 |
| Statement on agenda item 6 on intellectual property and access to HIV treatment | Statement on agenda Item 6 on intellectual property and access to HIV treatment at the 39th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, 7 December 2016. | Statement: public statement | 07 December 2016 |
| Intervention by the World Council of Churches - Ecumenical advocacy Alliance | Intervention by the World Council of Churches - Ecumenical advocacy Alliance at the 39th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting, 6 December, 2016 | Lecture - Speech | 07 December 2016 |
| World AIDS Day 2016 Prayer Service | This liturgy was prepared for World AIDS Day 2016, in connection with the launch of the campaign "Leading by Example: Religious Leaders and HIV Testing". | Liturgical song - music | 07 December 2016 |
| 2016 Prayer Service for Churches Week of Action on Food | This liturgy prepared for the 2016 Churches Week of Action on Food and World Food Day (16 October) can be used throughout the year to reflect on God's gift of creation and celebrate all who are responsible for the food we have. | Liturgical text | 14 October 2016 |
| 10 Commandments of Food: Advocacy Tools for Congregations | This guide helps individuals and groups to look in-depth into each commandment and to read it through the lens of the Bible in the current context. It opens discussions to help communities take specific steps to make a difference in people's lives. | Advocacy report | 03 October 2016 |
| Ten Commandments of Food | Developed by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and the WCC- Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance's Food for Life Campaign Strategy Group, these ten commandments address the existential challenge of hunger and inequity in an innovative and spiritually engaging manner. | Advocacy report | 30 September 2016 |
| David Barstow, EMPACT Africa on stigma and discrimination | Intervention by David Barstow, EMPACT Africa, on the UN Panel on Stigma and Discrimination, during the United Nations High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS. | Lecture - Speech | 09 June 2016 |
| Call to Action from Faith Communities | At an interfaith prayer service on the eve of a UN High Level Meeting on AIDS, people from diverse faith communities issued a call to action to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. | Statement: public statement | 07 June 2016 |
| Dignity, freedom and grace, Christian perspectives on HIV and AIDS | Speech given by Dr Gillian Paterson at the WCC-EAA launch of the Dignity, freedom and grace, 10 March 2016. | Lecture - Speech | 17 March 2016 |
| WCC-EAA statement at the Human Rights Council | Presented by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance to the HRC Panel Session on Human Rights and HIV. | Statement: public statement | 09 March 2016 |
| Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance newsletter, February 2016 | This newsletter provides an update on the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, an initiative of the WCC, and its campaigns: Live the Promise HIV Campaign and Food for Life Campaign. | Advocacy report | 04 February 2016 |
| 2015 World AIDS Day Service | World AIDS Day is Dec. 1 each year. This service helps us remember people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses and people living with HIV; a time to give thanks for progress that has been made and to reflect on what still needs to be done. | Liturgical text | 17 November 2015 |
| Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Newsletter, October 2015 | This newsletter provides an update on the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance as an initiative of the World Council of Churches, with updates on activities in the Live the Promise HIV Campaign and the Food for Life Campaign. | Advocacy report | 02 November 2015 |
| Liturgy 2015 Churches' Week of Action on Food | This order of worship has been prepared by the World Council of Churches for the 2015 Churches' Week of Action on Food. It can be adapted as appropriate, with credit given to the source. | Liturgical text | 21 September 2015 |
| Action Guide: Churches' Week of Action on Food | A 6-page guide for the week with a page you can modify to add specific actions or resources for your region or context. | Background document | 11 September 2015 |
| Seeds for Life | Scaling up Agro-Biodiversity. Jointly published by the EAA, The Gaia Foundation, The African Biodiversity Network. | Study document | 31 October 2013 |
| NGO letter to Human Rights Council members | Letter by non-governmental organizations concerned with the HRC's Action on Climate Change | Statement: letter | 01 March 2011 |
| Minute on Strengthening the Ecumenical Response to HIV/AIDS | The WCC Central Committee, meeting in Geneva 16-22 February 2011, approved this Minute on Strengthening the Ecumenical Response to HIV/AIDS. | S | 23 February 2011 |
| NGO Declaration on Climate Change & Human Rights | Recommendations to the 3rd United Nations Human Rights Council's Social Forum by an international alliance of nongovernmental organizations | 01 October 2010 | |
| WCC United Nations Advocacy week | Opening address by Rev. Dr Michael Kinnamon | Lecture - Speech | 17 November 2008 |
| World Food Day 2008 | WCC General Secretary's Statement on the Global Food Crisis on the occasion of World Food Day - 16 October 2008 | S | 16 October 2008 |
| Report of Policy Reference Committee II | Second report by the Policy Reference Committee at the WCC Central Committee meeting in Potsdam, 2001. | Report | 06 February 2001 |
