Advocacy on issues to bring justice

Join us on Monday, January 27th, at 12pm UTC/GMT (7am EST, 5.30pm India, 11pm AEDT) for the webinar, ‘Advocacy on issues to bring justice - Finding our voice to speak truth on important social issues.’

We often address issues of injustice as isolated cases, but those issues are actually inter-connected. God’s justice addresses the causes for inequality, poverty, and the abuse of power. We are going to hear from three women working in different parts of the world - Loida Carriel (Ecuador), Aashima Samuel (India) and Kim Vanden-Hengel (Australia), on various issues that impact women and girls. In examining separate pieces of the puzzle, we will begin to discover the circle of injustice and recognize God’s heart for restoration and justice.

Loida Carriel is from Ecuador and has many years of experience as a journalist. She has campaigned for justice in areas like corruption, poverty, climate justice and the rights of tribal groups in Ecuador and across Latin America.

Aashima Samuel has over 20 years’ experience as a human rights lawyer, and is the Founding Trustee of Ashray Trust which works to transform marginalized and oppressed communities across India. Through advocacy, sensitization, and capacity building. Aashima has been instrumental in establishing PUSH (People Uniting to Stop Human Trafficking), a national Christian network raising awareness about trafficking.

Kim Vanden-Hengel has leadership roles for a range of charities operating across the globe, for over 30 years. She is currently the chair of the Collective Shout board and Director of Safe Waters Community Care Inc, a homeless charity in her local government area. Collective Shout has had success in shutting down pornography sites and in stopping the sale of inappropriate material to children.

This webinar is hosted by Rise in Strength and the WEA Women’s Commission, facilitated by StacieNicole Simmons, and will include time for questions and discussion.

Over two billion Christians in the world today are represented by three world church bodies. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is one of those, serving more than 600 million evangelicals belonging to churches that are part of 143 national Evangelical Alliances in 9 regions. Launched in London in 1846, the WEA unites evangelicals across denominations for prayer, evangelism, mission, theological education, religious freedom, human rights advocacy, relief, and engagement in a wide range of social issues. It speaks with one voice to United Nations, governments, and media in public or through behind-the-scenes diplomacy on issues of common concern to the Church. For more information, visit worldea.org WEA has been a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability since 1980. WEA is audited annually by an independent public accounting firm. WEA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In the United States, your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.