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June 12, 2015

Making It Work

Posted 6:01pm

by Sarah Hoyle On June 10, a side event to the 8th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities featured a presentation about the Making it Work initiative. This initiative was begun in partnership with countries around the world that had developed best practices to prevent violence… Read more »

June 12, 2015

Opportunities for empowerment and inclusion

Posted 2:52pm

by Madeline Bacchus On June 10, a side event to the 8th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities featured a panel on Arab youth with disabilities and the opportunities of empowerment and inclusion they have. The panel addressed cases from Palestine, Syria and Morocco. Among… Read more »

June 12, 2015

New perspectives on education: Palestinian children living with disabilities in refugee camps

Posted 2:24pm

by Madeline Bacchus On Wednesday, June 10, a discussion was hosted by a member of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and a member of World Vision on new education perspectives for Palestine refugee children with disabilities living in refugee camps in Lebanon. The setting of the camps is already dangerous for those… Read more »

June 10, 2015

PC(USA) Disability Inclusion Sunday 2015

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Better Together: Transformed by God’s Variety of Gifts From our partners in the Presbyterians for Disability Concerns Network of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association (PHEWA): Whether your congregation or worshiping community celebrates Disability Inclusion Sunday on June 14, 2015, the date designated in the Presbyterian calendar, or at some other time (or times),… Read more »

March 11, 2015

Amen for organizing

Posted 3:41pm

The Rev. Bebb Stone, member of the Presbyterian delegation to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women An event run by United Methodist Women today (11 March 2015) at the Church Center for the United Nations brought together a panel of self-described “grassroots women.” They came from Honduras, Cameroon, Guatemala, Uganda,… Read more »

November 11, 2010

World AIDS Day Webinar

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World AIDS Day Webinar December 1 1:00 – 2:00 EST Space is limited Reserve your Webinar seat now The event is co-sponsored by International AIDS Ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian AIDS Network (PAN). This webinar will focus…

The Wounds of War: The Church as a Healing Community

Posted 2:19pm

Presbyterians observe June 27 as Disability Access/Inclusion Sunday. Presbyterians for Disability Concerns have chosen to focus on “The Wounds of War: The Church as a Healing Community.” They have produced resources to help the church be a community of healing…

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