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"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2007 Conference Summary

The fifth annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days, March 9-10, 2007, grew to almost 1,000 participants in a powerful display of Christian faith and commitment to global peace and justice. The participants who gathered in Washington D.C. gathered around the theme "And How are the Children?" and focused on the world's children through ecumenical worship and policy workshops. On Monday, the participants traveled to Capitol Hill where they lifted their voices for just policies for children both at home and abroad. Among the issues highlighted in these meetings was the need for universal health insurance for children, legislation that addresses the problem of climate change, and the need for a just foreign policy. Over 200 young adults attended the event and many reflected on the powerful impact this event had on them.

Audio of Selected Presentations:

Mudslides: an Avoidable Violation of Human Rights (.mp3)
Bishop Eliezer Pascua, General Secretary of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Eco-Theology: Touch the Earth Lightly (.mp3)
Speaker: Dr. Larry Rasmussen, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City 1986-2004
Responder: Rev. Janet Parker

Not For Sale: Human Trafficking and The Campaign to End Slavery in Our Lifetime (.mp3)
sponsored by: Join David Batstone, author of the upcoming book, Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It (HarperSanFrancisco)

The Philipino Workers in the Globalized Economy (.mp3)
Reverend Father Jose P. Dizon, a Roman Catholic priest who is the founder and current executive director of the Workers Assistance Center, Inc.

Toxic Waste and Race at 20 (.mp3)
Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D Ware Professor, Department of Sociology, Director Environmental Justice Resource Center, Clark Atlanta University
Charles Lee, Author of the UCC 1987 Toxic Waste and Race Report. Charles is currently the Director of the EPA's Environmental Justice Office.
Carlos J. Correa, Minister for Environmental Justice, United Church of Christ

U.S. Policy on Iran (.mp3)
Shervin Boloorian, National Iranian American Council
Daryl Byler, Mennonite Central Committee's Washington Office
Jim Winkler, United Methodist General Board of Church and Society

Additional audio formats available Audio.org's Open Source Audio Archive.

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"Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God." Psalm 20:7 NRSV