News Briefs, May 2003
June 15th, 2003 by sfuqua
Links to articles covering various events of interest from May, 2003: “Phillipines: Enough of Bloodshed, Zambo Interfaith Conference Says,” “Religious Investors, Advocacy Groups Issue First Global 'Bench Marks' for Corporate Behavior,” “Evangelicals Condemn Anti-Islam Remarks,” “Meeting Recommends Strong Inter-Religious Ties On AIDS,” “Charlotte walks for AIDS awareness,” “Zimbabwe: Interfaith-Based Approach Effective in Fight Against AIDS”
“Enough of bloodshed,” Zambo Interfaith conference says
DAVAO CITY — “Enough of the bloodshed! End the military operations
on civilian communities in Mindanao! Resume the peace talks and stop labelling
both Moro and Filipino rebels as terrorits.”
These are the demands of 120 religious peace advocates in the three-day Muslim-Christian
Interfaith Conference which ends Thursday. The conference theme is “Building
Bridges, Healing the Wounds of the Crusades, Promoting a Just and Lasting Peace
in the Second Front' of the War on Terrorism.”
Religious Investors, Advocacy Groups Issue First Global 'Bench Marks' for Corporate Behavior
Corporations around the globe for the first time now face the prospect of uniform
standards and expectations from religious groups, other concerned investors
and advocacy groups on a comprehensive range of issues, including sweatshop
labor, pollution control, and access to afordable pharmaceuticals, including
HIV/AIDS medications. Ten years in the making and released for the first time
today [5/20/2003], “Principles for Global Corporate Responsibility: Bench
Marks for Measuring Business Performance” is the work of a diverse global
coalition of religious organizations and advocacy groups.
Evangelicals
Condemn Anti-Islam Remarks
Leading evangelical Christians for the first time have publicly condemned assaults on Islam by the Rev. Franklin Graham and other fellow religious conservaties and pledged to heal rifts with Mulsims that threaten missionary work overseas.
Meeting Recommends Strong Inter-Religious Ties On AIDS
From All Africa News Agency, via Worldwide Faith News
The Nairobi consultation on HIV/AIDS partnerships recommended strengthening
of inter-religious collaboration in response to the scourge. This, delegates
stressed, should be carried out at country level.
Faith-based organisations (FBOs), the conference further recommended, should
identify representatives to sit on Country Co-ordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) and
other national bodies related to HIV/AIDS.
This, the delegates pointed out, would strengthen their representation within
a broader network at country level. They further recommended that FBOs should
promote participation of People Living With AIDS (PLWAs), women and youth, in
all aspects of decision-making, planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS responses.
To the consultation co-sponsors (WCC, WCRP and Caritas Internationalis), delegates
recommended promotion of greater communication and information sharing within
and across networks.
walks for AIDS awareness
More than 400 people turned out for the Seventh Annual AIDS Walk Charlotte
Saturday morning [5/3/2003]. The Regional AIDS Interfaith Network sponsored
the event. It is the largest AIDS awareness event in the region.
Interfaith-Based Approach Effective in Fight Against AIDS
Religious organisations in Zimbabwe have joined the Government, non-governmental
organisations in fighting the AIDS scourge, which is decimating large sections
of society.
