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One World Week is a Development Education Charity*. Each year, "The Week" is an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally. More
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Ecumenical Accompaniment in Palestine and Israel - Portsmouth
Event Title: Ecumenical Accompaniment in Palestine and Israel
Event Location: The Link, Cosham Baptist Church, Havant Road, Cosham
Event Town: Portsmouth
Postcode: PO6 2QZ
Event Date & Time: Tuesday Oct 21 2014, 7.30pm
Contact Name: Miriam Sampson
Contact Email: sampsons@dsl.pipex.com
Contact Telephone: 07880732846
Event Description: Rev Giles Harris-Evans will be speaking about his experience of monitoring human rights in Palestine and Israel as a member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. EAPPI is a programme of the World Council of Churches, set up to witness life under occupation and engage with local Palestinians and Israelis pursuing a just peace based on international law.
"Nibbles" featuring food from the region will be served.
This event is organised by Churches Working Together in Cosham.
Admission Details: All welcome, free
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Recently Added Resources
New Funding Opportunity - The Common Good Fund - Application Deadline 27 Feb. 2017 see more here
Organisers' Evaluation form for 2016 events Download from here
Wordsearches for Including You events - download them from here
Press release template for 'Including You' events download here
Quotations about building an inclusive peaceful society - Download from here a 5 page booklet as a word.doc or pdf
Pledges to build an inclusive society - find them here
"Who is a Migrant?" - anactivity/game to get people talking to each other at your events. Download the instructions here
School Assemblies from Christian Aid- link to and download a PowerPoint and notes
Looking for a speaker for your event? Download here a list (pdf) from the Discussion page (posted 12 Sept 2016)
Faith resources relating to "Including You".Download pdf here links to materials offered by OWW's partners and supporters: worship, discussion, films ...plus Prayers for OWW(updated 7 Sept '16)
Presentation "A OWW approach to Migration" Download this PDF version of a 12 slides (15 -20 minutes) powerpoint
Need funding for your event? Apply to Big Lottery Celebrate Fund! NOW or you'll be too late for OWW more here and other suggestions
Poster/ flyer design kit - download from here
2016 Leaflets "Including You" download PDF versions here
Introductory PowerPoint about organising local inclusive OWW events - updated for 2016. Down load ppt here
Migrant crisis or poverty crisis? - A briefing paper from Global Justice NOW Download as a PDF here
2016 - "Including You" - Booklet of ideas, links and resources for interpreting the theme. Dowload a PDF here (updated July 2016)
Learning resource/activity for young people about peace - from Fly Kites not Drones; suitable for activites in or out of school. find links here: schools ; activities (added Nov. 2015 but still relevant for this years events)
Organisers' Evaluation Form for event organisers to complete and send to OWW - down load the word.doc from here
Event participants feedback form (for organisers to collect feedback from participants at OWW events) (word.doc)
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