Press Release
Date 17 October 2013 - For Immediate Release
One World Week, 2013, Asks If We Have
"More Than Enough?"
Hundreds of organisers around the country are putting the final touches to their plans for local events in One World Week 2013 (20-27 October). They will bring together local representatives of One World Week's partners from International Development Agencies, environmental and campaigning groups and Faith groups to consider the damage being done to our planet and its people by consumer culture. OWW's theme is asking us to respond to Archbishop Romero's call to "Aspire not to have more but to be more" and to think about how we, as individuals and citizens, could by being more add to the wellbeing of all of us and our planet by addressing the challenges of a warming world, declining resources, growing inequality and unrest.
Organisers are making use of many helpful resources, on the One World Week website, www.oneworldweek.org, and partners' websites, including posters, activities for children and adults, faith-based resources and points for discussion and debate derived from videos and quotations. Leaflets and booklets are also available from the OWW office. Worship resources include a service based on the theme which can be downloaded from the website and customised as desired. Designed for Christian congregations of all ages, it can also be adapted to offer an inclusive experience, with the co-operation of members of various faiths. Christian Aid has produced School Assembly materials on the OWW theme for primary and secondary age groups
A wide range of pledges, which can be downloaded, offers suggestions for everyone to commit to some aspect of being more by the end of the event.
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Contact Information
Media inquiries to:
Mina Comrie, Administrator, One World Week
Telephone: 0118 9394933 / 07976 267367
Email: oww@oneworldweek.org Website: www.oneworldweek.org