“As a church that is energized by lively engagement in our faith and life, the ELCA offers a variety of opportunities for youth to grow in and explore their faith” writes Lutheran Office for World Community about the UN Youth Forum. Learn more here: blogs.elca.org/advocacy/may-u…

🖤#ThursdaysinBlack🖤 Inspiring story of a Thursdays in Black event at the Evangelical Church Winning All Theological Seminary Karu Abuja, in Nigeria aiming to raise awareness and foster culter of nonviolence and respect. oikoumene.org/news/thursdays…

Join us on for our first #JUSTTalk online seminar June 13, 14:00 CEST, on the Beijing Declaration areas for critical engagement for church women today. #GenderJustice #genderequality Learn more and register: oikoumene.org/news/just-talk…

Biodiversity and climate focus of WCC executive committee statement oikoumene.org/news/biodivers…

🖤 Who rocks the #ThursdaysinBlack look better? 🖤 Meet Simon Chambers - a man with style and a heart for a violence-free world. 🌍 Wear black on Thursdays and be part of the change. #ThursdaysInBlack #EndViolence #FashionWithPurpose oikoumene.org/news/which-man…

Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has been a lawyer, a politician in Jamaica, and an ambassador. She also spoke publicly over two decades ago about the domestic violence she had personally experienced. Aloun Ndombet- Assamba is now a #ThursdaysinBlack ambassador. oikoumene.org/news/ambassado…

On Thursday’s #WorldRefugeeDay & every day, we recognize the contributions that people who were forced to flee bring to their host communities. Join us in celebrating refugees around the world. unhcr.org/events/world-r… via UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

No need to wait! Check out your - maybe new? - location’s election practices and be ready! A new worksheet can help you find & gather the info – for yourself and to share in your congregation. Find it at download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resourc…... #ELCAElectionActivator

Texas congregations are among participants in the Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives) displays, displaying the names of victims of gun violence on t-shirts. More from Texas Impact and other ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices: blogs.elca.org/advocacy/june-…

As ecumenical staff settle into new offices in Geneva one thing stays the same 🖤 #ThursdaysinBlack 🖤 solidarity against rape and violence.

In every country, gender-based violence is a tragic reality, often hidden and silencing victims due to fear and stigma. #WCC staff in Geneva have joined the movement by wearing black every Thursday and taking a photo. Join us: Share your #ThursdaysinBlack photos on Twitter.

Staff in Geneva show their commitment to a world without rape and violence each Thursday. Why? One said: #ThursdaysinBlack serves as a means to express the message, 'We are here to support you, you are not alone,' and I believe that this message embodies a form of love."

Standing up, speaking out against sexual and gender-based violence has never been more important. 🙅‍♂️Enough is enough. Join us: oikoumene.org/thursdays-in-b… facebook.com/share/p/tZ2T9p…

Show your #ThursdaysinBlack solidarity: Wear black. Wear a pin. Print a poster for your work or school. Download a virtual background. Organize a Bible study for your Sunday School class. Print posters for an exhibition of the Waterfall tapestry. Visit oikoumene.org/what-we-do/thu…

📣 Ms. Abigayle Chesca Bolado, Programme Executive for Youth Engagement in the Ecumenical Movement, brings to light a pressing issue: young people and children are often targets of violence, living in fear and feeling voiceless. 💪🏽💜 #ThursdaysInBlack facebook.com/share/p/Fb9TtR…

Participants in second meeting of Latin American #ClimateJustice Forum learn about best practices in caring for creation Read more lutheranworld.org/news/argentina… IERP Fundación Hora de Obrar Brot für die Welt ELCA Advocacy Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Chile Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia

Ecumenical staff in Geneva mark #ThursdaysinBlack for a world without rape and violence. oikoumene.org/thursdays-in-b…

🖤#ThursdaysinBlack🖤: “Stand, Speak, and Act” are not t just words—they are actions that are driving change in southwest Nigeria. A new network is working tirelessly to prevent rape and gender-based violence, inspired by #WCC #ThursdaysinBlack. oikoumene.org/news/sensitiza…

🖤#ThursdaysinBlack🖤: We are joined in solidarity against rape and violence. 🔗Learn more: oikoumene.org/thursdays-in-b…