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by Rich Copley | Presbyterian News Service United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Daryan Shamkhali via Unsplash) LEXINGTON, Kentucky â The Rev. Dr. Dee Cooper has a certain expectation of how world leaders address large groups. âWhen you get to high levels of government, even within diplomatic government agencies, typically I experience a lot of âlet me share with you my thoughts about this.â I just don’t always experience them as dialogue.â So, Cooper was pleasantly surprised by Tuesday morningâs town hall meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the 65 âI felt this was very, very conversational,â said Cooper, the interim Executive Presbyter of the Heartland Presbytery in Kansas and Missouri. âI mean, we could have all been sitting in a room with coffee or tea. I felt his intentionality to address the specific concerns but also appreciate where people were coming from r ....
by Rich Copley | Presbyterian News Service Ruling Elder Vilmarie CintroÌn-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly (2018), preaches during Tuesday worship for the 65th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. (Screenshot) LEXINGTON, Kentucky â On International Womenâs Day, Vilmarie CintroÌn-Olivieri noticed her social media feeds were loaded with memes in celebration, but one stood out: âOn this day, we donât need flowers. We need justice and equity.â âI should have taken a screenshot,â CintroÌn-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223 rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), said Tuesday morning to participants in the 65 th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She was preaching at the daily worship service Ecumenical Women at the UN usually holds in the chapel of the Church Center for the United Nations during the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). ....
by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service The 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held online over the next two weeks. LOUISVILLE â Kay Woods was a newcomer to the United Nationsâ largest annual gathering on gender equality and womenâs empowerment when she traveled to New York City in 2019 as part of a Presbyterian delegation. âWhat I found, personally, is that I just got on fire there,â Woods said of the 63 rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). There were 5,000 âdetermined, courageous, brilliant, forward-looking women, all working on these issues, and I just got that âWe can do this!â feeling.â ....
Former co-moderators will discuss white supremacy during advocacy webinar January 25, 2021 Cintrón-Olivieri and Anderson will be guests on the second episode of âWhere Do We Go from Here?â by Rich Copley | Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Denise Anderson, co-moderator of the 222nd General Assembly, and Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223rd GA, will be the guests Thursday on the PC(USA) advocacy webinar, “Where Do We Go from Here?” (Photos Michael Whitman and Rich Copley) LEXINGTON, Kentucky â Two former co-moderators of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly will join the Office of Public Witness/Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for a discussion about white supremacy and the intersection of racism and gender inequality. ....
by Rich Copley | Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins speaks in front of the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill, where the Office of Public Witness offices are located. (2017 file photo) At events such as Big Tent in the summer of 2019, the office coordinators presented workshops together. Recently, the offices have collaborated on webinars illuminating international issues around the world, and they participate in a Colombia Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry class that includes a week at the UN Office and a week at OPW. Behind the scenes, the offices have collaborated on advocacy pertaining to issues around the world. ....