Wednesday, September 30, 2020

WCRC eNews: September 2020: #ZacTax, Nyomi book, migration policy, more

eNews: September 2020

Tax justice can renew biblical covenants

Tax justice, including reforming the current tax systems, enacting jubilee, and paying reparations, was the focus of the second 2020 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics, and Management (GEM School) public webinar.

Students and guests were introduced to the Zacchaeus Tax Campaign (#ZacTax), which calls for “a transformation in the global economic system that would, like Zacchaeus, return at least some of the monies owed” by multinational corporations and the extremely wealthy, said Justin Thacker, director of Church Action for Justice (UK). “More than ever we want to see a fairer world, a more just world, a more equal world, a world where the rich and powerful stop exploiting—and, indeed, stealing—from the poor.”

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Setri Nyomi reflects on 40 years of ministry in a new book.
Christian organizations call for more compassionate EU migration policy: DeutschEnglishEspañolFrançais
WCRC joins call to protect human rights in the Philippines.
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Global religious leaders urge end to broken state of European migration.
From the General Secretary: Arise and Shine (in the latest Reformed Communiqué).
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