WCC media advisory: Press conference will address a challenging climate, political polarisation

As the ACT Alliance holds its General Assembly in Yogyakarta, faith leaders and actors, international and Indonesian speakers will comment on the growing humanitarian emergencies and the challenges linked to the ongoing climate breakdown and the role of civil society, including faith-based actors, in tackling these crises amid growing polarisation and reduced funding. Photo: Gregoire de Fombelle/WCC 28 October 2024 Speakers will include senior representatives of ACT Alliance, the World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance members, and Indonesian civil society and churches.  They will explore the role of polarization in inhibiting climate justice, and what civil society and faith-based actors are and can do to improve the situation. Speakers:   Rudelmar Bueno de Faria, general secretary, ACT Alliance  Erik Lysén, moderator, ACT Alliance Governing Board and director of Act Church of Sweden  Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary, World Council of Churches  Alissa Wahid, national director, Gusdurian Network Indonesia  Arshinta, director, YAKKUM Development and Humanitarian Programs  Brigita Ra Sekar Laras, Sustainability, Humanitarian and Inclusion, Yakkum Emergency Unit  Rev. Jacky Manuputty, general secretary, Indonesian Communion of Churches Where: Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel and online  When: 29 October, 13h00-14h00, Indonesia time   Why: Faith actors and civil society represent a positive voice and presence to counteract the challenges of polarization on responding to the climate emergency, particularly as it pertains to meeting the needs of the most vulnerable people and communities around the world.  Press conference: A challenging climate: how political polarisation is contributing to climate breakdown - ACT Alliance news release, 28 October 2024 ACT Alliance interview with general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria See more

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