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Slide 1
ccme
churches’ commission for migrants in europe
Slide 2
migration 2010
ccme
european churches
to migration
2010
churches’responding
commission
for migrants
in europe
Slide 3
The Conference of European Churches and the
Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe,
at their parallel meetings in Cyprus,
endorsed planning, launching and implementation of a joint year
migration 2010
european churches responding to migration 2010
european churches responding to migration 2010
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 4
why a year of
The Conference of European Churches and the
Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe,
at their parallel meetings
in Cyprus,
a
endorsed planning, launching
and implementation
of a joint year
»WORK
IN
»european
churches
responding
to2010migration
PROGRESS«
starts
european
churches
responding
to migration
2010 ?«
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 5
why a year of
churches
recognizing
»european churches responding to migration
2010 ?«
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 6
leads
to...
european churches responding to migration aims for:
obligation
is posing
on
• VISIBILITY of themigration
churches'
commitment
to strangers
migration
is
an
churches
challenges
and toeach
responding tosocieties,
the
message
christian
political
to in of the Bible
overall
reality
at European
institutions
“welcome
theologically• INCLUSIVE POLICY
human
rights & national level socially
society
today
and
the stranger”
churches
for migrants, refugees
& ethnic minority groups
churches
recognizing
RATIONALE
Churches shall be encouraged to strengthen and enhance their work with and for migrants, refugees and ethnic minority
people, giving the full significance to “Being Church together” in order to face challenges, diminish fears and highlight positive
aspects of migration.
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 7
leads
to...
european churches responding to migration aims for:
A• VISIBILITY
R E A Sof theofchurches'
A Dcommitment
V O CtoAstrangers
CY
responding
message
the Bible
(what do towethe
want
to do/ofachieve)
• INCLUSIVE POLICY at European & national level
for migrants, refugees & ethnic minority groups
Churches shall be encouraged to strengthen and enhance their work with and for migrants, refugees and ethnic minority
people, giving the full significance to “Being Church together” in order to face challenges, diminish fears and highlight positive
aspects of migration.
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 8
to…
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES
• some information and figures, describing the topic of the month,
• the most relevant concerns and commitments highlightened,
• some ideas of “What can you do?” as church member to witness the Christian
message of loving and welcoming the neighbour,
• some “Participants’ concerns expressed at CEC Assembly 2009”, regarding
migrationleading
issues
leading
to...
are provided in the migration
2010
to...
more inclusive
communities
and societies
addressing fears
in societies
leading
calendar to...
highlight
positive features of
migration
A R E A S of A D V O C A C Y
(what do we want to do/ achieve)
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 9
to…
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES
For your activities
• some information and figures, describing the topic of the month,
• the most relevant concerns and commitments highlightened,
EXCHANGEplease
and ENCOURAGEMENT
use the
• some ideas of “What can you do?” as church member to witness the Christian
message of loving and welcoming the neighbour,
• some “Participants’ concerns expressed
at CEC
Assembly 2009”, of
regarding
through
improvement
the visibility
migration issues
and
of E
existing
O the
U meaning
R theKmigration
Y church
A I programmes
Mcalendar
S
arefostering
provided
in
2010
to strengthen, improve and protect
the legal status of migrants, refugees and ethnic minorityleads
groups as a basis for inclusion and
leads
addressing fears
more inclusive
highlight
political
level:
church
level:
participation
in societies
communities to...
to... positive features of
rightsocieties
to a long term residence status
visibility of churches’ engagement
and
migration
after 5 years of legal stay,
for inclusive communities & societies
irrespective of the reasons of stay
and work for and with migrants
A R E A S of A D V O C A C Y
(what do we want to do/ achieve)
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 10
month
January
February
March
focus – theme
For your activities
Uniting in diversity – Being Church togther with black, migrant and ethnic minority churches
o18 – 25 January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Recognizing migrants in irregular situations
Fighting all forms of racism and discrimination
please use the
o21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
April
Being a citizen of the household of God
May
Celebrating Diversity
June
Protecting Refugees
July
Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
August
Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
September
October
o4 April – Easter (in Western and Orthodox churches at the same date)
o21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
o23/24 May – PENTECOST
o20 June – World Refugee Day
Addressing environmental displacement
o1 September – Creation Day (Charta Oecumenica) – climate change, water saving. Migration as an ecumenical matter
Countering contemporary forms of slavery, in particular trafficking in human beings
o18 October – EU Anti-Trafficking Day – official activities around combating trafficking in Human Beings
November
Welcoming the stranger – migration in a globalised world
December
Respecting migrants rights
o18 December – International Migrants Day – main focus on Migrant workers rights convention
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 11
W hat you can do. . .
FIGH TIN G ALL
D o you know t hat . .
mo
n t h16% of EU citizens felt discrim inated in the last year
1
FIGH TIN G ALL FORM S OF RACISM AN D
Highlight
efforts!
IMeexisting
IN ATIO
N What has your church or
f o c u s –D IS
tC
hR
em
congregation done against discrim ination and racism ?
January
23% of Uniting
persons
belonging
to Church
a m inority
have
beenand ethnic minority churches
Religious
freedom
discrimination:
“Render
trueand
judgments,
show cooperate
kindness with
and
in diversity
– Being
togthergroup
with black,
migrant
discrim o18
inated
on
the
basis
of
ethnic
origin
m
igrants
and
m
igrant
s-led
and
ethnic
m
inority
churches,
mercy
to
one
another;
do
not
oppress
the
widow,
– 25 January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
andthe
other
religions
your area
orphan,
theinalien,
or the poor” (Zech. 7:9 -10 )
February
2% of EU
citizensmigrants
have experienced
religious
Recognizing
in irregular situations
discrim
Roma situation: Find out about the history of Rom a in
M
1100the last year
Maarination
rcchh 2200in
your region. Establish contacts with Rom a organisations
March
Fighting
all
forms
of
racism
and
discrimination
81% of EU citizens feel com fortable in having a neighbor
in your region
o21
March
–
International
Day
for
the
Elimination
of
Racial
Discrimination
of another ethnic origin, but only 60% feel com fortable in
M
Tu
We
Th
Fr with youth, encourage
Sa
Subetween
having
a oRom
a neighbor
Work
encounters
April Being
a citizen
of the household of God
descendant s of m igrant
Western
and Orthodox
churches
1 Aprilof– 2Easter
2discrim
3the same
6 s and natives by7 organizing social
1 Romao4
out
has(inbeen
inated
in atthe
lastdate)
12
4
5
events in your parish
2
m onths
May Celebrating Diversity
Get in contact with organizations helping ethnic
1 Romao21
out
5 was
of Diversity
a racial
m otivated
Mayof– World
Dayvictim
for Cultural
for Dialogue
and Development
m inorities
and m igrants
9
10
11
12
13 and offer pastoral
14 care
8
o23/24
– PENTECOST
personal
crimMay
e in
the last 12 m onths
Show solidarity with victims of racist crime and offer
Religious
and nationality
June Protecting
Refugees discrimination are still not
assistance
sufficiently
covered
by nat1Day
o20
– World Refugee
15 June
6ional legislation 1in
7 all fields of
18
19
20
21
3
daily life
Support initiatives against discrim ination and for inclusion
July Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
That’s
WHY...
There is t he nHolyday
eed t oseason
… – migration
23 as theme for summer camps,
24 time for encounter, festivities
25 and summer activities26
August 22
Realize a greater justice, solidarity and equality
September
Addressing environmental displacement
27
28
Participants’ words at CEC Assembly 2009:
Address
racist attitudes(Charta
and Oecumenica)
behaviors– climate change, water saving. Migration as an ecumenical matter
o1
29 September – Creation Day
30
31
“Xenophobia in political discourse and
Fight
against
racism
and
a
culture
of
exclusiveness,
propaganda, rising racism ”
October Countering contemporary forms of slavery, in particular trafficking in human beings
prom ote dialogue, social inclusion and respect
o18 October – EU Anti-Trafficking Day – official activities around combating trafficking in Human Beings
“Discrim ination against m igrants, the im pact of
Renew the churches’ commitment to work against
populist
politicians intensifying negative attitudes
Welcoming thest stranger
– migration in a globalised world ay for t he elim inat ion of racial d
TTaakkeeNovember
A
iinnigrants
aattiioonn and m igration”
racism
Accttiioon
n aarroouunndd 2211sstt M
Maarrcchh 22001100:: IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall D
D ay for t he elim inat ion of racial towards
diissccrriim
mm
December Respecting migrants rights
“N eed to overcom e violence and inequity, to
5 M arch 2010 Wom
World
Day ofMigrants
Prayer
o18 en’s
December
– International
Day – main focus on Migrant workers rights convention
not fear m igration but to build bridges”
81 M
arch 2010 International
Wom en Day
Eurobarometer
296
2
21
M arch
201
0 International
Day for the Elim ination of Racial Discrim ination, Week of Solidarity
EU-M
IDIS
report
(2009)
3
Policy
Index (2007)
28MMigrant
archIntegration
2010 Palm
Sunday
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 12
2010
european
churches
That’s
responding
to migration
WHY...
• Visibility of the churches’ commitment to strangers,
responding to the message of the Bible
• Promotion of an inclusive policy at European and national level for migrants,
refugees and ethnic minority groups,
through work for and with migrants, refugees and ethnic minority groups
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 13
© Thomas W. Stephan
2010
please visit
european churches
responding
to migration
www.m
igration
2010 .eu
ccme
european churches responding to m igration 2010
churches’
commission
for migrants
in europeto strangers,
• Visibility
of the churches’
commitment
responding to the message of the Bible
• Promotion of an inclusive policy at European and national level for migrants,
refugees and ethnic minority groups,
through work for and with migrants, refugees and ethnic minority groups
thank you
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
ccme
churches’ commission for migrants in europe
Slide 2
migration 2010
ccme
european churches
to migration
2010
churches’responding
commission
for migrants
in europe
Slide 3
The Conference of European Churches and the
Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe,
at their parallel meetings in Cyprus,
endorsed planning, launching and implementation of a joint year
migration 2010
european churches responding to migration 2010
european churches responding to migration 2010
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 4
why a year of
The Conference of European Churches and the
Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe,
at their parallel meetings
in Cyprus,
a
endorsed planning, launching
and implementation
of a joint year
»WORK
IN
»european
churches
responding
to2010migration
PROGRESS«
starts
european
churches
responding
to migration
2010 ?«
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 5
why a year of
churches
recognizing
»european churches responding to migration
2010 ?«
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 6
leads
to...
european churches responding to migration aims for:
obligation
is posing
on
• VISIBILITY of themigration
churches'
commitment
to strangers
migration
is
an
churches
challenges
and toeach
responding tosocieties,
the
message
christian
political
to in of the Bible
overall
reality
at European
institutions
“welcome
theologically• INCLUSIVE POLICY
human
rights & national level socially
society
today
and
the stranger”
churches
for migrants, refugees
& ethnic minority groups
churches
recognizing
RATIONALE
Churches shall be encouraged to strengthen and enhance their work with and for migrants, refugees and ethnic minority
people, giving the full significance to “Being Church together” in order to face challenges, diminish fears and highlight positive
aspects of migration.
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 7
leads
to...
european churches responding to migration aims for:
A• VISIBILITY
R E A Sof theofchurches'
A Dcommitment
V O CtoAstrangers
CY
responding
message
the Bible
(what do towethe
want
to do/ofachieve)
• INCLUSIVE POLICY at European & national level
for migrants, refugees & ethnic minority groups
Churches shall be encouraged to strengthen and enhance their work with and for migrants, refugees and ethnic minority
people, giving the full significance to “Being Church together” in order to face challenges, diminish fears and highlight positive
aspects of migration.
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 8
to…
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES
• some information and figures, describing the topic of the month,
• the most relevant concerns and commitments highlightened,
• some ideas of “What can you do?” as church member to witness the Christian
message of loving and welcoming the neighbour,
• some “Participants’ concerns expressed at CEC Assembly 2009”, regarding
migrationleading
issues
leading
to...
are provided in the migration
2010
to...
more inclusive
communities
and societies
addressing fears
in societies
leading
calendar to...
highlight
positive features of
migration
A R E A S of A D V O C A C Y
(what do we want to do/ achieve)
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 9
to…
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES
For your activities
• some information and figures, describing the topic of the month,
• the most relevant concerns and commitments highlightened,
EXCHANGEplease
and ENCOURAGEMENT
use the
• some ideas of “What can you do?” as church member to witness the Christian
message of loving and welcoming the neighbour,
• some “Participants’ concerns expressed
at CEC
Assembly 2009”, of
regarding
through
improvement
the visibility
migration issues
and
of E
existing
O the
U meaning
R theKmigration
Y church
A I programmes
Mcalendar
S
arefostering
provided
in
2010
to strengthen, improve and protect
the legal status of migrants, refugees and ethnic minorityleads
groups as a basis for inclusion and
leads
addressing fears
more inclusive
highlight
political
level:
church
level:
participation
in societies
communities to...
to... positive features of
rightsocieties
to a long term residence status
visibility of churches’ engagement
and
migration
after 5 years of legal stay,
for inclusive communities & societies
irrespective of the reasons of stay
and work for and with migrants
A R E A S of A D V O C A C Y
(what do we want to do/ achieve)
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 10
month
January
February
March
focus – theme
For your activities
Uniting in diversity – Being Church togther with black, migrant and ethnic minority churches
o18 – 25 January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Recognizing migrants in irregular situations
Fighting all forms of racism and discrimination
please use the
o21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
April
Being a citizen of the household of God
May
Celebrating Diversity
June
Protecting Refugees
July
Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
August
Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
September
October
o4 April – Easter (in Western and Orthodox churches at the same date)
o21 May – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
o23/24 May – PENTECOST
o20 June – World Refugee Day
Addressing environmental displacement
o1 September – Creation Day (Charta Oecumenica) – climate change, water saving. Migration as an ecumenical matter
Countering contemporary forms of slavery, in particular trafficking in human beings
o18 October – EU Anti-Trafficking Day – official activities around combating trafficking in Human Beings
November
Welcoming the stranger – migration in a globalised world
December
Respecting migrants rights
o18 December – International Migrants Day – main focus on Migrant workers rights convention
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 11
W hat you can do. . .
FIGH TIN G ALL
D o you know t hat . .
mo
n t h16% of EU citizens felt discrim inated in the last year
1
FIGH TIN G ALL FORM S OF RACISM AN D
Highlight
efforts!
IMeexisting
IN ATIO
N What has your church or
f o c u s –D IS
tC
hR
em
congregation done against discrim ination and racism ?
January
23% of Uniting
persons
belonging
to Church
a m inority
have
beenand ethnic minority churches
Religious
freedom
discrimination:
“Render
trueand
judgments,
show cooperate
kindness with
and
in diversity
– Being
togthergroup
with black,
migrant
discrim o18
inated
on
the
basis
of
ethnic
origin
m
igrants
and
m
igrant
s-led
and
ethnic
m
inority
churches,
mercy
to
one
another;
do
not
oppress
the
widow,
– 25 January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
andthe
other
religions
your area
orphan,
theinalien,
or the poor” (Zech. 7:9 -10 )
February
2% of EU
citizensmigrants
have experienced
religious
Recognizing
in irregular situations
discrim
Roma situation: Find out about the history of Rom a in
M
1100the last year
Maarination
rcchh 2200in
your region. Establish contacts with Rom a organisations
March
Fighting
all
forms
of
racism
and
discrimination
81% of EU citizens feel com fortable in having a neighbor
in your region
o21
March
–
International
Day
for
the
Elimination
of
Racial
Discrimination
of another ethnic origin, but only 60% feel com fortable in
M
Tu
We
Th
Fr with youth, encourage
Sa
Subetween
having
a oRom
a neighbor
Work
encounters
April Being
a citizen
of the household of God
descendant s of m igrant
Western
and Orthodox
churches
1 Aprilof– 2Easter
2discrim
3the same
6 s and natives by7 organizing social
1 Romao4
out
has(inbeen
inated
in atthe
lastdate)
12
4
5
events in your parish
2
m onths
May Celebrating Diversity
Get in contact with organizations helping ethnic
1 Romao21
out
5 was
of Diversity
a racial
m otivated
Mayof– World
Dayvictim
for Cultural
for Dialogue
and Development
m inorities
and m igrants
9
10
11
12
13 and offer pastoral
14 care
8
o23/24
– PENTECOST
personal
crimMay
e in
the last 12 m onths
Show solidarity with victims of racist crime and offer
Religious
and nationality
June Protecting
Refugees discrimination are still not
assistance
sufficiently
covered
by nat1Day
o20
– World Refugee
15 June
6ional legislation 1in
7 all fields of
18
19
20
21
3
daily life
Support initiatives against discrim ination and for inclusion
July Holyday season – migration as theme for summer camps, time for encounter, festivities and summer activities
That’s
WHY...
There is t he nHolyday
eed t oseason
… – migration
23 as theme for summer camps,
24 time for encounter, festivities
25 and summer activities26
August 22
Realize a greater justice, solidarity and equality
September
Addressing environmental displacement
27
28
Participants’ words at CEC Assembly 2009:
Address
racist attitudes(Charta
and Oecumenica)
behaviors– climate change, water saving. Migration as an ecumenical matter
o1
29 September – Creation Day
30
31
“Xenophobia in political discourse and
Fight
against
racism
and
a
culture
of
exclusiveness,
propaganda, rising racism ”
October Countering contemporary forms of slavery, in particular trafficking in human beings
prom ote dialogue, social inclusion and respect
o18 October – EU Anti-Trafficking Day – official activities around combating trafficking in Human Beings
“Discrim ination against m igrants, the im pact of
Renew the churches’ commitment to work against
populist
politicians intensifying negative attitudes
Welcoming thest stranger
– migration in a globalised world ay for t he elim inat ion of racial d
TTaakkeeNovember
A
iinnigrants
aattiioonn and m igration”
racism
Accttiioon
n aarroouunndd 2211sstt M
Maarrcchh 22001100:: IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall D
D ay for t he elim inat ion of racial towards
diissccrriim
mm
December Respecting migrants rights
“N eed to overcom e violence and inequity, to
5 M arch 2010 Wom
World
Day ofMigrants
Prayer
o18 en’s
December
– International
Day – main focus on Migrant workers rights convention
not fear m igration but to build bridges”
81 M
arch 2010 International
Wom en Day
Eurobarometer
296
2
21
M arch
201
0 International
Day for the Elim ination of Racial Discrim ination, Week of Solidarity
EU-M
IDIS
report
(2009)
3
Policy
Index (2007)
28MMigrant
archIntegration
2010 Palm
Sunday
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 12
2010
european
churches
That’s
responding
to migration
WHY...
• Visibility of the churches’ commitment to strangers,
responding to the message of the Bible
• Promotion of an inclusive policy at European and national level for migrants,
refugees and ethnic minority groups,
through work for and with migrants, refugees and ethnic minority groups
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010
Slide 13
© Thomas W. Stephan
2010
please visit
european churches
responding
to migration
www.m
igration
2010 .eu
ccme
european churches responding to m igration 2010
churches’
commission
for migrants
in europeto strangers,
• Visibility
of the churches’
commitment
responding to the message of the Bible
• Promotion of an inclusive policy at European and national level for migrants,
refugees and ethnic minority groups,
through work for and with migrants, refugees and ethnic minority groups
thank you
m igration 2010.eu
european churches responding to m igration 2010