A conference on climate change for Christians in Cambridgeshire organised by the Vellore Link Support Group of Cambridgeshire Ecumenical Council.
18th June 2016
St. Ives Free Church
10am-4pm
Cost: £10 (includes lunch)
Speakers: Vellore Diocese,
India
Christian Aid
Anglian Water
Jesus said “...you know how to interpret the appearance of the sky but you cannot interpret the signs of the times” Matthew 16:2-3
What do we need to know about climate change? Is there a Christian approach to it? How can churches respond to it?
Come and find out about one of the greatest challenges facing the world today.
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Please return to Lily Whymer. 22 Cooper's Close, Stetchworth, Newmarket, CB8 9TT. 01638 507576 (Please make any cheques payable to Cambridgeshire Ecumenical Council, Vellore account).
Vellore Link.
This is the first major opportunity for interaction between Christians from Vellore and Cambridgeshire on a major issue of the day. It is hoped that perspectives gained from such varying contexts will enhance understanding and encourage thought, action and prayer. This builds on the work of the Vellore Link Group in developing relationships between Vellore CSI Diocese and Cambridgeshire Christians over several years to their mutual benefit.
Speakers and contributers.
Wendy Young co-ordinates worship and theology partnerships for Christian Aid. She studied and taught Geography before taking a secondment from the classroom to write development education resources for the Centre for Global Education. She became the education co-ordinator for Christian Aid Scotland and completed her Masters in Bible and Contemporary World issues at St. Andrews which has led to her developing Inter-Cultural Biblical Dialogue, a method of connecting communities globally to discuss issues of gender and environmental justice. She has lived in community in Glasgow and last year sought to live out the encouragement to reconnect with nature found in ‘The Song of the Prophets: A Global Theology of Climate Change’ by walking 70 Munros (Scotland’s mountains of over 3000ft) to mark Christian Aid’s 70th anniversary
Alfred Arunkumar Daniel has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Agriculture. He has worked as Assistant professor and Programme coordinator in Allahabad Agricultural Institute’s College of Continuing and Non-Formal Education for 3 years and with Oxfam GB and then with Save the Children for over 5 years as a livelihood expert helping the most vulnerable people affected by the tsunami such as small farmers, inland fisherman and salt pan workers. For the last 4 years he has been the Director of the Agricultural Institute in Kassam. He has a special concern to help small farmers cope with issues around climate change. He has visited Japan, UK, South Korea and Germany to share about his work among small farmers. He spoke at a meeting in parliament in November 2015 on ‘Responding to the Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Smallholder Agriculture in Paris and beyond’. Alfred is married to Asha William and has two daughters Anisha Jemimah, 7yrs, Arpana, 5yrs and a son Abhishek – 4yrs.
Jared Arul Jebareuben is a presbyter of the Church of South India in Vellore diocese with a special interest in environmental issues.
Steve Kaye, head of Innovation for Anglian Water is providing input on local water supply and what it means for East Anglia.
Arocha, a Christian organisation concerned with the environment will be leading a seminar.