2007 Action Calendar
NOVEMBER
12: ZAMBIA
Micah Challenge Zambia calls on Christians to pray for the creation of a fair, just and equitable constitution for all Zambians on the eve of National Constitution Conference.
Over the past forty years, Zambia has operated under four different constitutions. After widespread opposition to the two most recent constitutions (enacted in 1991 and 1996), the Zambian government is now finally hoping to be able to give their people a legitimate constitution that will stand the test of time. Micah Challenge Zambia is asking the church to reach out to its Christian lawyers, judges, police officers, doctors, and business communities who will attend the NCC and help to develop a constitution derived from Biblical standards. Read the full article here.
OCTOBER
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17: STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY - WORLDWIDE
Find out about the different Stand Up Against Poverty events occurring in your country. Last year more than 23 million people in 87 countries stood up and took action to remind world leaders of their commitment to the MDGs. It was the largest single coordinated mobilization in the history of the Guinness World Records.
14: MICAH CHALLENGE SUNDAY - WORLDWIDE
Join with thousands of Christians worldwide in this annual church event where you and your congregation can mark the end of Halftime! and Kick Off! the second half. Contact your National Campaign for ideas, resouces and teaching materials.
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Micah Challenge France - MICAH SUNDAY - MC France will be asking sunday schools to send boxes of 8 color pencils and drawings to their MP illustrating the privilege they feel in being able to go to school and asking their parliamentarian to remember MDG 2 (ensuring access to primary education for all children). MC France will aslo be sending the coloured pencils to 577 new MPs.
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Micah Challenge Canada - MICAH CANADA - MC Canada are asking churches to emphasize poverty and justice in their Sunday services and to encourage their congregation to be involved in the Stand Up and Speak Out campaign on Oct. 17th. They will be making informational church bulletins and posters available as well as linking to sermon ideas. Materials will be available soon on the Micah Challenge Canada website.
MICAH CHALLENGE REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORS CONSULTATIONS
Micah Challenge will be holding it's new round of Regional Co-ordinator Consultation across the various regions to reflect, review and plan the campaign for the next phase.
30-1: MICAH CHALLENGE ASIAN CO-ORDINATOR'S CONSULTATION
Kicking off the Regional Consultations will be the Asian Co-ordinator's Consultation being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This consultation will assist co-ordinators in building strategy and capacity for the next phase of the campaign. Salil Shetty, Director of the UN Millennium Campaign and Minar Pimple, the Millennium Campaign's Asian Coordinator will be sharing from their expertise and experience in the workshops. The Asian Co-ordinator's Consultation is being held alongside the Micah Network's Asia Pacific Consultation 2007.
1 - 5: MICAH NETWORK'S ASIA PACIFIC CONSULTATION 2007
More than 250 theologians, development practitioners and church leaders have registered for Micah Network's Asia Pacific Consultation in Malaysia. The main objectives of this year's consultation will be:
- To strengthen capacity of participating agencies to work with marginalised people
- To nurture Christian workers
- To offer space for prayerful reflection and mutual encouragement
- To provide opportunities for in-depth exposure to sub-themes through case studies and workshops
- To explore good practices and lessons learnt
- To encourage a deeper understanding of integral mission
- To deepen engagement with other Micah Network members in the region
Cross-cutting issues of the consultation are: Stigma, HIV and AIDS, Gender, Advocacy and Disability.
Sub themes of the consultation will include poor communities, youth and children at risk, commercial sex workers and trafficking, indigenous people, drug users, leprosy, people in prison, migrant workers, displaced people and working with people of other faiths.
SEPTEMBER
1: MICAH CHALLENGE AUSTRALIA - WORSHIP SERVICE FOR APEC MEETING
In Sydney on September 7-9, 21 leaders from the Asia Pacific region will gather for their annual Ministerial meeting. MC Australia is taking up this opportunity to pray for these leaders and the decisions they will make at a Micah Challenge service in Sydney on Saturday September 1st. Christian leaders from all denominations will be taking part and the address will be given by Shane Clifton and Neil Ormerod, two respected theologians currently working on a book on globalisation and the mission of the Church. The worship service is also a chance to consider our mission to love the poor and to speak out for their concerns and to swim against the tide of selfish concerns to proclaim God’s justice. See Micah Challenge Australia for more details...
JULY
07/07/07: AUSTRALIA, MALAWI, RWANDA
Halftime! moments at sporting events around these countries
7: PHILIPPINES
A Halftime! campaign encouraging participants to join in their 3 point play - blowing whistles 7 times at 7:00am, praying for 7 minutes on poverty alleviation and debt reduction and sharing with 7 friends about the MDGs.
7: ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, URUGUAY
Public, church and youth events
7: BANGLADESH
The Micah steering group will use 07/07/07 for prayer, fasting and a business meeting. On Sunday all Dhaka-based churches will be invited to celebrate and pray.
7: GHANA
Micah Challenge and Blow the halftime whistle! will be presented at the annual Baptist World Aid Forum in Accra by Les Fussel, the chair of Micah Challenge Australia.
7: KENYA
Events over the week will culminate in a rally in Nairobi to mark 07/07/07 and whistles will be blown at 1pm.
7: NEW ZEALAND (Auckland)
Gathering at Eden Park (NZ’s most famous sports stadium) for songs, a haka, a brief address, a famous sportsman kicking goals as we list the MDGs and a mass whistle blowing at midday.
7: NEW ZEALAND (Christchurch)
Young people in the city all day blowing whistles. A barbecue in Cathedral Square - the centre of Christchurch – with speakers, half time oranges, a photo petition presented to local MPs, followed by a concert from local group 'Satellite'.
7: PERU (Lima)
Music festival in Lima and activities in rural villages
7: SIERRA LEONE
Micah Challenge will host a symposium inviting stakeholders and the general public. The communiqué of the symposium will be publicized on radio and other media the following day.
7: SWITZERLAND (German speaking)
Youth Music festival '07 the gig' including workshops.
7: SWITZERLAND (French speaking)
An 07/07/07 event is planned in front of the parliament building in Berne with more than 50 French speaking personalities and politicians expected to attend.
3-7: NIGERIA (Jos)
Blow the halftime whistle! events include a radio program where the MDGs and the halfway point are introduced; a legislative visit to the Plateau State House of Assembly; and a public lecture with the topic ' The Church and the Significance of “blow the half time whistle”!.
JUNE
4: GERMANY (Berlin)
Letters from Andean children delivered to German Chancellor ahead of G8
2: UNITED KINGDOM (London)
Micah Challenge UK blows the whistle at London rally
2: GERMANY (Rostock)
Micah Challenge 'Pilgrims for Justice' from Netherlands, France and Germany join in prayer and advocacy ahead of G8