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A statement issued by a group of "bishops, women leaders and young leaders, united by a passion for climate justice, gathered during the Season of Creation 2018 at the Good Shepherd Retreat Centre in Hartebeespoort, South Africa." The participants, from 17 dioceses in 14 African countries, met under the auspices of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network and produced this statement after discussing "Adaptation, Mitigation, and the Witness of the Church in an Era of Climate Change".

The month of March brings with it Women’s World Day of Prayer (known in some countries simply as World Day of Prayer), International Women’s Day and the annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Anglican women and men have been taking part in all these events and this newsletter gives a flavour of some of the activities that have been going on to promote the gifts, well-being and equal God-given dignity of women and girls.

The 25^th November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It is also White Ribbon Day and the first day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. So IAWN's newsletter has lots of news about how Anglicans are getting involved, with links to all sorts of resources to help us.

It also has good news about the recent meeting of IAWN's Steering Group and how it will be focusing its energy and efforts in the next couple of years.

And as we head towards Freedom Sunday on 2 December, when many churches recommit to tackling human trafficking and modern day slavery, there is an inspiring reflection on how a church has taken action, and a link to multi-lingual resources.

In this issue:

• A New CUAC Member
• Revd Clare Hayns and her “Brain Strain” teas at Christ Church, Oxford
• Revd Nick Griffin’s “Geek Squad” at Plymouth Marjon University, UK
• St. Barnabas in Okaya, Japan
• CUAC Member News 

AIN Meeting & Conference hosted by the National Indigenous Bishop of Canada, The Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, At The Bear’s Inn, Six Nations Reserve on the Grand River Territory, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada

The Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN) is an international community of faithful Indigenous Anglicans who are minorities in their own Lands. We gather every two years to provide mutual support as we strategically plan our future together. Compelled by the Gospel’s power of love, renewal, peace, reconciliation, and restoration we support one another within our common challenge as minority peoples faced with the unique daily realities of the ongoing impact of colonialism in the Church we love and in the world we are called to steward.

The August 2017 edition gathers news from around the Anglican Communion and anticipates our October newsletter on Anglican responses to human trafficking by featuring the story of an IAWN member who has survived modern day slavery. Please pray for her and for all those highlighted in our newsletter.

“To be caught up in healing and healthcare is to be drawn into God’s passion for human flourishing and the family offers a primary context where such flourishing is founded - an agency for restoring hope and recovering community.” (Bishop David Rossdale, IAFN Chair)

These words encapsulate what IAFN’s latest newsletter is all about, sharing stories from around the Anglican Communion of the many supportive ways churches and dioceses are coming alongside families affected by health difficulties and challenges. From pregnancy and birth care through to chaplaincy care for elders, this newsletter contains stories of mental, physical and emotional health, of community action and creative response throughout the varying stages and circumstances of life.

The May 2017 edition of the International Anglican Women’s Network newsletter is a UN Commission on the Status of Women special! It contains the thoughts, impressions and discoveries of some of the Anglican delegates to the Commission’s 61^st session and reveals the depth of their experience – and their realisation that any one of us can be an advocate for women and girls around the world.

In this issue:

• Mike Higton in Toronto
• Service Learning in Manila
• New UK Vice Chancellors
• Threatened Minorities in India
• The Chennai Triennial:
• A Story in Pictures