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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 

The Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission held its sixth meeting from the 23 to the 28 October 2017 at the Deanery of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

The Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission (AOOIC) resumed its work in 2013 and completed its Agreed Statement on Christology in 2014, which was submitted to the responsible authorities of the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion for their consideration and action.

In the name of the Triune God, and with the blessing and guidance of our Churches, the
International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Sliema, Republic
of Malta from 14 to 21 October 2017

The meeting of Anglican Primates, the senior bishops of the Anglican Provinces, took place in Canterbury between Monday 2 October and Friday 6 October at the invitation of the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. 

The International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue (IRAD) between the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Anglican Communion met for its third meeting, at the eBandla Hotel, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 31 August to 7 September 2017. The Co-Chairs are the Revd Elizabeth Welch (Reformed) and the Rt Revd David Chillingworth (Anglican).

I am honoured to present my report to Standing Committee. I took up my appointment from 1 July 2015 reporting to Standing Committee in September after only two months in post. I then reported in Lusaka in April 2016, when I had been in post for nine months.

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.