Council for Ecumenical Student Christian Ministry
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Higher Education Ministries Arena (HEMA) www.higheredmin.org The Higher Education Ministries Arena (HEMA) is part of the non-profit corporation, Council for Higher Education Ministries, the primary structure through which several Protestant denominations work ecumenically to achieve common goals in higher education ministries. Hostelling International www.HIhostels.com Hostelling International is the brand name of the International Youth Hostel Federation, the organization representing Youth Hostel Associations worldwide. They are a non-governmental, non-profit making organization recognized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The IYHF is based in the United Kingdom and is recognized as a charity by the Charity Commission. Jobs With Justice Local Coalitions www.jwj.org/index.htm Founded in 1987, JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ's core belief is that in order to be successful, workers' rights struggles have to be part of a larger campaign for economic and social justice. To that end, JwJ has created a network of local coalitions that connect labor, faith-based, community, and student organizations to work together on workplace and community social justice campaigns. Local Societies Initiative www.metanexus.net/local_societies The Local Societies Initiative provides three-year grants to fund start-up costs for dialogue groups exploring the dynamic interface between religion and science. While focused on colleges, universities and seminaries, the program also welcomes applications from a wide spectrum of interested parties in other venues worldwide . MethodX www.methodx.net MethodX is an online Christian community where young adults (18-28+) can identify and explore their relationships with God and with others. MethodX will help you experience God in compelling, transforming ways. It is a hospitable place where you can gather and talk about things that matter, where you can listen, laugh, learn, and share your experiences and with others. MethodX is sponsored by Upper Room Ministries®, an interdenominational, global, Christian ministry. The Upper Room is dedicated to supporting all who want to know and experience God more fully, helping them move to a deeper level of faith and service. National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) www.nfwm@nfwm.org NFWM is an interfaith organization that supports farm workers as they organize for empowerment, justice, and equality. NFWM brings together national denominations, state councils of churches, religious orders and congregations, and concerned individuals to act with the farm workers to achieve fundamental change in their living and working conditions. Grounded in faith, NFWM works side by side with farm workers throughout the country, organizing vigils, picketing, coordinating boycotts and educating constituents. National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice www.nicwj.org/index.html The National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice is a network of people of faith that calls upon our religious values in order to educate, organize and mobilize the religious community in the United States on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers. National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS) www.nmass.org/nmass/ NMASS is a membership association of working people. They are injured workers fighting for their right to compensation and medical benefits; mothers demanding recognition for the work we do raising kids; office workers and garment workers rejecting brutally long working hours; restaurant and hotel workers standing up to tip-stealing and unfair firings; students and other workers from many other walks of life. Many of them are from the Chinese, Polish, African-Caribbean, and Latin American communities. They are fighting for liberation: the right to health, to control over their time and their lives, and to pursue their dreams - the right to live fully as human beings. National Workshop on Christian Unity www.nwcu.us In 1963, a group of Roman Catholics, in the context of Vatican II, saw a need to equip local leadership for the task of ecumenical ministry. In 1969, they invited leaders of other Christian communions to join, and today the national ecumenical officers of the churches continue their oversight of the workshop, which is planned by national and local committees. There are both denominational and ecumenical sessions during the workshop, which seek to further the spirit of ecumenism. Student Christian Movement of Canada www.scmcanada.org The Student Christian Movement is a national network of student collectives engaged in spirituality and progressive social justice issues. The movement is made up of students from many universities in Canada and internationally through the World Student Christian Federation. The World Council of Churches (WCC) www.wcc-coe.org The World Council of Churches is an international fellowship of Christian churches, built upon the foundation of encounter, dialogue and collaboration. The WCC was formed to serve and advance the ecumenical movement - the quest for restoring the unity of the church - by encouraging in its members a common commitment to follow the gospel. The prayer of the churches which belong to the WCC is for the renewal and faithful response of the people of God in witness and service to the world. World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) http://wscfglobal.org/ The World Student Christian Federation calls students to live out the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, providing a meeting place for students across boundaries of culture, race, and denomination. It is a space for leadership development, empowerment of women, a critique of higher education in the context of globalization, the development of alternatives to globalization, as well as the exploration of a theology and spirituality rooted in the hopes and struggles of students worldwide.
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