Looks like four of us Long Islanders will work on resurrecting the India Mission Network. We met yesterday with staff of the PCUSA Office at the United Nations and by conference call with General Assembly staff in Louisville to share our concerns about human and civil rights for Christian and Moslem people in India; particularly Dalits and particularly in North India. The purpose of the meeting was to bring the current political situation to their attention so they would be in a position to reach out to UN partners to express our concerns in the event of further violence directed at these two minorities.
The two hour discussion led to an agreement to reach out to potential India Network partners who share our concerns and are interested in playing a role in support of our Christian partners in the Church of North India.
Other avenues to explore are: interfaith dialogue, both here in the USA and in India
an Overture to the General Assembly which meets in Portland, OR in 2016
Submission of a report from CNI to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (which meets every 4 years)
Pastor Jimmy Hulsey and I are members of the Long Island Council of Churches and I am a member of the Interfaith Dialogue Committee. We have a meeting scheduled with the National Council of Churches in early July which may give us some further direction for interfaith dialogue. So we will start with that.
The two hour discussion led to an agreement to reach out to potential India Network partners who share our concerns and are interested in playing a role in support of our Christian partners in the Church of North India.
Other avenues to explore are: interfaith dialogue, both here in the USA and in India
an Overture to the General Assembly which meets in Portland, OR in 2016
Submission of a report from CNI to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (which meets every 4 years)
Pastor Jimmy Hulsey and I are members of the Long Island Council of Churches and I am a member of the Interfaith Dialogue Committee. We have a meeting scheduled with the National Council of Churches in early July which may give us some further direction for interfaith dialogue. So we will start with that.
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