Acting in Hope: Prayers and witness to a safer world for women and girls, an online prayer gathering on December 10 will commemorate both International Human Rights Day and the end of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign. It will feature speakers from Liberia, India, and Papua New Guinea on the challenges in their region on gender-based violence, the work being done to address it, and the hope they hold for the well-being of women and girls.
Featured speakers are Ernest Cajuste, Senior Program Officer, Trauma and Resilience, Episcopal Relief and Development who works with Liberia; Revd Moumita Biswas, Human Rights Worker in Calcutta, the Church of North India, has worked on matters of violence against women and girls for many years and will address issues of technology and digital violence; and Thelma Guni, who is Assistant to the Primate, Anglican Church of New Guinea, a region where gender-based violence has been significant.
The online event will include scripture, poetry, hymnody and music, and time for reflection where attendees can add prayer requests. It is sponsored by three Anglican Communion networks—the Anglican Peace and Justice International Anglican Family Network (IAFN) and the International Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN)—and is open to anyone to attend.
You can join in by registering in advance for either of two meeting times:
10 December, 2025 08:00-09:15 UTC (London) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hAfo8S0uSDisftpHBUr3DA
10 December, 2025 18:00-19:15 UTC (London) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DUdDvAFsT96yTa3w2ZxlUg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. Join us as we come together as a global Anglican community of faith.