Join and support an October 17th event
How to participate !
Events worldwide October 17, 2003
Join and support an October 17th event
All events of October 17th 2001will be listed on
this website (starting September 2002). Contact us if you can
inform us about what's happening in your area.
Send your messages of support to the Committee for October 17th
To reinforce the impact
of the next World Day, October 17th , write to the Committee: Use this e-mail
link
Learn about extreme poverty and the
history of the Day
To prepare next World Day, you can
read reference documents on this web site or articles and
testimonies from or about people living in poverty. You can also
read the texts used around the world on this day, such as the
text of the Commemorative
Stone at the Trocadero in Paris or the "I bear witness to
you..."
Address .
Make the church group or organizations
to which you belong aware of the World Day
Concern for justice and humanity is a fundamental
aspect of many religious and philosophical traditions. On October
17, believers of different faiths and members of different
traditions will be highlighting the existence and the struggle
for survival of the very poor through the rites, thoughts,
meditations and prayers of their communities. For this purpose,
the "I bear witness to you..."
Address or the "Universal Prayer"
can be used. Both texts date from October 17, 1987.
Prepare a World Day gathering at an
historically significant site
The very poor are often condemned to instability,
to precarious housing which is often knocked down or destroyed
and to work which is usually ignored. The traces of their history
around the world are thus erased and so it is difficult to give
them the recognition they deserve. On October 17, people can
gather at famous or little known place that is significant in the
history of the poor and write a testimony bringing to light what
the very poor experienced there.
Help
children celebrate the World Day
Children want everyone to have equal opportunities.With
the support of adults, children can participate in the World Day.
They can write messages and participate in other activities. Discover for instance the children campaigns of
the Tapori
Network.
Think of informing us about your plans!
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