Meeting the Archbishop

Last week the Christian-Muslim Forum in partnership with MADE in Europe held what was a ground breaking and historical day. The day saw a new movement of young people of faith coming together as part of a global movement. Thirty young Christians and Muslims spent the day at London’s historical and very charming Lambeth Palace working together to develop a statement on how we as people of faith see ourselves as stewards of the earth and demand that more is  done to tackle climate change when the world leaders meet this December in Copenhagen.  The quality and the content of the document produced was amazing and can be read here

The Archbishop Rowan Williams with a Few Faiths Act Fellows

but what went beyond the content is what that statement represents.  I commented at the event that it is “a statement within a statement” – how powerful is the message that two different faiths can come together and using the passion of young people, the future leaders of tomorrow, demonstrate their shared values as stewards of God’s earth.   Today we come together on Climate change, Tomorrow it is the eradication of malaria and then achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Read the rest of this entry »