OPENING STATEMENT – Ms. Sharon Rose Joy Ruiz-Duremdes gave the Opening Statement as representative of the Continuation Committee and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), one of the original initiators of the Peace for Life initiative. Ms. Duremdes traced the development of the "new ecumenical, inter-faith project," taking note of the criticisms that have been cast in its way as based on unfounded fears. She expressed doubt that anything can stop a "gathering movement" that aims to harness "people's spirituality towards a theology and praxis of resistance to the forces of evil." Ms. Duremdes is the (first woman and first lay) general secretary of the NCCP, which continues to support the initiative by hosting Peace for Life's interim secretariat in its offices.
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First People's Forum on Peace for Life | OPENING CELEBRATION | 2004 November 30 | Davao City, Philippines
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