Resources:

Life’s resources and the global economy

• Tourism in the Philippines: A View from the Underside (2008.10.24) – unity statement issued by the participants of the Philippine consultation on “Tourism in the Philippines: A View from the Underside”, 21-23 October
• A Moral Economy of Tourism (2008.10.22) – theological reflection by Dr. Everett Mendoza at the Philippine consultation on “Tourism in the Philippines: A View from the Underside”, 21-23 October
• State and Trends of Global Tourism: Setting the Context (2008.10.21) – opening remarks by ECOT Director Caesar D’Mello at the Philippine consultation on “Tourism in the Philippines: A View from the Underside”, 21-23 October
• WCC general secretary’s statement on the global food crisis (2008.10.16) – issued on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October
• World Tourism Day 2008: A South Perspective (2008.09.27) – statement from the Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism (ECOT) and endorsing agencies for World Tourism Day, 27 September
• Practicing the Rage: Perspectives from 25 years of civil society engagement in Tourism (2008.07.07) – book review by Dr. T.T. Sreekumar of Transforming, Re-forming Tourism: Perspectives on Justice and Humanity in Tourism, a publication marking the 25th anniversary of ECOT
• Church Leaders Release Statement on Climate Change (2008.06.12) – open letter from Bishop Mvume Dandala, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) on the consultation on climate change and water held in Nairobi, Kenya, 3-5 June
• African Church Leaders’ Statement on climate change and water (2008.06.05) – concluding statement of the AACC-sponsored consultation on climate change held in Nairobi, Kenya, 3-5 June
• Food and Faith: A call to churches on the global food crisis (2008.06.05) – policy statement and call to action issued by the WCC general secretary on the global food crisis on the occasion of the world leaders summit on food security in Rome, 3-5 June
• Overcome humanity’s “greed”: Churches respond to the food crisis (2008.06.05) – news feature released jointly by the World Council of Churches, ACT International, ACT Development and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance on the occasion of the world leaders summit on food security in Rome, 3-5 June
• Oikotree – putting justice at the heart of faith (2008.01.24) – concept paper on the Oikotree movement, a joint initiative of WARC, WCC and CWM