4-7 Issue 3 News:issue 3 23/04/2009 09:17 Page 6
Lobbying the
United Nations
A team of five from Mothers’ Union attended
the United Nations 53rd Commission on the
Status of Women earlier this year to lobby
governments on behalf of families around the
world.
The Governments committed themselves to
several of the issues being highlighted by
Mothers’ Union including:
• Promoting work/life balance for both women
and men
Bishop ‘impressed’
• Promoting family-friendly policies and
A Scottish bishop was so impressed with the
services including affordable and accessible
Mothers’ Union members from Myanmar he
care for dependents
met at the Lambeth Conference, he has joined
Mothers’ Union. Rt Rev Martin Shaw, Bishop of
• Addressing gender stereotyping
Argyll and the Isles was enrolled as a diocesan
• Scaling up efforts to achieve Millennium
member in St John’s Cathedral, Oban.
Development Goal 6 – to halt and reverse the
spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015 — expanding and
improving access to quality care and
Quiet Day in France
European Diocesan President Barbara Woods
treatment.
has visited the Mothers’ Union branch in Poitou
Charentes, France, taking part in a Quiet Day
Social Policy Officer Rachel Aston said, ‘The
and Holy Communion service in Cognac. The
important work continues, however! It is
Very Rev Alan Woods, formerly Dean of Holy
important for Mothers’ Union members across Trinity Cathedral, Gibraltar, now Dean Emeritus,
the world to lobby their governments on the presided and preached. Joyce Bache, the Poitou
agreed conclusions. Ask the Faith & Policy Unit
Charentes branch leader said, ‘In these times
for resources to help you discuss and address the
when communication is mostly by email it was
issues.’
lovely to have some personal contact.’
The Mothers’ Union representatives to the UN,
pictured above, from left, are: Jennifer Coton,
Social Policy Researcher; Vivian Kityo, General
Trustee (Uganda); Elizabeth Brown, Provincial
President (Canterbury) and Trustee; Rachel Aston,
Social Policy Officer and Salome Leipa, Provincial
Coordinator/Trainer (Kenya).
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