A089 HB Committee #16 Report #15

House of Bishops Committee 16 - Safety, Wellness and Mental Health presents its Report #15 on Resolution A089 (Address Violence Against Women and Girls) and moves:

Concur

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That the 81st General Convention affirm and uplift ongoing efforts to educate and empower advocacy among all the baptized in accordance with our scriptural, theological and moral understanding for gender equity, mutual respect and human dignity; and be it further

Resolved, That all the baptized use resources available to them, including God’s Justice: Theology and Gender Based Violence, a resource produced by the Office of Gender Justice in the Anglican Communion, as a means of ongoing formation that fuels transformation; and be it further

Resolved, That Episcopal institutions and individuals participate in opportunities for activism and advocacy, including but not limited to, engaging with the Office of Government Relations (OGR) on issues of gender justice and gender-based violence and taking action on action alerts through OGR's Episcopal Public Policy Network, as well as through the Episcopal Church's work at the UN and UNCSW and by participating in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence sponsored by United Nations Convention on the Status of Women and encouraging use of Episcopal Relief and Development's 16 Days of Activism Toolkit; and be it further 

Resolved, That these resources be deployed and used in congregations during this triennium as trial use, with the hope of including them in Praesidium Academy's Safe Church training modules in the next triennium.