Nigeria's Largest-Circulation Newspaper Recognizes Role of World Congress of Families in Africa: Pro-Family Message will be Carried to Europe, August 10-12
Registration Still Available for World Congress of Families V in Amsterdam, August 10-12
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Sun, Nigeria's largest-circulation newspaper, was fulsome in its praise of World Congress of Families for helping to organize the conference, "The World Congress of Families Dialogue of Civilizations," in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, June 4-7.
The "Dialogue of Civilizations," hosted by the Foundation for African Cultural Heritage, brought more than 400 participants to the Musa Yar'Adua Centre, for what The Sun called "the first pro-family conference in Africa."
The paper described the event as "aimed at giving the Nigerian perspective to a troubled world lurching from one moral crisis to another."
The Sun noted that addresses included: "A Plan of Action on the Family in Africa," "A Christian View on Sexuality and Family," "Population Decline of the Developed World -- A Lesson for Africa," "Pornography and the Family," and "A Plan to Defend the Family at the United Nations." Besides Nigeria, participants came from Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Netherlands and the United States.
WCF Communications Director Don Feder, who represented the Congress at the event, said, "We're pleased to have Nigeria's largest-circulation newspaper recognize the importance of the Abuja conference and the role World Congress of Families is playing in strengthening the pro-family movement in Africa."
The Abuja Conference was a preparatory-conference for the upcoming World Congress of Families V in Amsterdam, Holland, August 10-12. Representing the Foundation for African Cultural Heritage, Theresa Okafor will report on the Abuja conference at World Congress of Families V. The Amsterdam program on August 11th will focus on the families of Africa and other developing countries. Click here for the full program and schedule of speakers: www.worldcongress.nl/en/program/.
Participants and delegates can still register for WCF V online at www.worldcongress.org/WCF5/wcf5.reg.mem.htm . Click here. Student discounts and scholarships are available. Contact Simon Polinder at spolinder@gmail.com.
For more information on World Congress of Families V, go to www.worldcongress.org. Click here to read The Sun story: www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/ 2009/july/08/national-08-07-2009-05.htm.
Representatives of the media can register free for WCF V in Amsterdam with press credentials at www.nl.worldcongress.pl/?wl=en.
The World Congress of Families (WCF) is an international network of pro-family organizations, scholars, leaders and people of goodwill from more than 60 countries that seek to restore the natural family as the fundamental social unit and the 'seedbed' of civil society (as found in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). The WCF was founded in 1997 by Allan Carlson and is a project of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society in Rockford, Illinois (www.profam.org). To date, there have been four World Congresses of Families -- Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004) and Warsaw, Poland (2007). A fifth World Congress of Families will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 10-12, 2009 ( www.worldcongress.nl and www.worldcongress.org).
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Amsterdam Selected for World Congress of Families V, August 10-12, 2009
Amsterdam Selected for World Congress of Families V, August 10-12, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Last week, the Selection Committee for World Congress of Families V met in Washington, D.C. and unanimously recommended Amsterdam as the site for the next Congress. Their recommendation was accepted by the WCF Management Committee. The dates of WCF V are August 10-12, 2009.
Previous Congresses have been held in Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004) and Warsaw (2007).
The 16-member Selection Committee was composed of: Ignacio Arsuaga (HazteOir.org, Spain), Chuck Donovan (Family Research Council), Don Feder (World Congress of Families), Farooq Hassan (Pakistan Family Forum), Jesus Hernandez (The Family Network, Mexico), Marie-Claire Hernandez (Family & Society, Mexico), Randy Hicks (Georgia Family Council), Robert Knight (Culture and Media Institute, Media Research Center), Ewa Kowalewska (Human Life International, Europe), Gwendolyn Landolt (REAL Women of Canada), Yuri Mantilla (Focus on the Family), Dorothy Patterson (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Austin Ruse (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), Mary Ellen Smoot, Jennifer Swim (GFC Foundation) and Father Jaroslaw Szymczak (Institute of Family Studies, Poland). The meeting was chaired by Gwen Landolt (Real Women of Canada).
Five countries made formal bids to host World Congress of Families V - Nigeria, the Netherlands, Latvia, Bolivia and Russia. All were represented by delegations led by the following: Theresa Okafor (Nigeria, Chief Executive, Life League), Simon Polinder (Holland, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Amsterdam), Marika Bertule (Latvia, Founder, Family Association) - Miguel Moreno (Bolivia, Leadership Institute, Trinity Foundation) and Lech Kowalewski, representing Fr. Maxim Obukhov (President, National Russian Pro-Life Movement).
Dr. Allan C. Carlson, WCF International Secretary, who was present at the meeting as a facilitator, commented: "We were gratified by the quality of the proposals and the caliber of the presentations. It wasn't easy for the Selection Committee to reach a decision. Ultimately, it recommended Amsterdam based on the thoroughness of its proposal, the enthusiasm of the local organizing committee and its supporters, the ability of the Local Organizing Committee to fully fund the Congress, location and venue, and a desire to support the budding Dutch pro- family movement."
While unanimously proposing Amsterdam as the site of WCF V, the Selection Committee also resolved that a prep-con (preparatory conference) should be held in Nigeria before WCF V and that the Amsterdam Congress include a panel reporting on the Nigeria meeting.
All of the countries which weren't chosen as the site for WCF V were invited to submit bids for WCF VI, whose location will be determined before the next Congress.
World Congress of Families V will be held at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, August 10-12, 2009. The theme chosen by the LOC is "Family: More Than Only the Sum of the Parts."
The RAI Centre can accommodate as many as 4,000 delegates in one hall, with smaller rooms available for breakout sessions for anywhere from 100 to 700. The Centre is also well equipped for audio-visual, Internet, media and catering. Built in 1893, the newly renovated Centre is the site of over 1,000 national and international conferences and cultural events each year, attracting more than 2 million visitors.
The Management Committee, which has ultimate oversight of the Congress, consists of Carlson, Janice Crouse (Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye Institute, Concerned Women for America), Paul Mero (President, Sutherland Institute), William Saunders (Senior Fellow & Human Rights Counsel, Family Research Council) and Christine Vollmer (President, Latin American Alliance for Families).
For more information on World Congress of Families, visit www.worldcongress.org. To schedule an interview with Dr. Allan Carlson, contact Larry Jacobs at 1-800-461-3113.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Last week, the Selection Committee for World Congress of Families V met in Washington, D.C. and unanimously recommended Amsterdam as the site for the next Congress. Their recommendation was accepted by the WCF Management Committee. The dates of WCF V are August 10-12, 2009.
Previous Congresses have been held in Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004) and Warsaw (2007).
The 16-member Selection Committee was composed of: Ignacio Arsuaga (HazteOir.org, Spain), Chuck Donovan (Family Research Council), Don Feder (World Congress of Families), Farooq Hassan (Pakistan Family Forum), Jesus Hernandez (The Family Network, Mexico), Marie-Claire Hernandez (Family & Society, Mexico), Randy Hicks (Georgia Family Council), Robert Knight (Culture and Media Institute, Media Research Center), Ewa Kowalewska (Human Life International, Europe), Gwendolyn Landolt (REAL Women of Canada), Yuri Mantilla (Focus on the Family), Dorothy Patterson (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Austin Ruse (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), Mary Ellen Smoot, Jennifer Swim (GFC Foundation) and Father Jaroslaw Szymczak (Institute of Family Studies, Poland). The meeting was chaired by Gwen Landolt (Real Women of Canada).
Five countries made formal bids to host World Congress of Families V - Nigeria, the Netherlands, Latvia, Bolivia and Russia. All were represented by delegations led by the following: Theresa Okafor (Nigeria, Chief Executive, Life League), Simon Polinder (Holland, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Amsterdam), Marika Bertule (Latvia, Founder, Family Association) - Miguel Moreno (Bolivia, Leadership Institute, Trinity Foundation) and Lech Kowalewski, representing Fr. Maxim Obukhov (President, National Russian Pro-Life Movement).
Dr. Allan C. Carlson, WCF International Secretary, who was present at the meeting as a facilitator, commented: "We were gratified by the quality of the proposals and the caliber of the presentations. It wasn't easy for the Selection Committee to reach a decision. Ultimately, it recommended Amsterdam based on the thoroughness of its proposal, the enthusiasm of the local organizing committee and its supporters, the ability of the Local Organizing Committee to fully fund the Congress, location and venue, and a desire to support the budding Dutch pro- family movement."
While unanimously proposing Amsterdam as the site of WCF V, the Selection Committee also resolved that a prep-con (preparatory conference) should be held in Nigeria before WCF V and that the Amsterdam Congress include a panel reporting on the Nigeria meeting.
All of the countries which weren't chosen as the site for WCF V were invited to submit bids for WCF VI, whose location will be determined before the next Congress.
World Congress of Families V will be held at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, August 10-12, 2009. The theme chosen by the LOC is "Family: More Than Only the Sum of the Parts."
The RAI Centre can accommodate as many as 4,000 delegates in one hall, with smaller rooms available for breakout sessions for anywhere from 100 to 700. The Centre is also well equipped for audio-visual, Internet, media and catering. Built in 1893, the newly renovated Centre is the site of over 1,000 national and international conferences and cultural events each year, attracting more than 2 million visitors.
The Management Committee, which has ultimate oversight of the Congress, consists of Carlson, Janice Crouse (Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye Institute, Concerned Women for America), Paul Mero (President, Sutherland Institute), William Saunders (Senior Fellow & Human Rights Counsel, Family Research Council) and Christine Vollmer (President, Latin American Alliance for Families).
For more information on World Congress of Families, visit www.worldcongress.org. To schedule an interview with Dr. Allan Carlson, contact Larry Jacobs at 1-800-461-3113.
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Amsterdam Selected for World Congress of Families V, August 10-12, 2009
Amsterdam Selected for World Congress of Families V, August 10-12, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Last week, the Selection Committee for World Congress of Families V met in Washington, D.C. and unanimously recommended Amsterdam as the site for the next Congress. Their recommendation was accepted by the WCF Management Committee. The dates of WCF V are August 10-12, 2009.
Previous Congresses have been held in Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004) and Warsaw (2007).
The 16-member Selection Committee was composed of: Ignacio Arsuaga (HazteOir.org, Spain), Chuck Donovan (Family Research Council), Don Feder (World Congress of Families), Farooq Hassan (Pakistan Family Forum), Jesus Hernandez (The Family Network, Mexico), Marie-Claire Hernandez (Family & Society, Mexico), Randy Hicks (Georgia Family Council), Robert Knight (Culture and Media Institute, Media Research Center), Ewa Kowalewska (Human Life International, Europe), Gwendolyn Landolt (REAL Women of Canada), Yuri Mantilla (Focus on the Family), Dorothy Patterson (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Austin Ruse (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), Mary Ellen Smoot, Jennifer Swim (GFC Foundation) and Father Jaroslaw Szymczak (Institute of Family Studies, Poland). The meeting was chaired by Gwen Landolt (Real Women of Canada).
Five countries made formal bids to host World Congress of Families V - Nigeria, the Netherlands, Latvia, Bolivia and Russia. All were represented by delegations led by the following: Theresa Okafor (Nigeria, Chief Executive, Life League), Simon Polinder (Holland, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Amsterdam), Marika Bertule (Latvia, Founder, Family Association) - Miguel Moreno (Bolivia, Leadership Institute, Trinity Foundation) and Lech Kowalewski, representing Fr. Maxim Obukhov (President, National Russian Pro-Life Movement).
Dr. Allan C. Carlson, WCF International Secretary, who was present at the meeting as a facilitator, commented: "We were gratified by the quality of the proposals and the caliber of the presentations. It wasn't easy for the Selection Committee to reach a decision. Ultimately, it recommended Amsterdam based on the thoroughness of its proposal, the enthusiasm of the local organizing committee and its supporters, the ability of the Local Organizing Committee to fully fund the Congress, location and venue, and a desire to support the budding Dutch pro- family movement."
While unanimously proposing Amsterdam as the site of WCF V, the Selection Committee also resolved that a prep-con (preparatory conference) should be held in Nigeria before WCF V and that the Amsterdam Congress include a panel reporting on the Nigeria meeting.
All of the countries which weren't chosen as the site for WCF V were invited to submit bids for WCF VI, whose location will be determined before the next Congress.
World Congress of Families V will be held at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, August 10-12, 2009. The theme chosen by the LOC is "Family: More Than Only the Sum of the Parts."
The RAI Centre can accommodate as many as 4,000 delegates in one hall, with smaller rooms available for breakout sessions for anywhere from 100 to 700. The Centre is also well equipped for audio-visual, Internet, media and catering. Built in 1893, the newly renovated Centre is the site of over 1,000 national and international conferences and cultural events each year, attracting more than 2 million visitors.
The Management Committee, which has ultimate oversight of the Congress, consists of Carlson, Janice Crouse (Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye Institute, Concerned Women for America), Paul Mero (President, Sutherland Institute), William Saunders (Senior Fellow & Human Rights Counsel, Family Research Council) and Christine Vollmer (President, Latin American Alliance for Families).
For more information on World Congress of Families, visit www.worldcongress.org. To schedule an interview with Dr. Allan Carlson, contact Larry Jacobs at 1-800-461-3113.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Last week, the Selection Committee for World Congress of Families V met in Washington, D.C. and unanimously recommended Amsterdam as the site for the next Congress. Their recommendation was accepted by the WCF Management Committee. The dates of WCF V are August 10-12, 2009.
Previous Congresses have been held in Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004) and Warsaw (2007).
The 16-member Selection Committee was composed of: Ignacio Arsuaga (HazteOir.org, Spain), Chuck Donovan (Family Research Council), Don Feder (World Congress of Families), Farooq Hassan (Pakistan Family Forum), Jesus Hernandez (The Family Network, Mexico), Marie-Claire Hernandez (Family & Society, Mexico), Randy Hicks (Georgia Family Council), Robert Knight (Culture and Media Institute, Media Research Center), Ewa Kowalewska (Human Life International, Europe), Gwendolyn Landolt (REAL Women of Canada), Yuri Mantilla (Focus on the Family), Dorothy Patterson (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), Austin Ruse (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), Mary Ellen Smoot, Jennifer Swim (GFC Foundation) and Father Jaroslaw Szymczak (Institute of Family Studies, Poland). The meeting was chaired by Gwen Landolt (Real Women of Canada).
Five countries made formal bids to host World Congress of Families V - Nigeria, the Netherlands, Latvia, Bolivia and Russia. All were represented by delegations led by the following: Theresa Okafor (Nigeria, Chief Executive, Life League), Simon Polinder (Holland, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Amsterdam), Marika Bertule (Latvia, Founder, Family Association) - Miguel Moreno (Bolivia, Leadership Institute, Trinity Foundation) and Lech Kowalewski, representing Fr. Maxim Obukhov (President, National Russian Pro-Life Movement).
Dr. Allan C. Carlson, WCF International Secretary, who was present at the meeting as a facilitator, commented: "We were gratified by the quality of the proposals and the caliber of the presentations. It wasn't easy for the Selection Committee to reach a decision. Ultimately, it recommended Amsterdam based on the thoroughness of its proposal, the enthusiasm of the local organizing committee and its supporters, the ability of the Local Organizing Committee to fully fund the Congress, location and venue, and a desire to support the budding Dutch pro- family movement."
While unanimously proposing Amsterdam as the site of WCF V, the Selection Committee also resolved that a prep-con (preparatory conference) should be held in Nigeria before WCF V and that the Amsterdam Congress include a panel reporting on the Nigeria meeting.
All of the countries which weren't chosen as the site for WCF V were invited to submit bids for WCF VI, whose location will be determined before the next Congress.
World Congress of Families V will be held at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, August 10-12, 2009. The theme chosen by the LOC is "Family: More Than Only the Sum of the Parts."
The RAI Centre can accommodate as many as 4,000 delegates in one hall, with smaller rooms available for breakout sessions for anywhere from 100 to 700. The Centre is also well equipped for audio-visual, Internet, media and catering. Built in 1893, the newly renovated Centre is the site of over 1,000 national and international conferences and cultural events each year, attracting more than 2 million visitors.
The Management Committee, which has ultimate oversight of the Congress, consists of Carlson, Janice Crouse (Senior Fellow, Beverly LaHaye Institute, Concerned Women for America), Paul Mero (President, Sutherland Institute), William Saunders (Senior Fellow & Human Rights Counsel, Family Research Council) and Christine Vollmer (President, Latin American Alliance for Families).
For more information on World Congress of Families, visit www.worldcongress.org. To schedule an interview with Dr. Allan Carlson, contact Larry Jacobs at 1-800-461-3113.
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