Women`s Space
What is the Women`s Space?
During the previous assemblies there has always been a physical space where women give visibility to their global priorities and concerns. In Windhoek the Women`s Space will be located in the Omatala (the Market place) and a proposed name for this Space is "Welwitschia" . This flowerhas some healing abilities and we can see it at the entrance of the new museum of liberation. It is very much related to the freedom struggle.
To learn more about this flower click this link https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia_mirabilis
The Women`s Space is expected to serve four main purposes:
1) To allow women to meet and pursue the exchange of experiences and discussions initiated during the Women`s Pre-Assembly.
2) To give visibility to women`s contributions to the churches and to the Reformation journey through exhibitions, distribution of publications and sharing about the efforts made by the LWF women`s networks in different contexts.
3) To offer a space for celebration, for community building, for prayer and mutual support, with a clear local accent (in terms of the way it looks, its name and the strong presence of Namibian and African women).
4) To serve as a place for women and men to interact and to build strategies on how to affirm and support women in leadership and ministry as well as implement the gender justice agenda during the assembly and beyond.
Women`s Space - from the Previous Assemblies
A Place:
- Exchange experiences
- Initiate discussions
- To give visibility to women`s contributions
- For celebration and community building
- For women and men to interact
Women demonstrationg at the Budapest Assembly, 1984
Women raised a question -Now they do lots of things together. Why not later on? - at Budapest Assembly, 1984
Women meeting in `O recanto` centre at Curitiba Assembly, 1990
Women meeting in `O recanto` centre at Curitiba Assembly, 1990
Rev. Dr Prasanakumari, sharing her experiences with the women delegates in the Women`s Space, Hongkong, 1997.
Women`s space is named as Miriam`s well - A place to share experiences, reflect and rest, Winnipeg, Canada, 2003.
Katharina Van Bora greeting the LWF Assembly delegates,Winnipeg, Canada, 2003. .
Woman Space is a space,where women meet one another with Joy and hope in building the LWF communion, Winnipeg, Canada, 2003..
Women and Men are gathereed to celebrate the gift of life..."Give us today our Daily Bread".
Rev. Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt is addressing the women delegates at the women`s space, Stuttgart 2010.
Women delegates at the Women`space,Stuttgart 2010.
Women delegates at the Women`space,Stuttgart 2010.
Women delegates leading the worship at Stuttgart 2010.
Women delegates at the Women`space,Stuttgart 2010.
