Concept Note for Freedom and Justice

Important Considerations for Artistic Impact Solutions

What are some of the most pressing problems due to ethnic conflicts? Here are some specific responses for which we are inviting artistic impact solutions for the global ecclesia to consider in this season:

• Recognition of Ethnic Minorities – The colonization has redrawn the borders of most of the countries during the exit of colonial powers, making the ethnic communities as minorities in their own land. God’s plan of equality gets disturbed here. Learn more… (include links to Lausanne and other practical helps)

• Power Struggle - The ruling class in most of the countries are decided unofficially and in most of the cases does not space for the ethnic minorities and the government usually take an anti minority stand. This has induced struggles for power and has created an inferiority mindset when they lose the struggle. Again, as Christians, one need of inferiority feeling but unwavering boldness. Learn more…

• Access to Resources – Most of the territories where the ethnic minorities live would be rich in resources which the ruling class will be eyeing on to plunder thereby making the sons of the soil as the servants. Biblically, land resources are blessings which should be benefitted by the natives