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14th Ecumenical Social Week. Report.

Within 5 days, October 5-9, the 14^th Ecumenical Social Week (ESW), dedicated to the issue of the sustainable development, was being held in Lviv. ESW united the attendees from various spheres: educators, scholars, representatives of religious, non-governmental, state organizations, journalists, businessmen and experts in Environmental Studies, Economy, Interreligious and Interdenominational dialogue. The International Forum was held in a hybrid format. The majority of attendees joined the events via ZOOM, YouTube andFacebook platforms, some speakers, attendees and moderators attended the Forum offline in Lviv.

The events were held in the Ukrainian Language, some of them simultaneously interpreted into English.

Events (update)

Churches and religions in Ukraine working to protect Creation

For the second year in a row, the Catholic University of Lviv, Ukraine, has organized an Ecumenical Social Week, taking its cue from Pope Francis' Laudato si'. Following last year's edition dedicated to "Hearing the Cry of the Earth. Integral Ecology in Action," the university's Institute of Ecumenical Studies has chosen for this year's event the theme "Promoting the Common Good: Toward Sustainable Development." Work will begin on October 5, 2021.

Events

Program of the

14th Ecumenical Social Week

International Forum

October 5-9, 2021, online

 Registration - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1xT3LmBgk_ykrS4tyJ2f1SjCuPQX2A2f9ioJN-WyrnBV5XA/viewform

Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .ua, Iryna Kitura, project coordinator

The Fourteenth edition of the annual Ecumenical Social Week will accommodate an international conference «Promoting the Common Good: Towards Sustainable Development of Society»that will reflect on sustainable development through the lenses of the notion of the common good, which is one of the central concepts of the Catholic social thought and known across different religious communities as well. Some of the questions that ESW would like to address: How can civil society, the state, business, the Church, religious organizations, mass media, and educators cooperate in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How are the SDGs interconnected, and how can improvements/problems in one field cause  the progress/decline in others, pointing to the need for integral human development?