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Heads
of denominations meet to dialogue with the GNU political parties
Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC)
June 15, 2010
The Zimbabwe
Council of Churches, Heads of Denominations and representatives
of sister ecumenical organisations, the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops'
Conference and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, met in Kariba
on 24-27 May 2010 to dialogue with the three political parties in
the Inclusive Government, Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and
the Organ on National Healing Reconciliation and Integration under
the theme: "Learn to do good, seek justice, correct oppression,
and defend the fatherless. Come let us reason together," Isaiah
1 : 17,18a(RSV).
Appreciating the constructive participation of the three political
parties in the inclusive government,
Having been updated on the progress of the inclusive government
on the socio-economic and political developments,
Noting the achievements and challenges they are facing in the implementation
of the Global
Political Agreement and the efforts they are making in the resolution
of the outstanding issues
The Zimbabwe
Council of Churches calls upon
- the three
principals to jointly hold rallies in all the ten provinces and
speak out against violence and the things that continue to divide
the people
- the three
political parties to respect and implement expeditiously the GPA
to the letter and spirit for them to remain credible in the eyes
of the nation
- the political
parties to refrain from any form of intimidation or coercion of
the people during the constitutional
outreach programme
- the outreach
groups to act professionally in soliciting for people's
views
- the police
to execute fully their constitutional duties in the maintenance
of peace and protection of life and property during the outreach
period
- all those
that are charged with policy, management, administration and execution
of the constitutional making processes to take this onerous task
seriously and adhere to their publicised schedules
- individuals
and institutions to desist from using hate language
- the Organ
on National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration to speedily
facilitate a legal framework for National Healing to enable the
church and other players to effectively take part
We commit ourselves
to
- mobilise
our church membership to participate fully in the constitution
making process
- put our
services and resources towards the successful implementation of
the constitution making process and national healing
- offer chaplaincy
and guidance to the constitution and national healing reconciliation
and integration processes
- advocate
for an independent body to oversee national healing, reconciliation
and integration
- monitor
the outreach and other constitution making processes
- to pray
to God for the success of the processes that the nation is undertaking
View the Zimbabwe
Council of Churches fact
sheet
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