VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
You may know it as Gender-Based Violence. Or perhaps Crimes Men Commit. Whatever you call it, there is a brutal reality to living as a woman in South Africa. Between April 2018 and March 2019, 2771 women were murdered (meaning a woman is murdered every 3 hours). There were 41,583 reports of rape. And many women do not report rape (some areas estimate only 1 in 13 rapes are reported). South Africa is not a safe place for women.
How can believers in Christ be part of forging a new future? For a country that has 70% of residents claiming some form of allegiance to Christ, we have to admit we are falling far short of the part we are to play in forming and sustaining a safe environment for women and children in our nation. So, who do we need to be and what is it that we need to be doing? What does our context tell us? What does the life of Jesus show us?
JESUS AND WOMEN
Although we live in a different time and context, there’s much that can be learned from Jesus’ interactions with women. Explore these stories and their relevance to today.
MEN, WE NEED TO TALK
Listen to David and John discuss what the Bible has to say about toxic masculinity, and how it has pervaded our society and our churches.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
If you are on board already, but are looking for the next step, here are some suggestions of what you can do
PREACH IT!
A fantastic sermon from New Gen, a church in Somerset West, addressing #MenAreTrash and the crisis we face
COMMON (GROUND) VOICES
A collection of messages from across Common Ground Church congregations on 8 September 2019, in response to Gender Based Violence.
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WHAT IF WOMEN FELT AS SAFE AS MEN?
Activist, Danielle Muscato, asked women, “What would you do if all men had a 9pm curfew?” The deluge of responses to her tweet revealed heartbreaking responses.
SA AND RAPE CULTURE
“If we truly want to put a stop to gender-based violence, we need to fight every little bit of patriarchy that humiliates, insults, objectifies and minimises the status, agency, and worth of women.” By Melanie Verwoerd, News24
SUBMIT RESOURCES
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