Violence Against Women
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- Date
- 1986 June 14-22
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Act 35
- Mover
- Mrs. Phyllis Creighton
- Seconder
- Rt. Rev. A.D. Brown
- Prologue
- Moved by: Mrs. A. Newell
- Seconded by: Rev. M.C. Ingham
- That General Synod:
- i) endorse the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women for study and action, with particular reference to recommendations 1-6 on pp. 38-39 of the report;
- ii) encourage dioceses
- a) to provide the resources necessary to implement the recommendations of the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women;
- b) to report progress and suggestions to the Women's Unit for forwarding to the National Executive Council through the Program Committee prior to the 1989 General Synod;
- iii) request the Committee on Ministry:
- a) to bring the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women to the attention of all Anglican centres of theological education in Canada with particular reference to the implications contained within the report for theological education; and
- b) to request those centres to implement the appropriate recommendations and response strategies of the report.
- Text of motion
- That the first word in Section (i) "endorse" be deleted and the word "commend" be substituted in its place. CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS
- The motion now reads:
- That General Synod:
- i) commend the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women for study and action, with particular reference to recommendations 1-6 on pp. 38-39 of the report;
- ii) encourage dioceses
- a) to provide the resources necessary to implement the recommendations of the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women;
- b) to report progress and suggestions to the Women's Unit for forwarding to the National Executive Council through the Program Committee prior to the 1989 General Synod;
- iii) request the Committee on Ministry:
- a) to bring the report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women to the attention of all Anglican centres of theological education in Canada with particular reference to the implications contained within the report for theological education; and
- b) to request those centres to implement the appropriate recommendations and response strategies of the report.
- The motion as amended was put and CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 35
- Subjects
- Violence against women - Canada
- Violence against women - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Family violence - Canada
- Family violence - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Theological education - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Task Force on Violence Against Women