As police and protesters geared up for the G8/20 summit in Toronto, Winnipeg played host to a gathering of faith leaders from around the world, June 21–23. They drafted a public engagement document, “A Time For Inspired Leadership and Action,” as a key part of the strategy to encourage national and international discussion and advocacy for addressing poverty, caring for the earth and investing in peace.

The statement was officially received at the summit by Steven Fletcher (minister of state for democratic reform) on behalf of the Canadian government, reports general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches Karen Hamilton, and was sent to the Canadian G8 office “from which we received a reply within hours.”

The statement can be found at the www.faithchallengeg8.com website where footage from the speakers and panels will be posted later in July.

Click here to see the statement.

Click here for the English site.