About Wang Yi
• Husband and Father
• Former Human Rights Attorney defending persecuted churches and advocating for religious freedom
• Prolific writer, poet, and theologian in China
• Called to ministry full time in 2008
• Arrested in 2018 and charged with inciting subversion of state power and illegal business activity
• Currently serving a 9 year prison sentence
The Persecuted Church in China
1in 7 Christians are persecuted worldwide; 2 in 5 are persecuted in Asia.
There are 96,700,00 estimated Christians in China.
China is in year 4 of a 5 year plan to “Sinicise” religion in China: making religion and theology conform with communist party principles.
Church seizure, repurposing and demolition are on the rise. Raids on churches, mass arrests, and unjust and false charges and prison sentences are also on the rise
Source: Open Doors; Aleteia
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Wang Yi and his writings
Who is Wang Yi?
Declaration of Faithful Disobedience
The City of God on Earth
Prisoner of Conscience
USCIRF Prisoner of Conscience
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Advocacy Isn’t About You by Jillian Enright
Advocacy 101:Types, Examples, and Principles
What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others.
Advocacy revolves around awareness, education, solidarity, and support. It builds coalitions of support and seeks to right injustice that negatively impacts a person or group of people.
Advocacy is not:
Political Lobbying
Crafting Legislative Policy
Seeking broad-scale political regime change
Allied with specific political parties/politicians
Working on behalf of political parties/politicians.