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Presentation to Joint Select Committee of Parliament
reviewing laws on sexual offences in Jamaica
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Presentation by:
Jamaica Association of Full Gospel Churches
Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Jamaica Evangelical Alliance
Church of God in Jamaica
Jamaica Association of Independent Churches
Jamaica Pentecostal Union
Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society
Our comments today build on our written submissions and 2014 written and oral presentations. As we began our submission in 2014, today we reiterate the importance of this Honourable House recognising that laws are neither made nor implemented in a vacuum.
Every law is intended to make a specific impact on society. The philosophy or motivation behind our laws should be consistent with what we desire to be our national identity, objectives for national development and commonly held values. If Vision 2030 is the desired destination, that of making Jamaica the place to live, work, raise families and do business, our laws and policies ought to move us in that direction.
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Jamaica Association of Full Gospel Churches
Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Jamaica Evangelical Alliance
Church of God in Jamaica
Jamaica Association of Independent Churches
Jamaica Pentecostal Union
Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society
Our comments today build on our written submissions and 2014 written and oral presentations. As we began our submission in 2014, today we reiterate the importance of this Honourable House recognising that laws are neither made nor implemented in a vacuum.
Every law is intended to make a specific impact on society. The philosophy or motivation behind our laws should be consistent with what we desire to be our national identity, objectives for national development and commonly held values. If Vision 2030 is the desired destination, that of making Jamaica the place to live, work, raise families and do business, our laws and policies ought to move us in that direction.
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CARICOM CIVIL SOCIETY DECLARATION, JUNE 2015
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FORM LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, September 2015
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JAMAICA CAUSE January 2016 Message and Call to Prayer across the Caribbean
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Jamaica : UNICEF Teacher Training Manual Places of Safety Curriculum Guide (2015/2016) , see esp. pages 19, 43, 47 -50
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Jamaica: Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Family Planning Assocaiation of Jamaica (FAMPLAN, the local IPPF office) and Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVCC) Healthy Sexual Growth and Development in Marginalised Youth manual (2014/2015)
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Jamaica: Excerpts from the Macmillan, seven book Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) series for primary level (2015/2016)
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Also see Flow Chart on ideological and organisational roots of Comprehensive Sexuality Education on the FAQ page under Resources.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES, Sunday May 15, 2016
Statement by CARIBBEAN Family Groups
Judgment by Justice Laing on accepting the application by the JCHS, LCF, Hear the Children's Cry and the Churches (Jamaica Association of Evangelicals, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Independent Churches, Holiness Christian Church, Christian Brethren Assemblies Jamaica, Jamaica CAUSE and the Love March Movement. The Public Defender's request was denied. She indicated her intention to appeal.
Please see the judgment attached.
Please see the judgment attached.
