Resolved, That the
Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting February 5-7, 2014, in Linthicum
Heights, Maryland, reaffirms the commitment of the 77th General
Convention expressed in Resolution D042 to:
- “protecting victims of human trafficking, particularly women and
children, by continuing to support legislation and action oriented to
recovery and reintegration of trafficking victims into society,”
- “recommends all dioceses utilize the resources of these
two organizations [Anglican Women’s Empowerment and the Executive Council
Committee on the Status of Women] to provide education on this insidious
form of modern day slavery,”
- directs “the provinces of The Episcopal Church appoint a
person from each province who will coordinate with the Commission on the
Status of Women, or another appropriate committee of Executive Council to
allow sharing of additional vital resources on human trafficking,” and
- directs “each province of The Episcopal Church begin a dialogue
with another province to recognize how both domestic and international
trafficking affects the peoples of their provinces;”; and be it further
Resolved, That in order to assure the effective,
thorough, and collaborative implementation of the policies adopted by the 77th
General Convention through Resolution D042, the Presiding Bishop and the
President of the House of Deputies shall by March 31, 2014, appoint a D042
coordinating committee that will include:
- The Presiding Bishop and
President of the House of Deputies, as Chair and Vice Chair of the
Executive Council (or a designee of each), who shall appoint a convener
from among the coordinating committee members;
- The Chair of the Executive
Council Joint Standing Committee on Advocacy and Networking for Mission,
or one substitute as may be designated by the Committee Chair;
- The Chair of the Executive
Council Joint Standing Committee on World Mission, or one substitute as
may be designated by the Committee Chair;
- The Chair of the Executive
Council Committee on the Status of Women, or one substitute as may be
designated by the Committee Chair;
- The Chair of the Standing
Commission on Social Justice and Public Policy, or one substitute as may
be designated by the Commission Chair;
- One or more persons with
significant experience in one or more of the local faith-based
organizations actively engaged in the work of protecting victims of human
trafficking or advocacy and education on the issue of human trafficking;
- Such staff of the Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Society as may be designated by the Presiding
Bishop; and be it further
Resolved, That
this coordinating committee shall seek to conduct business by teleconference
and that any other activities, including the consultation of outside experts
whose input is deemed necessary by the group, shall be done at the expense of
the interim bodies whose members are constituent of this coordinating
committee, or as approved by Executive Council; and be it further
Resolved, That
this coordinating committee shall provide a report on its activities to the
Executive Council to be included as part of Executive Council’s triennial Blue
Book report for the 78th General Convention.