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Lois Wilson: World Council
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The Very Reverend, The Honourable Dr. Lois Wilson is a champion of social justice and religious understanding who has devoted her life to public service and social activism. From her early days in the United Church ministry, through her years of international service, to her term in the Senate of Canada, Dr. Wilson has worked passionately as a defender and promoter of human rights. As an author, minister, international diplomat and parliamentarian, Dr. Wilson has worked tirelessly for the goal of creating a more peaceful and tolerant world.
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For three decades Lois Wilson has traveled widely and worked on global issues with partners in Asia, Latin America, India, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. She was appointed by Prime as a board member of the Canadian Institute for Peace and Security and served as Canada’s Special Envoy to the Sudan from 1999-200. She was a member of the Panel to Assess the Environmental Impact of Disposal of Nuclear Waste and of the Refugee Status Advisory Committee. She worked as Chair of the International affairs Committee of the World Council of Churches from 1983-1990 and was a founding member of the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights.
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Ordained a United Church minister in 1965, Dr. Wilson shared team congregational ministry for fifteen years with her husband Rev. Dr. Roy Wilson, before becoming the first woman Moderator of the United Church of Canada. As President of both the Canadian and World Council of Churches, Dr. Wilson visited partner churches in Asia, Latin America, India and Africa as well as being a leading advocate of inter-faith encounters within Canada. She monitored elections in El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, Sri Lanka and Guatemala, and developed a grass roots knowledge of the challenges facing the developing world. She became a leading advocate of international human rights, a Board member on The Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, the Chair of the Board of Rights and Democracy, and served as Officer with the Ontario Human Rights Commission. She has authored seven books, and served as Chancellor of Lakehead University
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Dr. Wilson was ordained a United Church minister in 1965, and shared a team ministry with her husband, The Reverend Dr. Roy Wilson, for fifteen years. As President of both the Canadian and World Council of Churches, Dr. Wilson engaged in extensive visits to churches in Asia, Latin America, India and Africa. She monitored elections in El Salvador and Mexico, and developed a profound knowledge of the challenges facing the developing world. As a leading advocate of international human rights, Dr. Wilson proudly represented Canada on the world stage. She became actively involved in Amnesty International and with the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security. In addition, Dr. Wilson served as Chair of the Board of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.
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The historical significance of Lois Burnham Wilson's contributions to America and to the world are only now becoming more clearly recognized. For most of her life, she remained an "anonymous figure," strictly abiding by the anonymity principle of her Al-Anon fellowship. Since her death in 1988 and with it the revelation of her name and accomplishments, it became painfully obvious that true recognition of these achievements was too long overdue...as was the writing of her biography.
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