Dr Viv Grigg gives an Introduction to the Faith-Based Land Justice Network 2023.

1. Land Justice Network
Nov 8,9, 2023
• Nov 8,9, 2023
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2. The program
• https://sites.google.com/d/1c7P5QAxWxeEZWj0aORo1hFDnseQRhua
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3. Schedule Weds 8th. PST
• 6:00 am PST Welcome and M/c for the day: Erik Nkwain
• 6:20 Introduction to Network and Need: Dr Viv Grigg
• 6:50 South African Case Study: Caroline Powell
• 7:20-7:30 Break
• 7:30-8:00 Cameroon: Myumnloh David
• 8:00-8:30 Pasadena Case Study (US): Bert Newton
• 8:30-9:00 Sierra Leone Case Study: Emmanuel Temoindor
• 9:00-9:30 Discussion: Leader: Erik Nkwain
• 9:30-10:00 Integration of Themes for the Day: Ishaya Inuwa Durkwa

4. Schedule Thurs 9th
• 6:00 am PST Welcome, Recap and Prayer and m/c for the day: Mineve Mbu
• 6:20 Nigeria Case Study 1 Nuhu Yakuba Chayi
• 6:50 Nigeria Case Study 2 Ibrahim Buba Ahmed
• 7:20-7:50 Yaounde, Cameroon Case Study, Ngassa Francis
• 7:50-8:00 Break
• 8:00-8:30 Immanuel Temoindoor
• 8:30-8:40 Student Reflections - Mendi
• 8:40-9:00 Discussion on Question of Global Network
• 9:00-9:45 Integration of Themes for the Day: Ishaya Inuwa Durkwa
• 9:45 – 10:00 Prayer and Farewell

5. MATUL COHORT W2
Yakubu Nuhu Chayi
Liberia
nuhu@taste.org.uk
Mr. Yakubu Nuhu Chayi is the Nigerian Country Director for TASTE, a Christian NGO focused
on uplifting impoverished communities in Nigeria. With expertise in development
management, he excels in strategic planning, grant management, and system
strengthening. His past roles at The ECWA AIDS Ministry included positions like Youth
Facilitator and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. Mr. Chayi actively participates as a board
member in various NGOs and companies, offering technical support. Presently, he serves as
the Chairman of Miango Youth Development Association.

6. MATUL COHORT W2
Ibrahim Ahmed Buba Esq, Aciarb
Principal Partner, Buba Partners
Nigeria
ibrobuba@yahoo.com
Ibrahim Ahmed Buba holds a postgraduate Diploma in Theology and has received numerous
humanitarian and advocacy awards, particularly for his work in children and women advocacy. A
member of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and the Nigerian Bar Association, he is
recognized as a leader of excellence. Married to Martha Ibrahim Buba, he hails from Gombi,
Adamawa State. As the Principal Partner of Buba Partners, a prestigious law firm in Kano, Nigeria,
with a branch in Abuja, he brings 17 years of experience in litigation, mediation, conciliation,
corporate practice, taxation, and commercial law. Additionally, he serves as a notary public.

7. MATUL COHORT W2
Ngassa Francis
Practicing Lawyer
Works with Revelation Law Chamber
A member of the Board of Directors, Authentic Memorial Empowerment Foundation
An associate pastor of an Apostolic Church, Cameroon
francisngassandi@yahoo.com

8. MATUL COHORT W2
Pastor Emmanuel T. Temoindor
Senior pastor, Destiny Community Church, Home Leone, Sierra Leone.
Head of the Technical and Vocational Educational Training School at Home Leone.
etemoindor@gmail.com.

9. Masters of Arts in Transformational Urban Leadership
Advocacy and Urban Environment Class
Hosted by WCIU

10. Land Justice Network
Nov 8,9, 2023
Topics include: Theology of land rights and advocacy| Historic issues of Dispossession | Theology of
Creation Care | Land Rights Practice Eviction to Tenure | Local Responses | Land Rights and Advocaty
Practice | Disaster Relief| Wider Urban Planning Environmental Issues
ADVOCACY AND
URBAN ENVIRONMENT
In this 1
5 w eek course sudents exam ine the relations betw een urban poor com m unities,
the land, and broader environm ental problem s including natural disasters. Fieldw ork
focuses on advocacy for adequate housing and infrastructure services.
The Kingdom of God
Theology of Land
Theology of Land Rights
Theology of Advocacy
Reflect on the global
state of land injustice and
how to respond as both a
practical and spiritual
advocate.
Engage the com m unity,
seeking to understand
their stories and cultural
perspectives on each
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11. William Carey International University

12. Digging at the Roots of Biblical
Advocacy

13. • Need for advocacy is evident in God’s character
• Delights in His creation
• Desires harmony
• Loving
• Merciful
• The Church is called to pursue the Kingdom,
reconciliation between all things
Advocacy’s Role in God’s Design

14. • There are multiple forms of advocacy:
• Prayer, mediation, empowering citizens, creating
awareness, networking with larger structures
• 3 levels of advocacy (Grigg, 2015)
• Advocacy for individuals
• Community Organizing of Oppressed Communities
• Networks for Creating Public Space for Discussion and
Collective Formulation of Public Policy oppression and
advocacy
Faith in Practice

15. Advocacy and the Land
• https://vimeo.com/showcase/10635580

16. The Current Situation
• Warfare Over Territory
• Murder, Mayhem, Misery
• The Questions
• Our involvements and Styles of Engagement
• The Power of Building a Network From Nothing
• Based on Common Concerns
• Creating Policy
• Creating Space for Reconciliation and Restitution