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Congress of Families V to be web-cast live on internet

Being the first Congress to be web-cast live on the Internet with video and audio coverage of both plenary sessions and panel discussions in the main hall, the World Congress of Families V will open in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday, August 10, and will run through August 12. World Congress of Families V marks 12 years of international pro-family Congresses—Prague (1997), Geneva (1999), Mexico City (2004), Warsaw (2007) and Amsterdam (2009).

The theme for the Congress is “Family: more than the sum of its parts”. Founded in 1997 by Allan Carlson, the WCF is a worldwide coalition that stands up for the position of the family and is a project of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society. More than 30 pro-family groups in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Poland are co-sponsoring the WCF.

WCF Managing Director Larry Jacobs says, “We’re expecting over 1,000 pro-family leaders, activists, scholars and legislators from 61 countries, to participate in the international strategy session for—and celebration of —the natural family.”

For the access to the live casting, you can both go to the World Congress of Families site (www.worldcongress.org) or to the website of the Dutch local organizing committee (www.worldcongress.nl) and follow the instructions. DVDs of the Congress will also be available for sale on the www.worldcongress.org site.