James Gandolfini

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Ivan and Charika Corea

Posted on 02:52 by Unknown
Autism Lights #146 are Ivan and Charika Corea.


Charin Corea
Ivan and Charika Corea are from London, England in the United Kingdom. Their teenage son Charin has autism and inspired them to become autism advocates. They are responsible for launching Autism Awareness Year in the UK in 2002 and founding Autism Sunday, which has grown into an international observance of autism awareness in the religious faith community. Ivan and Charika Corea are Autism Lights for their influential advocacy for autism. Their groundbreaking autism awareness work has not always been easy, but with hearts of true heroes they are compelled to fight for those that have no voice.

Ivan Corea wrote this about Autism Sunday: 'We want to thank God for the life of our son Charin. He is a wonderful son and has been such a blessing. Charin made me get out of my comfort zone and campaign on autism. He is the inspiration behind Autism Sunday. We have done all of this - not for money - but for love. Autism Sunday has become a global event because it comes from the heart - it's all about love.'

Autism Sunday:  2012 will be the 10th anniversary of Autism Sunday. It also known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism & Asperger's Syndrome.  This year it will be observed on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Cathedrals, churches, and religious organizations are being encouraged to remember in their worship the over 67 million people worldwide who are living with autism. In concert with Autism Sunday there will be a Autism Sunday 2012 Twitter Storm. People are encouraged to use the hashtag #autismsunday when they tweet on Twitter during February 12, 2012.

Here is a video featuring a poem by Janice Cox and a song by Kirk Franklin from the worship service in London for Autism Sunday in 2010. Families are being encouraged to upload their personal autism videos like this one on YouTube to mark Autism Sunday 2012.


Supporters of Autism Sunday:  Hundreds of organizations and dozens of dignitaries in the United Kingdom are backing Autism Sunday. According to the press release on the event sent to Autism Light, "Among those who have wished Autism Sunday well are HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Harry, His Holiness the Pope, Sir Cliff Richard, Pastor Rick Warren, Deputy British Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband, the Bishop of London Rt.Rev Richard Chartres and the Archbishop of York, Rt. Rev. Dr. John Sentamu." British Prime Minister David Cameron also is supportive of the initiative.

For more information about Autism Sunday visits these websites and social media areas:
  • Autism Sunday Official Website
  • Autism Sunday Wikipedia page
  • Autism Sunday on Twitter
  • Autism Sunday on Facebook
  • Autism Sunday Channel on YouTube
UK Autism Foundation: The UK Autism Foundation is a charity for autism in the United Kingdom. Ivan Corea continues to lead the work of the foundation that he started. The UK Autism Foundation has information about their work on their website.

The following is Ivan Corea speaking about the UK Autism Foundation's mission of encouraging help for the poor who have children with autism.


Special thanks to Ivan and Charika Corea for being Autism Lights. The autism community is very blessed to have their leadership in a project that calls us to pray and ask God to help give mercy in dealing with autism. Autism Sunday is needed now more than ever as autism is impacting millions of more people now than could have ever been imagined on that first Autism Sunday ten years ago.

Autism Light honors diverse heroes to the world of autism.

Photo: The photos in this post are used with the permission of Ivan Corea.
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in Autism, Faith-Based, Father, Foundation, Mother, Parent, United Kingdom | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Will and Lisa Clark
    Autism Lights #71 are Will and Lisa Clark. Will and Lisa Clark are from Louisiana. They have a son named Trey who has autism. Will Clark was...
  • Lisa Ackerman
    Autism Light #23 is Lisa Ackerman. Lisa Ackerman is making a tremendous difference for autism most visibly through the organization she foun...
  • Dylan Hockley and Anne Marie Murphy
    Autism Lights #247 are Dylan Hockley and Anne Marie Murphy.  Autism Light is honoring Dylan Hockley and Anne Marie Murphy in the same post b...
  • Dr. Bernard Rimland
    Autism Light #90 is Dr. Bernard Rimland. Dr. Bernard Rimland passed away on November 21, 2006. He lived most of his life in San Diego, Calif...
  • Nia T. Hill
    Autism Light  #136 is Nia T. Hill. Nia T. Hill is a Writer, Director and Producer from Los Angeles, California. Nia Hill is the Director/Pro...
  • Lorri Shealy Unumb
    Autism Light #295 is Lorri Shealy Unumb.  Lorri Shealy Unumb is an attorney from Lexington, South Carolina. She is also a mother of a son wi...
  • Goldie Lauffenburger
    Autism Light #44 is Goldie Lauffenburger. Goldie Goldie is a Bansenjs mixed rescue dog who resides in Oklahoma. She is also companion to Joy...
  • Connecticut Lights
    The State of Connecticut is the home currently to 10 Autism Lights. They include parents, grandparents, an uncle, educators, individuals wit...
  • Camille Proctor
    Autism Light #144 is Camille Proctor. The signature line on Camille Proctor's email says, "Autism Doesn't Discriminate!" B...
  • Eric Peacock
    Autism Light #256 is Eric Peacock. Eric Peacock is an Autism Uncle from San Carlos, California. He is the CEO and Co-founder of MyHealthTeam...

Categories

  • ABA (15)
  • Actor (7)
  • Actress (3)
  • Adoption (2)
  • Adults (2)
  • African American (18)
  • Alabama (4)
  • Alaska (1)
  • Animal (11)
  • Argentina (1)
  • Arizona (6)
  • Arkansas (1)
  • Artist (10)
  • Aspergers (20)
  • Athlete (24)
  • Attorney (3)
  • Aunt (2)
  • Australia (4)
  • Austria (1)
  • Author (25)
  • Autisable (47)
  • Autism (294)
  • Backlight (8)
  • Behavioral Analyst (4)
  • Biomedical (10)
  • Blog (1)
  • Blogger (14)
  • Boy Scouts (2)
  • Business (9)
  • California (38)
  • Camp (1)
  • Canada (11)
  • CEO (21)
  • Chile (1)
  • Chiropractor (1)
  • Christian (14)
  • Christmas (2)
  • Church (4)
  • Clergy (2)
  • Coach (5)
  • Colorado (2)
  • Conference (1)
  • Connecticut (10)
  • Corporation (10)
  • Dancer (2)
  • Deaf (1)
  • Delaware (1)
  • Dentist (1)
  • DIR (1)
  • Disaster (1)
  • District of Columbia (2)
  • Donor (3)
  • Events (3)
  • Faith-Based (9)
  • Father (69)
  • Film Director (4)
  • Fireman (2)
  • Florida (16)
  • Foster Parent (1)
  • Foundation (17)
  • Fundraising (17)
  • Georgia (6)
  • Germany (1)
  • Ghana (1)
  • Grandparent (9)
  • Has Autism (67)
  • Hawaii (1)
  • Hispanic (1)
  • Horse Therapy (1)
  • Hyperbaric (1)
  • Idaho (1)
  • Illinois (12)
  • India (2)
  • Indiana (6)
  • Insurance (1)
  • Iowa (3)
  • IPad (13)
  • Ireland (3)
  • Italy (1)
  • Japan (1)
  • Jewish (4)
  • Journalist (2)
  • Judge (2)
  • Kansas (1)
  • Kentucky (1)
  • Kenya (2)
  • Landmark (2)
  • Legislation (5)
  • Light It Up Blue (2)
  • Links (1)
  • Louisiana (2)
  • Maine (3)
  • Maryland (5)
  • Massachusetts (14)
  • Memorial Roll (29)
  • Michigan (6)
  • Military Families (2)
  • Minnesota (4)
  • Mississippi (6)
  • Missouri (3)
  • Montana (1)
  • Mormon (1)
  • Mother (57)
  • Movie (10)
  • Music Therapy (2)
  • Musician (28)
  • Nebraska (2)
  • Netherlands (1)
  • Nevada (4)
  • New Hampshire (2)
  • New Jersey (11)
  • New Mexico (1)
  • New York (22)
  • News (2)
  • North Carolina (1)
  • North Dakota (1)
  • Norway (1)
  • Object (1)
  • Ohio (8)
  • Oklahoma (1)
  • Oregon (2)
  • Organizations (9)
  • Parent (83)
  • Pennsylvania (11)
  • Personal Care (1)
  • Peru (1)
  • Photographer (1)
  • Physician (7)
  • Poet (4)
  • Police Officer (2)
  • Politician (10)
  • Press Release (2)
  • Principal (1)
  • Professor (5)
  • Psychologist (5)
  • Research (10)
  • Rhode Island (2)
  • Russia (2)
  • Safety (4)
  • Schools (6)
  • Sensory Room (1)
  • Sibling (10)
  • Social Networking (3)
  • Software (3)
  • South Africa (2)
  • South Carolina (2)
  • South Dakota (1)
  • South Korea (1)
  • Speaker (1)
  • Special Post (11)
  • Speech Pathologist (1)
  • Sports (22)
  • Spotlight (2)
  • State Light (5)
  • Storyteller (1)
  • Student (11)
  • Teacher (11)
  • Television (1)
  • Tennessee (2)
  • Texas (9)
  • Theatre (1)
  • Twitter (1)
  • Uncle (2)
  • United Kingdom (22)
  • University (2)
  • Utah (3)
  • Vermont (1)
  • Virginia (7)
  • Volunteer (1)
  • Washington (1)
  • Website (4)
  • West Virginia (1)
  • Wisconsin (2)
  • Wyoming (1)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (54)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ▼  2012 (144)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (16)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (18)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (18)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ▼  February (15)
      • Nathan Pustka
      • Dan, Carey, and Rob Tedesco
      • Hans Asperger
      • Kendrick Brinson
      • Mark Yeager
      • Jason McElwain and Coach Jim Johnson
      • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers
      • Mike Frandsen
      • Nora Baladerian
      • Ivan and Charika Corea
      • Cathy Dionne
      • Camille Proctor
      • Jim Weiss
      • Guilana Ricchiuti
      • Fred and Aly Harmon
    • ►  January (24)
  • ►  2011 (117)
    • ►  December (23)
    • ►  November (18)
    • ►  October (22)
    • ►  September (31)
    • ►  August (14)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (5)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile