Author: Jennie

• Cultivating Beloved Community by “Calling In”

  

  Days before MLK day and Donald Trump’s inauguration, listen to this podcast for great stories and advice on how to build beloved community. Without dodging the hard questions in our polarized society, Loretta Ross invites us to resist “calling out” culture in exchange for “calling in.”

  Jennie

  January 18, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Nonviolence, Reconciliation

  Calling In, Calling OUt, Dan Harris, Loretta Ross, Mindfulness, MLK, Nonviolence, Ten Percent Happier

• MLK Calls Us Beyond War

  

  Cross-posting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in New York City.

  Jennie

  January 16, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Jesus’ Way, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolence, Revolution of the Heart, USA, Vietnam

  CeasefireNow, End The Korean War, End War, Event, Foreign Policy, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, New York City, Riverside Church, Speech, USA, Vietnam War, war

• Cognitive Dissonance in D.C.

  

  The Blob knows what is going on, but it doesn’t call any of the shots… To work in DC now is to understand that the genocide in Palestine is not a mistake. The people actually in charge are doing this. (by Josef Burton)

  Jennie

  January 14, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Militarism, Solidarity, USA, Weapons

• Massacres Under US Hegemony

  

  In the second in a three-part series on the Korean War, Tasha, Munjo, and Tenzin present about the dark history of Korean War massacres under US hegemony.

  Jennie

  January 13, 2025

  Korea, Korea Peace Study Group, USA, Video

• Demystifying Divestment, 01/19, 1 pm ET

  

  This will be an informative and interactive webinar, useful for anyone interested in divestment for themselves, their faith community, town, city or other institution. Registration required to receive the zoom link.

  Jennie

  January 11, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Divestment, Events, Militarism

  Divest from Death, Divest from War, Nuclear Divestment, Weapons Divestment

• Korea is Increasingly Connected to the Conflicts Around the World

  

  In the midst of a world at war, the Korean Peninsula is not only connected to these global conflicts, but is itself a geopolitical fault line. The author urges the South Korean government to tred cautiously.

  Jennie

  January 9, 2025

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Korea, Militarism, Russia, Ukraine, USA

• Cartoon Recap of South Korean Martial Law in 2024 and 1980

  

  The following South Korean comic takes us into the mind of a soldier during martial law in Seoul, December 2024 – then time travels back as an observer of martial law in Gwangju, May 1980 – returning to Seoul for the overturning of martial law, the people’s protests, and the impeachment of the President -…

  Jennie

  January 7, 2025

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Cross-Posts, Jesus’ Way, Korea, Militarism, Nonviolence

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Comic, Comic Strip, Emergency Order, Jesuit, Jesuit Research Center for Advocacy and Solidarity, Martial Law, Myeongdong, National Assembly, Soldier, South Korea, Webtoon, Yoon Suk-Yeol

• The Magi’s Nonviolent Resistance

  

  The Magi hold a unique and often overlooked place in the Christmas narrative. Their journey, actions, and choices provide us with a profound model of nonviolent resistance and solidarity. Read more in this cross-post from Sami Awad.

  Jennie

  January 5, 2025

  Church, Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Nonviolence, Nonviolence International, Solidarity, Unarmed Civilian Protection

  Christmas, Christmas Season, Epiphany, Magi, Nonviolence, Way of Peace, Wise Men

• The Peace of Jesus in a War-Torn World

  

  Cross-posting this Christmas message from Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., calling Christians to eschew fear, anger, and violence to follow Jesus in the Way of Peace.

  Jennie

  January 4, 2025

  Church, Jesus’ Way, Nonviolence, Peace

  Christmas, Nonviolence, Way of Jesus, Way of Peace

• A Call to Repentance and Hope

  

  Cross-posting this essay by Mercy Aiken. It is a call to repentance and hope–and what she is learning from our Palestinian siblings in Christ.

  Jennie

  January 2, 2025

  Church, Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Peace Catalyst International

  Gaza, Israel, Palestine, theology