Author: Jennie
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Trauma Counseling Activities with Sudanese Refugees in Mukono, Uganda

Trauma Rescue Aid, led by counselor Barona Jagod, conducted a humanitarian outreach program targeting Sudanese refugee families residing in Mukono, Uganda. The purpose of this outreach was to provide essential food packages and offer trauma counseling to Sudanese refugee families in need.
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Warheads to Windmills: Great Ideas for Resisting the War Machine – Let’s Pressure the Profiteers

This is a week of action resisting the war machine. Yesterday, the target of our actions was Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today, we are targeting the message to L3Harris. No matter where we live, we have the ability to resist the merchants of death. Will you join us?
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Coming Up Sept 18-22: Peace Catalyst is hosting some great webinars during the International Week of Peace[building]!
![Coming Up Sept 18-22: Peace Catalyst is hosting some great webinars during the International Week of Peace[building]!](https://seedswillgrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pci-international-week-of-peacebuilding.jpg?w=1024)
Are you wondering about social change? Trying to challenge violent narratives in your faith community? Thinking deeply about how various identities tie into our conflicts? Praying for peace and wholeness in our world – or just longing to hold onto hope in the middle of wars and rumors of wars? If any of those statements…
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Remembering two 9/11s and choosing which path we will follow

Twenty three years ago, in the wake of the World Trade Center attack, Michael Nagler wrote the pamphlet, “Hope or Terror” to point out the strange coincidence that — almost a century earlier — on Sept. 11, 1906 Gandhi launched satyagraha, or active nonviolence, at the Empire Jewish Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa. These two Sept. 11…
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The Biggest Military Base Empire on Earth

U.S. foreign military bases provoke war, pollute communities, and steal land from Indigenous peoples. Read more and join us for #NoWar2024 Conference coming up on Sept. 20-22.
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Are you planning to take part in this year’s Campaign Nonviolence Action Days?

In 2024, join us in advancing peace and nonviolence, and addressing the entwined issues of violence, war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction. #CampaignNonviolence #ActionDays
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The military alliances forming in Northeast Asia are alarming, and Korean leaders are picking sides against each other. What’s the path forward for reconciliation of the Korean people?

As South Korea’s leaders push it into a trilateral military partnership with the United States and Japan, North Korea’s leadership has signed a treaty with Russia. How can we back away from the brink of catastrophic war?
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Open Letter to the Governments of Iran, United Arab Emirates, Russia, and Ukraine calling on them to STOP sending weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and troops to Sudan

For the return of peace in Sudan, we ask: – The United Arab Emirates to stop supplying ammunition to the Rapid Support Forces; – Iran to stop supplying drones to the Sudanese Armed Forces; – Russia and Ukraine to halt the flow of weapons, military equipment and troops to Sudan. Please sign the petition!
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This summer marked 74 years of the un-ended Korean War. How will we get to peace?

Perhaps the most significant reason we cannot be happy about the Korean War Armistice Day is that we understand the ceasefire was just a pause in the war, indicating that peace has not yet come. The war is unended. Peace has yet to arrive. 74 years later, there is still no peace to celebrate…
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This Thursday Evening: A Talk with Joy Yoon on Humanitarian Engagement with North Korea in the Midst of a Hardening Political Climate

This Thursday evening (USA time), the faith-based caucus of Korea Peace Now grassroots network is hosting an online webinar featuring Joy Yoon about humanitarian engagement with North Korea (DPRK) in an increasingly challenging political environment. Register here to attend.
