Category: Cross-Posts
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Cries for peace echo from the DMZ… Praying for an end to war and discussing reconciliation
On September 20th, the Peace and Reconciliation Consultation leading up to the 4th Lausanne Congress in Korea began with a pilgrimage to the DMZ.
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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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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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Beginning in September: 6 weekly workshops on skills for conflict transformation.
This “Tackling Conflict” workshop series is perfect for people who are eager to learn peacebuilding paradigms and conflict transformation skills that can be easily applied in their relationships and communities. Read more and register here.
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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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Have you heard about the trash balloons floating into South Korea? Here’s some context and an invitation to try a new way of thinking.
The director of the Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace weighs in on the crisis along the North and South Korean border, focusing on how the conflict over propaganda leafleting in May risks escalating further.
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