Category: Nonviolence
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12 Days of Peace Online Events, 9/21~10/2
In a world that seems rife with fear, division, and violence, what does it look like for Christians to live lives guided by hope and mercy? Join us between the international days of peace and nonviolence for 12 days of virtual conversations, workshops, and collective discernment. Online and open to all! #internationaldayofpeace #internationaldayofnonviolence #event #onlineevent…
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Memories Dedicated to the Victims and their Families of 9/11
We pause to honor the memory of those we lost. May their legacies inspire us to reach across divides, comfort those who mourn, and work tirelessly toward a future defined by compassion, reconciliation, and enduring peace.
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Grieving Sister Responds to 9/11 Attacks in Nonviolence
Cross-posting episode #88 from Fr. John Dear’s The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast (source): I speak with my friend Colleen Kelly, who lost her brother in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. A few years earlier, I had baptized Colleen’s daughter at a very happy family event… On September 11th, Colleen’s brother Bill was…
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25 years after 9/11, peace still eludes us
In this cross-post from the National Catholic Reporter, John Stowe and Charlene Howard reflect on the last 25 years and renew their commitment to promoting nonviolence and human dignity.
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Campaign Nonviolence Action Days, 9/21-10/2
From September 21 to October 2, communities around the world will reflect, educate, and act for nonviolent solutions. Still working out what your action could look like? Find some ideas for inspiration in our toolkit or longer guide.
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Weekend Read: Strategic Signs for Protests
Picketing is a staple of nonviolent action in the United States. At intersections, along busy streets, on highway overpasses, small to midsized groups of people scrawl a message on cardboard in sharpie. Take time this weekend to consider a messaging strategy for such signs.
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Peace through Weakness
Peace through strength is a foreign policy doctrine that calls for military superiority to deter aggression, which the Trump Administration now brazenly proclaims using hostile, threatening rhetoric by leaders loudly self-defining as Christian. Let us instead lift up Jesus and his words and actions in the face of threats of violence and acts of war.
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Disagreement as Practice: Communication Across Divides
It’s difficult for most of us to talk with others about points of disagreement. Many of us argue, avoid, or go along with the majority instead. What if we could unlock the power of curiosity to facilitate communication through disagreement?
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The Third Harmony Screening & Discussion, 4/25 @ 2 pm ET
You’re invited to screen the documentary “The Third Harmony” and to discuss what systems and societies of peace we can build, grow, nurture, and protect together.
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A Statement from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Cross-posting the following statement from Sabeel released after the US and Israel began the latest war in Iran.
