Category: Peacebuilders
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On Churches and Mission Statements
If the people in that church are not actively surfing on the wave of waging peace in community, then the mission statement of the church is not just a joke but a lie. These words are quite heavy however they are not meant to make you angry but to provoke you to thinking.
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Using our Power- Nonviolence & Noncooperation in History & Today, 3/19 Webinar
An invitation from the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) to join a March 19th webinar on the historic power of nonviolence and noncooperation and how they are still tools of social change today. Relevant, timely, and helpful, particularly for those who wonder about the nature or efficacy of people movements.
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Biblical Wonderings as America Falls Apart
Sharing a blog post by Bob Ekblad, an American friend of mine who loves people, studies diligently, takes the Bible very seriously, and embodies his theology in liberating pastoral ministry in his community. I think his concerns are worth a read by American Christians who take the Bible seriously.
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Global Implications of Failed South Korean Coup
Webinar from the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Nuclear Proliferation, where Francis Daehoon Lee and Tim Shorrock explain the ongoing political situation in South Korea and its global implications.
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The Church and Nonviolence
Walter Wink gives tangible examples of how nonviolence has worked in personal, community, institutional, and national practice and challenges Christians and Church leadership to make training in Jesus’ nonviolent way central to Christian formation and life.
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Hands Off Sudan
The war in Sudan has resulted in the devastating loss of more than 150,000 civilian lives and the displacement of more than 12 million people. Behind the two warring leaders lie far more complex conflicts, involving other nations who support the war with weapons and troops. This war must end. Sign the petition and use…
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Growing Young Peacemakers: The Why and How of Youth Peace Education, 2/19
Today’s children are not just tomorrow’s leaders, neighbors, parents, and community members; they are also capable of leading today. Join Peter Digitale Anderson for a conversation with U.S. peace & justice educator and author, Julie Lillie and Nigerian peacebuilding consultant, Amb Moses Abolade about training teachers and young peacebuilders across the world.
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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.
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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.
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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 -…
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