Check out the first report on the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen written by Bill and Carol Somplatsky-Jarman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) staff members who are attending the event. Thanks to the Environmental Ministries Office for posting their reports. They…
Read more »God of the ages, in your sight nations rise and fall, and pass through times of peril. On this day we remember with gratitude those who died in defense of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and all those who…
Read more »Good news from the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World! The summit closed with more than 120 governments adopting the Cartagena Action Plan (read the plan in draft form [pdf], a detailed five-year plan of commitments on all areas of…
Read more »2010 Ecumenical Advocacy Days March 19-22, 2010 – Washington DC A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Peoples Register NowMarch 19 – 22, 2010 in Washington D.C. “and Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of…
Read more »International leaders will meet in Copenhagen from December 7-18 to create a new international agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions that will replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. To show your support for climate justice, ring your…
Read more »Consider engaging in Morning Prayer Presbyterian Style as a way to prepare during this Advent Season. Thanks to Lynn Shephard, pastor of Afton Presbyterian Church and Guilford Center Presbyterian Church in the Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley for sharing this idea,…
Read more »This coming Sunday, November 29, CBS’ 60 Minutes will turn its attention to the scourge of conflict minerals in Congo. Earlier this year, Enough’s co-founder, John Prendergast, accompanied the 60 Minutes team to eastern Congo to investigate the impact that…
Read more »Light a candle and say a prayer to end modern-day slavery in the fields today. In the early hours of November 18, 2007, farmworker Mariano Lucas hung from the ceiling inside the cargo hold of a box truck in Immokalee…
Read more »December 10 is designated as Human Rights Day – a day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Presbyterian United Nations Office and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program offer a variety of materials to…
Read more »World AIDS Day, December 1, is the one day of the year when individuals, churches and organizations from around the world come together to remember that all our lives are touched by AIDS, especially those living with HIV and AIDS….
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