The Presbyterian News Service has posted a story on the keynote presentation by Roberto Jordan of Argentina at the 2008 Intergenerational Peacemaking Conference. Roberto is president of the Reformed Church in Argentina, a member of the executive committe of the…
Read more »One of the questions that folks often raise is what happens with the various statements and actions of the General Assembly — particularly those that deal with matters outside the life of the church. There is no one answer. Different…
Read more »Actions opposing war with Iraq will take place on August 2 in New York and a number of other cities. We are invited to join existing events and plan our own. Do I believe there will be war with Iran?…
Read more »The Summer 2008 issue of Peace Notes (PDF) is available online. This issue includes material on Iraq, the food crisis, carbon offsets, the Peacemaking Program dinner at General Assembly, a travel/study seminar to Ethiopia and more. Note that the file…
Read more »On my way to Ghost Ranch for a couple of weeks, I have picked up the book – The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. My interest in the book comes from Roberto Jordan’s key note address at the Peacemaking Conference….
Read more »Candidates for the U.S. House need to hear now that voters support a cluster bomb ban so that they will feel urgency to ban these indiscriminate weapons after the election. Please urge your House candidates to call for a ban…
Read more »Here are a couple opportunities to speak on the question of attacking Iran. The Friends Committee on National Legislation offers the opportunity to contact Congress on H.R. 362. This bill asks the president to impose a land, sea, and air…
Read more »A shout out to Evan Silverstein of the Presbyterian News Service for his article on the 2008 Peacemaking Conference. Evan’s article includes some good pictures. And here’s a picture of an energizer led by Cindy Edwards: Photo by Irene Pak
Read more »The 2008 Peacemaking Conference is just around the corner. Pre-conference events start on Sunday. If you can’t make it to Chapman University in Orange, CA, watch for stories here about the conference. Safe travels to all participants!
Read more »Gun Violence, Gospel Values September 15-17, 2008 Stony Point Center, New York Register now (PDF) Some 30,000 Americans die by guns each year in the United States. An average of eighty people are killed by guns every day, including eight…
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