The time draws near for the 2010 Peacemaking Seminar. Peacemaking Program staff members leave for New Mexico on Saturday, August 21. Leadership arrives on August 23 and 24. Read stories and view pictures of the seminar on this blog and…
Read more »Countdown to Zero A review by Nancy Eng MacNeill I have always loved the phrase, “time goes by so fast.” Countdown to Zero, has reminded me that I have lived my whole life under the threat that all living things…
Read more »The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, long-time partner of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, brought greetings at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program…
Read more »New York, August 11, 2010 — The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, its Interfaith Relations Commission and the Christian participants in the National Muslim-Christian initiative, have issued the following statement: As our Muslim neighbors begin their…
Read more »Authors Sarah Henken and Roger Powers took a moment to autograph their book Resurrection Living: Following the Nonviolent Christ, during the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program during the 219th General Assembly…
Read more »How will you celebrate the International Day of Peace? September 21 is set by the United Nations General assembly as the International Day of Peace – a day when the world is called to observe a ceasefire, practice nonviolence, and…
Read more »Mel Duncan, founder and special projects director of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, speaks at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program during the 219th General Assembly (2010). The Nonviolent Peaceforce received a small…
Read more »Peacemakers of all ages gathered for a dessert to mark the 30th anniversary of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling at the 219th General Assembly (2010) in Minneapolis. As long as there have been Presbyterians, there been Presbyterian peacemakers – Presbyterians who…
Read more »(Based on an alert from the Friends Committee on National Legislation and used with permission.) Please contact your Senators and urge them to support START. Recent events have increased concerns that the Senate may fail to ratify this important treaty…
Read more »Contact your Senators and urge them to give bipartisan support to the new START – the treaty that would reduce the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia. The Capitol switchboard number is 202-224-3121. Sample Email I urge you…
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