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Swords Into Plowshares

Reflections from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

Tents of Hope

The Tents of Hope project seeks to respond to the situation in Darfur and Sudan. The mission of the Tents of Hope project is to support a one-year process in which people respond as communities to the crisis in Darfur,…

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Publish What You Pay

I sent an email this morning to my Senators and Representative asking them to support the publish what you pay legislation that would require companies to publish the payments they make to foreign governments for oil, gas and minerals. This…

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Gun Violence and Gospel Values

The 2008 Peacemaking Colloquium “Gun Violence and Gospel Values” DATE: Monday, September 15 to Wednesday, September 17, 2008 TIME: lunch to lunch LOCATION: Stony Point Center 17 Crickettown Road Stony Point, NY 10980 845-786-5674 800-253-4285 Register now! (PDF) Gun violence…

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Imaging Peace

What image comes to mind when you hear the word peace? Start not with a definition but with a picture. Don’t resort to words. Be visual. What do you see in your mind’s eye when you hear the word peace?…

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International Day of Peace

There is a new version of the International Day of Peace Web page. Check it out! The United Nations General Assembly has set September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace — a day of global ceasefire…

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How Will You Observe the Day?

The United Nations General Assembly has set September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace — a day of global ceasefire and non-violence when all nations and people are encouraged to honor a cessation of hostilities. In…

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We Will Pray for You

We will pray for you. That’s at the heart of a letter (PDF) sent to church partners who find themselves in the midst of the current violence in Georgia and Russia by Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly…

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Relief Efforts in Georgia

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is supporting humanitarian relief efforts to help refugees and those internally displaced by fighting in Georgia. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that the conflict has displaced around 100,000 people, with some having fled to…

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Faith Community Speaks on Georgia

The World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches have issued a statement on the situation in Georgia. The statement calls for prayers and assistance for those affected by the conflict.

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Georgia and Russia

Pray for the people of Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia. Athletes from around the globe have gathered in Beijing. As the world’s attention focuses on the Olympic games, violence persists in many places. In South Ossetia, an ongoing conflict…

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