The Presbyterian News Service has posted Evan Silverstein’s story on the presentation by Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute. Anuradha was the first keynoter at the Peacemaking Conference and talked about poverty, the food crisis, and the right to affordable…
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 »There are always new learnings at every Peacemaking Conference. One of them for me is that I cannot do everything. OK, that’s not really a new learning; every conference I crash into the reality that I cannot be in more…
Read more »The Peacemaking Conference has started. I hope to get more material posted later today. As have been all the Peacemaking Conferences through the years, this one has many learnings. One of those, for me, is that I cannot do everything….
Read more »“You’ve transformed!” Actually, Room 205 at the Argyros Forum of Chapman University has been rearranged. What was once a space for the implementation team to meet has been refashioned into the conference office. Peacemaking Program staff are on their way…
Read more »Conference leaders began arriving on Saturday. Participants in pre-conference events made their way to Chapman on Sunday with those events beginning Sunday evening. Presbytery peacemaking leaders are taking part in a training led by Ervin Bullock, Associate for Peacemaking Network…
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…
Read more »The dangerous climate created by the current tensions between the United States and Iran could lead to war. Both governments need to commit to diplomatic talks to ease the tensions and reduce the likelihood of armed conflict. Seymour Hersh reports…
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