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Posts Tagged: child soldiers
October 23, 2011
The group from the Presbytery of Geneva made Red Hands during their seminar. They also made Red Hands before they came to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for their seminar. This banner was made by members of First Presbyterian Church in Gowanda, New York. Thanks to all for their witness to a world… Read more »
October 17, 2011
They brought Red Hands. They made Red Hands. They made plans to create Red Hands in their congregations. The Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of New York City gathered for their Fall Gathering on October 15 at the First Presbyterian Church in Williamsbridge. Their varied program featured a presentation by the Rev. Kellie Anderson-Picallo on… Read more »
October 14, 2011
The group from the Presbytery of Geneva made Red Hands during their seminar. They also made Red Hands before they came to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for their seminar. This banner was made by the children (ages 3 to 6) and teachers at the Roosevelt Children’s Center in Newark, NY. Thanks to… Read more »
October 14, 2011
The group from the Presbytery of Geneva made Red Hands during their seminar. They also made Red Hands before they came to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations for their seminar. The Sunday School children of the First Presbyterian Church of Horseheads made this banner. The mittens attached to the banner were made by… Read more »
October 14, 2011
From the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, they journeyed to New York City. Thirty-six in number, of many different ages, the group from the Presbytery of Geneva included a visit to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations as part of their trip. On Saturday, October 8, we met outside the United Nations…. Read more »
September 22, 2011
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” (Matthew 19:14) We moved another step closer a world where children are children and not soldiers today. Presbyterian Red Hands helped make it happen! Saint Lucia signed the… Read more »
July 22, 2011
What difference do Presbyterian Red Hands make? This year three states: Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have ratified or acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Chad recently signed an action plan to end the use… Read more »
July 21, 2011
Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.Matthew 19:14 Red Hands, made by Presbyterians across the church, were sent to the permanent missions of 26 member states of the United Nations today. The Red Hands, in a variety… Read more »
July 2, 2011
There have been a number of opportunities to learn about and participate in the Red Hand Campaign to call for an end to the exploitation of children as soldiers. The Pathways program made Red Hands. The conversation on human trafficking included a segment on ending the use of child soldiers. Folks who came by the… Read more »
July 2, 2011
Under the Big Tent of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? There’s still time to swing by the Peacemaking Booth and make a Red Hand to call for an end to the exploitation of children as soldiers. Check out Presbyterians Say No Child Soldiers!
