Via Blanca is a community of displaced persons in Colombia who are framing on land given to them by the mayor. In this pilot project, they are growing tomatoes, melons, and peppers. Members of the Presbyterian Church of Colombia and…
Read more »2010 Ecumenical Advocacy Days March 19-22, 2010 – Washington DC A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Peoples Register NowMarch 19 – 22, 2010 in Washington D.C. “and Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of…
Read more »Amnesty International provides an opportunity to call on the Sri Lankan government to allow displaced civilians freedom of movement. 300,000 people displaced by the fighting in Sri Lanka are held by the government in camps that they cannot leave. The…
Read more »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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