By Rev. Eduardo Arboccó Gallardo of Fraternidad Cristiana Vida – Red Uniendo Manos Peru This was originally published on October 12, 2021 in Spanish here The ancient peoples of the past on this Continent, even in the midst of their own imperfections, lived in harmony with nature. If we made a list of the great… Read more »
October 26, 2021
Let’s Reverse Our History!
By Rev. Eduardo Arboccó Gallardo of Fraternidad Cristiana Vida – Red Uniendo Manos Peru This was originally published on October 12, 2021 in Spanish here The ancient peoples of the past on this Continent, even in the midst of their own imperfections, lived in harmony with nature. If we made a list of the great… Read more »
By Jed and Jenny Koball | Mission Co-workers Peru Earlier this month marked the 11th anniversary of ¨El Baguazo¨ – the massacre of indigenous protesters in the Amazon at the hands of the Peruvian National Police. Of course, remembering such recent history of oppression today in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and… 
By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program It’s been almost a week since we celebrated Earth Day and the question that has been on my mind is what is the current Covid-19 pandemic attempting to teach us about the state of Mother Nature and the ways in which we relate to her? It’s clear that… 
Large-scale development projects destroy property and livelihoods By Jaff Bamenjo with contributions from Prosper Kouayep and Jacques Bile | RELUFA, Joining Hands Cameroon Since 2000, large-scale development projects have been on the rise in Cameroon. The implementation of oil pipeline, road , port infrastructure and agribusiness projects have resulted in the destruction of property and… 
By Chenoa Stock | Mission Co-worker, UMAVIDA, Joining Hands Bolivia The Bolivian Joining Hands Network, UMAVIDA (Joining Hands for Life), focuses their campaign for water rights and environmental justice in the city of Oruro, a principal center for mining, Bolivia’s second largest industry. Located just outside of Oruro, the small town of Huanuni is… 
By Rev. Ellie Stock | Joining Hands Peru Partnership, Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy It is a long story… It all began with a song…in Girl Scout Camp…many moons ago…when I was seven,”Land of the Silver Birch, Home of the Beaver“, an adapted Native Canadian tune and Canadian folk song where the singer/story-teller extols the beauty of his homeland—the… 
By Jed Koball | Mission Co-worker Peru The recently released award-winning documentary ¨When Two Worlds Collide¨ tells the dramatic story of the 2009 massacre in Bagua, Peru that shaped the context of modern day politics and development in Peru and also helped set the course of advocacy for our Joining Hands partners there. 2009 was…