Category - cpt

Palestinian families harassed in South Hebron

agency reporter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:21:45 +0000

Israeli settlers in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank have been harassing a Palestinian family walking home, then beat and robbed two peace workers who accompanied them.

Christian Peacemaker Teams chart humanitarian law violations in Colombia

agency reporter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:12:05 +0000

Christian Peacemaker Teams in Colombia has released its compilation International Humanitarian Law (IHL) violations witnessed by or reported to the Colombia team in the calendar year of 2008.

On not being left eyeless in Gaza

Simon Barrow — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:07:15 +0000

What we see in Gaza is the abyss of violence, says Simon Barrow. Limiting retribution is important, but in the longer run only active, nonviolent love can challenge the destructive politics of vengeance.

Sustaining the spirit, the body and the mind for long-term Disciplined Peacemaking - an evening with the founder of CPT

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:02:48 +0000

Start: 16/01/2009 - 19:30

Since 1988 the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) have trained violence reduction teams or investigative teams and sought to place them in high conflict situations such as Colombia, the Middle East and

In Harm’s Way: The first official history of Christian Peacemaker Teams

staff writers — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:00:14 +0000

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has announced the publication of it its first official history, In Harm’s Way: A History of Christian Peacemaker Teams by CPTer Kathleen Kern (Cascade 2008).

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds and Christian peacemakers

agency reporter — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:05:25 +0000

Fifteen masked Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma'on attacked three Palestinian shepherds who were grazing their flocks in a valley south of the outpost, and Christian peacemakers who were with them.

New report details attacks on Palestinian children by Israeli settlers

agency reporter — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:30:54 +0100

A new Christian Peacemaker Teams report about the military escort of Palestinian children to school in At-Tuwani in 2007-8 details a catalogue of violent settler attacks on the children and complacency by the Israeli army.

Israeli settlers attack children and peace workers

agency reporter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:37:50 +0100

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian children and two Christian Peacemaker Teams workers as they walked to their village of Tuba on Sunday 27 July. The children had been attending summer camp in the village of At-Tuwani.

Peacemaking after Christendom

Simon Barrow — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:18:32 +0100

Christians have lived in conformity to the ethics of Caesar too long, says Simon Barrow. As Christendom fades, fresh possibilities for peace emerge from a renewed understanding of what it means to be the Body of Christ.

Making peace matter

Simon Barrow — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:31:49 +0100

Ekklesia has contributed to a forthcoming book on the Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraq hostage crisis and its ramifications.