Category - nonviolence

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.

Leading nun says nonviolence must be restored to the core of faith

staff writers — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:55:41 +0100

Women of faith have a special calling to restore religion’s principles of nonviolence in a conflicted world, Sister Joan Chittister has told more than 2,000 women at a gathering in the USA.

Nuclear warhead administered 'last rites'

agency reporter — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:12:05 +0100

Campaigners say that the US Senate has administered the 'last rites' to the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW). The Senate Appropriations Committee passed an annual spending bill yesterday that rejected all funding for the new weapon.

Christian peacemaker debates nonviolence with brigadier

agency reporter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:13:30 +0100

Nonviolence doesn't always seem to work - but neither does military might. That was Professor Norman Kember's response to questions at the annual Global Student Forum (GSF) for sixth formers attended by a Government minister and where conflict resolution was a major theme.

Memorial to Bomber Command, Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2, 1st July 2008

Press Office — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:04:02 +0100

Jonathan Bartley debates with John Nicol on the Jeremy Vine show (Juliam Worricker standing in) saying any memorial to Bomber Command in the Second World War should incorporate the memory of the half

2008 London Mennonite Theology Forum: Responsibility to Protect

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:51:40 +0100

Start: 18/07/2008 - 18:30

End: 19/07/2008 - 14:00

What is the responsibility of the international community when a state is unable or unwilling to protect its own people?

‘Nonviolent Action, US Foreign Policy & the Struggle for Democracy’ by Professor Stephen Zunes

Jordan Tchilingirian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:46:39 +0100

Start: 10/07/2008 - 19:30

A talk organised by Quaker Peace & Social Witness and Peace News at Friends House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ 7.30pm.

Conviction against Pine Gap Christian peace activists quashed

staff writers — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:37:29 +0000

Four Christian peace protestors who broke into the Pine Gap defence intelligence facility in Australia in 2005 have won a major victory after the Northern Territory's Court of Criminal Appeal decided to quash their major conviction.

Australian Christian anti-war activists appeal prosecution

staff writers — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:45:47 +0000

In the latest twist to the long-running Pine Gap protest drama, a Christian anti-war activist is calling on the Australian Federal government to review the implemntation of laws used to prosecute her.

Christians to hold Ash Wednesday peace vigil at Ministry of Defence

staff writers — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:33:19 +0000

Christian activists will make symbolic acts of commitment at the Ministry of Defence in London and at other venues in Scotland and the north of England tomorrow, urging a shift from waging war to waging peace in a divided world.