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  • 14 Nov 2010
    Radical Christians declare solidarity with students who occupied Millbank

    Radical Christian pacifists have declared their support for students who occupied Conservative Party offices in Millbank during a protest against fees.

  • 12 Nov 2010
    Royal Navy's oldest former member is now a pacifist

    The oldest former member of the UK's navy has been described as a “pacifist” by his family. Claude Choules, 109, has refused to mark Armistice Day this week.

  • 9 Nov 2010
    Remember the dead by renouncing war, say British pacifists

    The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) has urged people in Britain to honour the dead on Remembrance Day by renouncing warfare.

  • 8 Nov 2010
    Mark Thomas praises Christian nonviolent resistance in Palestine

    The activist comedian Mark Thomas has praised Palestinian Christians for their role in the growth of nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation.

  • 8 Sep 2010
    Christians arrested for 'disarming' nuclear base

    Three Catholics arrested after cutting through the fence at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment say they were “inspired by the message of Jesus”.

  • 6 Sep 2010
    Blair would have faced attempted citizen's arrest at book signing

    A group of campaigners have said they were planning to attempt a citizen’s arrest of Tony Blair at his London book signing, which has now been cancelled.

  • 5 Sep 2010
    Christianity and the real world

    If you've ever campaigned for political change you've probably had someone tell you to “live in the real world”. But witnessing to the truth that Jesus taught involves acting in accordance with the realities our society denies.

  • 31 Aug 2010
    An Iranian nonviolent resister

    It is one thing to sit in a comfortable, safe environment and talk about the courage needed to embrace nonviolence in the context of active armed conflict, writes Garland Robertson. It is something quite different to embrace nonviolence personally in the face of great danger and to break allegiance with a violent company that actively pursues traitors. This is the story of one such person, a Kurd from Western Iran.

  • 28 Aug 2010
    Disagreement at Greenbelt

    The programme of the Greenbelt Christian festival this weekend declares that disagreement is “essential to discovery”. This is an inspiring sentiment to hear in Christian circles, all the more so when it appears to be said with sincerity.

  • 21 Aug 2010
    We'll work with all who oppose Trident, say Quakers

    Britain's Quakers have said that they will work alongside other opponents of Trident nuclear weapons, even if they do not share the Quakers' commitment to peace.