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12 Nov 2011

The red poppy: a compromised symbol?

The red poppy has been compromised by political expediency and popular sentiment, suggests Jill Segger. Can we step past the current construct and rediscover the enduring meaning of remembrance and its potential to remodel our future?
11 Oct 2011

Community and faith aided struggle of Nobel Peace Prize winner

The best way to achieve global peace is to start in local communities, says Liberian interfaith activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee.
27 Sep 2011

Quakers to mark historic peace anniversary

Quakers around Britain will be speaking about their convictions and lifestance during the fifth national Quaker Week, 1-9 October 2011.
3 Sep 2011

Nigerian faith leaders seek permanent end to violence

Nigerian faith leaders are seeking urgent government action to end a recurrent and bloody cycle of religious violence in Africa's most populous nation.
25 Aug 2011

Greenbelt: War - What is it good for?

In answer to that question, Edwin Starr responded "absolutely nothing.” But others say that it protects our freedom and way of life from those who would destroy it.
25 Aug 2011

Faiths challenged to face the reality of violence inside and out

The historic religions are ambivalent in their respect for life, and ambiguous about survival versus broader moral instincts, says a leading commentator.
7 Aug 2011

Conversation is the foundation of lasting peace, says bishop

Conversation, which is a cornerstone of human relationships, is crucial to achieving peace in a world of conflict and injustice, says Bishop Brian Smith.
7 Aug 2011

Edinburgh festival season invited to 'reawaken a spirit of peace'

Edinburgh's Festival season is not just a 'commercial jamboree', but an an opportunity to recapture the vision of peace in the human community.
19 Jun 2011

Nonviolence: Global Days of Listening

Global Days of Listening hold quarterly internet gatherings of people around the world to listen to the hopes of those living in war-torn countries.
25 May 2011

Churches commit to peace action as historic convocation closes

Participants at the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation have expressed their unified experience of a week-long exploration of 'just-peace'.

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