ecumenical accompaniment programme

November 5, 2013

Assembly hears advocates of just-peace in Palestine and Israel

WCC Assembly participants have been learning about the reality of living in Palestinian occupied territory, through images, presentation and conversations.
January 30, 2012

Alarm at increased settler attacks against Palestinian villages

Asira Al-Qibliya residents are experiencing increased, organized attacks by Jewish settlers on their West Bank village, say Ecumenical accompaniers.
October 26, 2011

Ecumenical accompaniment programme launched in Colombia

A church-backed programme has been launched to assist victims of violence in Colombia, where internal armed conflict has affected over five million people.
June 24, 2011

Suffolk Quakers offer an 'Alternative View' for Armed Forces Day

Quakers in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, have chosen to offer an 'Alternative View' exhibition on Armed Forces Day.
June 5, 2011

London prayer vigil for peace in Palestine Israel

Quakers, Pax Christi and members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme have joined in a vigil to mark the fifth year of World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel.
May 25, 2011

'Investing in peace' is a prominent Kirk assembly theme

Investing in peace was a major emphasis in a 'deliverance' put forward by the Church of Scotland World Mission Council to the Kirk's General Assembly.
February 9, 2011

Quakers in Britain consider Palestinian call for boycott

Quakers in Britain are considering a challenging call from Palestinian Quakers in the West Bank to consider a boycott over the Occupied Territories.
February 6, 2011

House of Commons hosts Palestinian children's photo exhibition

Photographs taken by Palestinian children have brought the reality of life under Israeli occupation to the House of Commons this week.
July 21, 2010

Taking water to occupied Jordan Valley

Lack of access to water has been a problem for Palestinians in the Jordan Valley since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, says Doris Rachel. As she and other volunteers delivered bottles of water in the searing heat, they could understand better the point of view of those being occupied.
March 30, 2010

Palm Sunday demonstrators defy wall and break out of Bethlehem

Crowds of people waving palm branches accompanied riders on a pony and two donkeys through a checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem on Sunday