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CPTnet stories » TORONTO, ON: The freedom to say no
CPTnet 17 May 2012 TORONTO, ON: The freedom to say no by Rebecca Johnson “By the mixing of our waters, it becomes your responsibility to protect our water, and our responsibility to protect your water.” Hereditary Chief Pete Erickson of the northern British Columbia Carrier Sekani First Nation completed the final water ceremony before a crowd of over four hundred ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » COLOMBIA: Building bridges across borders
CPTnet 16 May 2011 COLOMBIA: Building bridges across borders by Wilson Tan [Note: Tan is a member of the CPT and was a recent participant in CPT Colombia's "Learning Experience" which included members of CPT's Race Relations Council and Steering Committee.]During our Learning Experience in Colombia at the end of April, we visited the community of Garzal in the Simiti ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » Prayers for Peacemakers, May 16, 2012
PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, May 16, 2012Pray for Palestinian prisoners on a hunger strike to protest detention without charges or trials, and other punishments. CPT members joined the fast May 15, the anniversary of the 1948 expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. [Link]
CPTnet stories » UNITED STATES: An invitation to insurrection
CPTnet20 May 2012UNITED STATES: An invitation to insurrectionIt started with just one or two people refusing to comply. Instead of simply obeying instructions, they started asking why individuals were being removed. More people started to notice, turning from the speaker to watch people being detained, and those detaining them. Some moved closer, ignoring the authorities’ commands to stay away. Before ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » IRAQI KURDISTAN REFLECTION: "…live justly and peaceably with all creation."
CPTnet14 May 2012IRAQI KURDISTAN REFLECTION: "…live justly and peaceably with all creation."by Kathy Moorhead Thiessen “A world of communities that together embrace the diversity of the human family and live justly and peaceably with all creation.” I had CPT’s new vision statement in mind as I set out on the half hour walk to Suleimaniya’s Azadi Park. The dust storm ... [Link]
Disarmnowplowshares's Blog » Celebrating Mother’s Day in a BIG Way at Ground Zero
Dear Friends, Yesterday was a great day to be outdoors (not a cloud to be seen), and people gathered at the Main entrance gate to the Bangor Trident submarine base to demonstrate our resistance to the most horrific weapon (system) of mass destruction ever devised – TRIDENT! Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action held its annual Mothers Day Weekend action ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » AL-KHALIL (HEBRON) ACTION ALERT: Fast with the prisoners of Palestine
CPTnet 11 May 2012 AL-KHALIL (HEBRON) ACTION ALERT: Fast with the prisoners of Palestine On Monday 7 May 2012, the Israeli High Court of Justice denied the petition of two hunger-striking Palestinians against their administrative detention, meaning the Israeli authorities have never charged them with any crime or given them a trial. The two prisoners continue their hunger strike, are ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » IRAQI KURDISTAN: April Update
CPTnet 10 May 2011 IRAQI KURDISTAN: April Update Members of the team participated in Holy Week and Easter services with the Christian communities of St Joseph Church in Suleimaniya and Virgin Mary Church in Kirkuk. Both conducted ceremonies team members had not encountered before. The two-hour Holy Friday service in Suleimaniya ended with a funeral procession that featured a board ... [Link]
Disarmnowplowshares's Blog » Berkeley gathering to welcome Susan out of prison
The day after I was released from FCI Dublin, friends and peace activists had organized a gathering at the Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship Hall. It was so wonderful to see friends and people who have all worked so hard in different areas for justice and social change.. It was wonderful to be with people who have hope that things can be ... [Link]
morepraxis » Bill Loader on Marriage Equality
Theologian & UCA Minister Bill Loader has written a submission to the Senate inquiry on Marriage Equality. Worth having a read particularly if you are heading up to UCA National Assembly in July as it will be on the agenda. The Senate Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010 Dear Secretary, I thank you for the opportunity ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » Prayers for Peacemakers, May 9, 2012
PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, May 9, 2012 Give thanks for the CPT Holy Week delegation to Southern Bolivar, Colombia. Pray for delegation members as they work in solidarity with communities ravaged by internal conflict with their lands coveted by armed groups for their wealth of natural resources. [Link]
CPTnet stories » AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Israeli military demolishes cistern in Beqa’a Valley
CPTnet 8 May 2012 AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Israeli military demolishes cistern in Beqa’a Valley At 8:30 on the morning of 2 May 2012, the team received a call from a friend in the Beqa’a valley to inform the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron the Israeli military was destroying his cousin’s reservoir. Two CPTers went to the valley. Upon arriving, they saw ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » COLOMBIA ANALYSIS: Mirage and Reality in Southern Bolivar
CPTnet5 May 2012COLOMBIA ANALYSIS: Mirage and Reality in Southern Bolivar by Isaias Rodriguez Arango, Holy Week delegation member "Colombia is a social state under rule of law, organized in the form of a unitary, decentralized Republic, autonomous from its territorial subdivisions, democratic, participatory and pluralistic, founded on respect for human dignity and on the work and solidarity of the people ... [Link]
Disarmnowplowshares's Blog » Tacoma Peace Community Honors Bruce Gagnon, Welcomes Susan Crane out of prison
At a gathering at Jean’s House of Prayer in Tacoma, the Tacoma Peace Community sends a message to Steve Kelly, SJ who is still in prison. The community was gathered to have a dinner with Bruce Gagnon, and to welcome Susan Crane who is just out of prison. Bruce had just given a talk at the University of Washington in ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » SIX NATIONS-CALEDONIA, ONTARIO: Indigenous and non-indigenous people join in March for Peace, Friendship and Respect
CPTnet 4 May 2012 SIX NATIONS-CALEDONIA, ONTARIO: Indigenous and non-indigenous people join in March for Peace, Friendship and Respect by Julián Gutiérrez Castaño On 28 April 2012, Julián Gutiérrez Castaño from the Aboriginal Justice Team of Christian Peacemaker Teams joined the March for Peace, Friendship, and Respect at Caledonia, Ontario. More than five hundred people gathered at the grounds of ... [Link]
morepraxis » Trained in 40 Developmental Assets
I have a cunning plan…. Hey guys I am looking for about 20 UCA leaders / youth workers / school chaplain etc keen to skilled up in a train the trainer style in the Search Institute 40 Developmental Assets. The 40 developmental assets approach should not really be new for you as I have been banging on about [...] [Link]
CPTnet stories » COLOMBIA: Are you a Doubting Thomas? Join our delegation to Colombia, 12-25 July 2011.
CPTnet 3 May 2011 COLOMBIA: Are you a Doubting Thomas? Join our delegation to Colombia, 12-25 July 2011. So often we cannot fathom the dire consequences of wars in faraway places: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Colombia. The tentacles of militarism reach into people's everyday lives in these countries, making simple tasks dangerous. Meanwhile, people in affluent countries can spend days, weeks, ... [Link]
» A May to remember
By Ken Butigan Reprinted with permission from wagingnonviolence.org 1971-Vietnam-Protest.jpg [Link]
» Listen carefully, think first, respect everyone — nonviolence for toddlers
By Ken Butigan Reprinted with permission from wagingnonviolence.org Colman McCarthy, the former Washington Post columnist who established a second career teaching nonviolence in high schools and colleges, once published this pithy gem: “I had a student at the University of Maryland who wrote a 13-word paper that has stayed with me: ‘Question: Why are we violent but not illiterate? Answer: ... [Link]
CPTnet stories » AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Israeli military demolishes dairy farm
CPTnet 2 May 2012 AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Israeli military demolishes dairy farm On May Day, 1 May, at 7:45 a.m., the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron received a phone call from Noah al-Rajabi in Bani Naim. Al-Rajabi reported that the army and bulldozers were demolishing his cousin’s home and threatening to demolish the family’s farm. He urged CPT to come and ... [Link]