A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organisation, our name coming from the Portuguese for “the Rock,” as the first initiative was a field study centre in Portugal. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education. http://www.arocha.org/nz-en/190-DSY.html

Pace e Bene Australia invite you to join us for a series of four Saturday workshops in Sydney entitled “ENGAGE ­ exploring nonviolent living”. Dates are Aug 16th, Sept 6th and Sept 27th, with a final date to be determined by the workshop participants. This programme is suitable for everyone, no prior knowledge is required [...]

Tom Sine reports on his visit to this Perth community where he found a community garden and a profound nonviolent response to a violent community. msainfo.org/articles/peace-tree-community

Can we call Muslims and Buddhists who work for peace “children of God”? How can we not?

How can we call ourselves “children of God” if we do not work for peace?

This beautiful piece came from a facebook group. It is urging everyone take a stance for peace before the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Getting to know people from other faith communities goes a long way to breaking down barriers, said Yousef Daneshvar, a Shia Muslim completing his doctoral studies in Canada under a MCC student exchange program with Iran. “Let’s stop looking at each other through the eyes of the media,” said Daneshvar during a recent visit to [...]

At Conflict Resolution Network, we are making this our special focus for 2008. In essence, it’s about being non-violent in thought, word and deed at all levels of relating – personal, community, and between nations. It means treating all people with fairness, justice and fundamental respect. It’s a big ask and the most challenging journey. [...]

Amos Trust: Justice and hope for the forgotten Established around the work of Garth Hewitt in 1985, Amos Trust promotes justice and hope for forgotten communities. Amos works with a network of community projects from around the world to raise awareness of, and provide support to responses that address the route causes of injustice and [...]

UC Berkeley has a lecture series on nonviolence posted on You Tube. The course is PACS 164A taught by Michael Nagler. (See more on Michael Nagler at http://www.michaelnagler.net ). There are about 20 segments – a lot to wade through, but a rich and free resource. This course can be found at: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D9592FA7CAC67331

Our hearts ache as we continue to long for peace. Whether you are reminded of this longing by listening to news of increasing violence in our world or the approaching Advent of Christ, let us join together in praying and acting for peace this Christmas. Join North American Mennonites and be creative in an effort [...]

Like other Christian peace fellowships, we work within our own traditions and heritages to promote the peace of Christ while also cooperating with fellow believers from other parts of the body. http://www.pcpf.org/index.php

ICAN has been launched by doctors and medical professionals working in 60 countries, joining with mayors, civil society groups and prominent persons to demand a Nuclear Weapons Convention. http://www.icanw.org/

The world’s biggest mining company is facing a revolt from shareholders who want the group to stop excavating uranium. Activist plan to use the annual meeting of BHP Billiton, which last year made record-breaking profits of $13.4bn (£6.7bn), to force the company to take a “moral stand” and pull out of the highly profitable trade [...]