In the story of the poor man Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52), Mark’s gospel gives us an archetypal portrait of the journey from “blindness” to faith.  We believe that Christians should stand for compassion and equity, and against all forms of oppression and violence in these difficult times. To do this we must face our personal and […]

Formed in the Fall/Winter months of 1977 by a group of Vietnam war resisters, 2007 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Brandywine Peace Community. Brandywine was formed amidst the social exhaustion of the post Vietnam war period, as the U.S. reeled from its defeat in Vietnam by announcing a new nuclear weapons build-up and a […]

The Edmund Rice Centre is involved in a range of projects and activities across the four areas of its operation in research, community education, advocacy and networking. The Centre’s objectives are to: – Conduct and encourage research into the causes of poverty and inequity in society, especially with regard to youth and Indigenous Australians. – […]

On September 9, 1980, Daniel Berrigan, his brother Philip, and six others (the “Plowshares Eight”) began the ”Plowshares Movement” when they entered the General Electric Nuclear Missile Re-entry Division in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania where nose cones for the Mark 12A warheads were made. They hammered on two nose cones, poured blood on documents and […]

The EPYC – ‘Empowering Peacemakers in Your Community’ – team: explore themes of nonviolence education (not merely as a tactic of social change, but as a chosen lifestyle); explore personal, ecological and social justice concerns; and offer a “spirituality of engagement,” ( not escapism), to meet our world’s needs in transformative ways People are starting […]

We are the simple way, a community of faith. Our Mission is: “To Love God. To Love people. To Follow Jesus.” We’re giving that our best shot. Each of us is created for community, and in the image of community. And yet everything in the world tries to rob us of this Divine gift. The […]

A new evangelical movement offers lessons for the left.Bell and Claiborne are two of the better-known young voices of a broad, explicitly nonviolent, anti-imperialist and anticapitalist theology that is surging at the heart of white, suburban Evangelical Christianity. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3061/preaching_revolution/

About the Edmund Rice Centre The Edmund Rice Centre is involved in a range of projects and activities across the four areas of its operation in research, community education, advocacy and networking. The Centre’s objectives are to: Conduct and encourage research into the causes of poverty and inequity in society, especially with regard to youth […]

‘Love Your Neighbour’ is an emerging partnership network focusing churches and parachurch organisations on the importance of church-driven, community-based evangelism for the health of the local church and the transformation of our communities. http://www.loveyourneighbour.org.nz/?sid=1

Pace e Bene Australia was established in early 2006 as an associated body to Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service. Pace e Bene Australia exists to further the growth and expansion of a spirituality of active nonviolence in Australia. We intend to do this by * Developing a community of people committed to the growth and […]

The EPYC – ‘Empowering Peacemakers in Your Community’ – team:  explore themes of nonviolence education (not merely as a tactic of social change, but as a chosen lifestyle); explore personal, ecological and social justice concerns; and offer a “spirituality of engagement,” ( not escapism), to meet our world’s needs in transformative ways People are starting […]

This domain name was donated to us by the lovely people at HolonCom. They registered wecan.be and had a holding page which read We believe www.wecan.be offers endless possibilities for a creative and meaningfull site, but sadely enough we are currently occupied with other priorities. When we explained our idea, they let us have it […]