The neighbouring Iteso and Karimojong peoples of northeastern Uganda have much in common, but they are divided by conflicts over cattle, water and land. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is supporting the Church of Uganda, which is part of the worldwide Anglican Church, in a project to help members of both groups be peacemakers in their […]

People in western countries have to make some tough decisions. We simply cannot continue to live the way we have been over the last few decades. We can get smart and change our behaviour, or we can keep doing what we are doing and condemn everyone on the planet to great hardship and eventually death. […]

This week i came across two pretty clear responses to the social and environmental crises we’re working against: the Vice Fund, an investment fund which only buys alcohol, tobacco, gaming, and ‘defense’ stocks. according to their prospectus, “although considered politically incorrect… the advisor considers these industries to be nearly recession-proof” – or, in the words […]

Adam Taylor: For God’s Sake, Save Darfur! End the Politics of Delay After four years of protracted bloodshed and unbearable suffering, a degree of cynicism is justified in reaction to the recent promise by the Khartoum government to allow 3,000 U.N. military personnel to enter Darfur. This critical action would complete phase two of a […]

Mairead Corrigan Maguire: Nobel Peace Laureate Shot with Israeli Rubber-coated Steel Bullet On Friday, April 20, outside Ramallah, Palestine, Ann Patterson and I attended the Second Bil’in International Conference on Non-violence. We joined the Bil’in Popular Committee on their weekly nonviolent protest march to the Israeli “apartheid wall” to bring attention to the wall that […]

The trial is coming up, on May 29 in the Northern Territory Supreme Court at Alice Springs. We have created a Yahoo group for supporters, to send out up-dates and information on how you can support the four and become involved in the trial and the campaign to Expose Pine Gap. Its easy to join […]

If the situation in Sudan’s Darfur region continues to deteriorate at the present rate, then over half the population in the region could be displaced within the next 18 months, stated John Holmes, the Under-Secretary-General for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) In collaboration with Google Earth, the United States Holocaust […]

Encounter – Swords into Ploughshares: Seeking the Non-violent God Sunday 22 April, 7.10 am, and Wednesday 25 April, 7.05 pm, and Thursday 26 April, 4.00 am As we approach Anzac Day, Encounter explores the history and practice of non-violence in the Christian tradition. Despite the example of The Sermon on the Mount, it’s still considered […]

The Liberating the Captives conference in Sydney on 24 March, 2007 celebrated the bi-centenary of the Abolition of Slave Trade Act and the witness of William Wilberforce. The conference also provided the occasion for the launch in Australia of a new abolitionist campaign to address global slavery in its contemporary forms. The conference featured David […]

It is now around four months to the iconic date of 07/07/07. In addition to the novelty of such a date, it also represents the half-way point of the program to halve global poverty by 2015. Members of the United Nations, including Australia, agreed to this target at the Millennium Summit in 2000. The half […]

The uncoupling of American evangelism from the administration of George Bush gathered pace yesterday when one of the largest national umbrella groups of socially conservative Christians issued a statement critical of US policy towards detainees and repudiating torture as a tactic in the war on terror. The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), which represents about […]

Violence against women and children common in Pacific, says activist. The Pacific region faces daunting problems of widespread and entrenched sexual abuse and violence against women and children. violence against women and children was prevalent yet mostly went unpunished in Pacific communities, “whether it is in the home where a man beats his wife and […]