1. Blessed are those who are with the poor in spirit. Amazing Grace is a 2007 film directed by Michael Apted about the campaign against the slave trade in 18th century Britain, led by famous abolitionist William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference […]

by Shane Claiborne 11-07-2008 God of Abraham, Miriam, Hannah, Rizpah, and David… God of Elijah, Amos, Ruth, Isaiah, Deborah… God of Mary, John the Baptizer, Peter, Paul, Philemon and Onesimus… God of Anthony, Ambrose, Dirk Willems, Teresa of Avila, and Francis of Assisi, God of Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, William Wilberforce, and […]

A video juxtaposing the affluence, but perceived hardship, of teens in Australia with the actual hardship of children all over the world

Recently in a group we asked the question of ourselves, “What difference does christianity make to how I live?”.  For me, this has a lot to do with questioning my values by using the life of Jesus for reflection. Regarding wealth, the values I am often tempted to identify as being “christian values” are actually […]

Plant a Seed of Peace uses the analogy of growing seeds into plants as a way of describing how our part in peace can start little like a seed and produce much. It has 43 easy-to-read stories of peacemakers who have made choices in their lives that have grown and spread in an infectious way. […]

Months ago we posted a link to the new recording of “from little things big things grow”. It’s been reported worldwide – as this blog post from God’s Politics shows: If you thought socially conscious music in the mainstream was a thing of the past, turn your ears to what Australia is listening to. A […]

For 20 years, forgiveness has been studied scientifically. This video considers the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness and documents its power in situations as diverse as Ground Zero, Amish country and individual murders…There are no simple answers offered, but the clear message of the film is that forgiveness benefits the forgiver and can bring […]

RS. (Bob) WHITE is Professor of English at the University of Western Australia. Wars have been waged so continuously through human history that they are regarded as unavoidable, but the increasing destructiveness to civilians and the environment makes pacifism an urgent and viable alternative. Professor White’s latest book, Pacifism and English Literature: Minstrels of Peace, […]

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.

You may know that Dave has recorded four albums over the last couple of years. Including the theme song for wecan.be. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] we can be (the song, by Dave Andrews and Peter Branjerdporn) You can listen to more of Dave’s songs (or download the words and music) here.

welcome home, my child
your home is a checkpoint now
your home is a border town

(andrew here, relieved after restoring the whole of wecan.be from a catastrophic failure) I printed this onto Tshirts for a party once, i wish i had made more. last month i uploaded the design to the Remo General Store. They’re desperate for new customers, so they’re giving away a free Tshirt to anyone who joins […]