Africa: Democratic elections
In 2015, 14 African nations will hold presidential and legislative elections; by the end of 2016, 25 countries will have held elections.
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Peace and Nonviolence
The work of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on peace is focused on identifying and eliminating the root causes of violence and conflict with a focus on specific regions, expressions of violence and areas of conflict affecting Maryknoll missioners, and U.S. aggression and national security policy (e.g. war on terrorism). The nexus of violence and poverty is clear. Unless we dedicate ourselves to building true human security for all, nations – especially poor ones – will continue to fall victim to an unending cycle of economic, political and social violence.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on U.S. elections 2012: Sustainable peace and security for all
Maryknoll Leadership Statement: A call for the abolition of torture
POLICY BRIEF: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
WEBINAR: Nonviolence and the Web of Creation
WEBINAR: Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz
WEBINAR: Rethinking Security in a Pandemic: No Justice, No Peace
WEBINAR: Sanctions — Nonviolent Tool or Lethal Weapon?
WEBINAR: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
Guatemala: The violence and the vision
This article by Sr. Ann Braudis, published in the May-June 2015 NewsNotes, relates something of the struggle in Guatemala during recent decades: it reflects on where the majority of indigenous and poor people find themselves today.
Mexico: Ending drug violence from bottom up
April 15 is the anniversary of an unusual and largely unnoticed “citizen uprising” in Cherán, a small indigenous town of 20,000 residents in the state of Michoacán, México.
Conference call briefing: Moral implications of U.S. drone policy
Join the Washington, D.C.-based Interfaith Working Group on Drone Warfare for an update on Congressional activities, country-specific concerns, and find out how you can get more involved in the interfaith effort to end the use of drones and promotion of peace.
Third Thursday: Tell your elected officials to support peaceful solutions with Iran, in Syria
Tell your elected officials to support peaceful solutions with Iran, in Syria: Don’t stand in the way of Iran negotiations, and do support urgent help for Yarmouk refugees.
Add your name to petition “Catholic morality and nuclear abolition”
In December, during the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, the Holy See contributed a ground-breaking paper entitled Nuclear Disarmament: Time for Abolition, which presents a compelling argument to move beyond limits set by political realism: “Now is the time to affirm not only the immorality of the use of nuclear weapons, but the immorality of their possession, thereby clearing the road to nuclear abolition.”
SOA Watch Spring Days of Action
School of the Americas Watch is mobilizing this April for its Spring Days of Action (SDOA), April 22-25, 2015.
Peace & Planet Mobilization
On April 26, the day before the 2015 NPT Review Conference begins, thousands will gather in New York City for an international rally and march to the United Nations to call for a nuclear-free, peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
Third Thursday: Tell Senate to support a negotiated deal with Iran
A peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue is in the best interest of its neighbors in the region – including the Israelis and Palestinians – as well as the best interest of the United States and the world.
Recommendations from drones conference
The Coalition for Peace Action (CfPA) hosted an Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare at Princeton Theological Seminary from January 23-25, 2015.
Holy See advances nuclear disarmament
The following piece appeared in the March-April 2015 NewsNotes.
Philippines: Mamasapano clash threatens peace
The following update, published in the March-April 2015 NewsNotes, was prepared by Fred Goddard, a former Maryknoll lay missioner who served for several years as the executive coordinator of the Maryknoll Affiliates
Third Thursday: Netanyahu’s speech distracts from issues of real human need
The controversial speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress scheduled for March 3 is problematic for a number of reasons including the way the invitation was issued without coordination with the White House, the anticipated content of the speech which is expected to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue at a critical time in the negotiations with Iran, and the timing of the speech just prior to the Israeli elections.
Webinar: Faith community response to crisis in Syria/Iraq
The Justice and Peace office of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men invites you to join a special webinar on Friday, Feb. 27.
Tell Congress not to attend Netanyahu’s speech
Raise your voice to protest Netanyahu’s speech which will be used to undermine the U.S. strategy of diplomacy with Iran.
Third Thursday: Don’t punish Palestinians for signing int’l treaties/conventions, including the ICC
Following the defeat of a UN Security Council resolution that would have set parameters and a timeline for addressing the Israeli-Palestinian impasse, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas signed a number of international treaties and conventions including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), paving the way for Palestine to join the ICC.
2014 vigil at SOA, Stewart Detention Center
On November 21-23, over 2,000 people gathered at the gates of Ft. Benning in Columbus, GA to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the murders of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter at the Universidad Centroamericana (University of Central America, UCA) in El Salvador. Those responsible for the massacre were military leaders who had trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA), located at Ft. Benning; the program has been re-named the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC).
Guatemala: Rios Montt retrial suspended
Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt’s retrial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity was postponed, again, on January 5.