June is Torture Awareness Month
June marks the annual commemoration of victims of torture.
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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
Third Sunday of Easter
Sam Stanton is the executive director of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. He served as a missioner in Chile for 19 years.
Global day of action to close Guantanamo and end indefinite detention
Join in an action — in Washington DC or elsewhere — on May 23 to urge the president and Congress to end indefinite detention and close the detention facility at Guantanamo.
Syria: Women seeking peace, security
Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, contributed the following reflection which was published in the March-April 2014 NewsNotes.
Sudan-South Sudan: Witnessing history through the end of war
Kelly Kundrat, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, attended the third annual Civil Society Forum on Sudan and South Sudan, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2014. Following is her report from this gathering.
Global Day of Action on Military Spending
The International Peace Bureau (IPB) announces that the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) is Monday, April 14 … In the U.S.,Tax Day actions will be held on April 15.
Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, is a Maryknoll Affiliate, and served as the director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns from 1997-2012.
Third Thursday alert: Open Shuhada Street
Take action to support the fifth annual Open Shuhada Street Campaign to help the residents of Hebron. Tell Congress to call for a halt to all settlement activity and an end to restrictions on movement for Palestinians.
Central Africa Republic: Searching for peace
This report, published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes, draws heavily on the November 19 testimony to the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa by Bishop Nestor-Desire Nongo Aziagbia of Bossangoa Diocese and vice chair of the Central African Catholic Bishops Conference.
Syria: MOGC, other orgs send letter to Obama as Geneva summit nears
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 15 other organizations in signing this letter to President Obama in preparation for the January 25 Geneva summit on Syria.
Rescheduled: Interfaith prayer vigil to close Guantanamo
Prayer vigil on the fifth anniversary of Obama’s Executive Order to close Guantanamo.
Torture: 12 years of Guantanamo
The following article was written by Kelly Kundrat, a Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns intern, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Torture: Survivors suffer further ill treatment
The following article was written by Kelly Kundrat, a Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns intern, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
South Sudan: Praying for nonviolent response
Intern Kelly Kundrat contributed the following piece, published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Syria: Challenging, complex, glimmers of hope
The following article was written by Marie Dennis and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Japan: Constitution’s Article 9 revisited
The following article was contributed by Maryknoll Fr. James Mylet, who has served in Japan for many years, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
12 years too many, no more excuses, close Guantanamo
Actions on the 12th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo.