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
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) joined other organizations in writing to Russ Feingold soon after his appointment as U.S. special envoy to the Great Lakes region in Africa.
President Barack Obama’s second safari (“travel” in Swahili) to Africa as head of state – scheduled June 27-July 2 – raises several interesting questions: Who will accompany him and his family to Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa? With whom will Obama meet while in Africa? What issues will be discussed in public and in private? These questions may be a guide to what to look for in the Obama visit.
An action request from our colleagues at the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore (PCMDC-B) has crafted a sign-on letter calling for an end to the use of drone warfare which is scheduled to be published in the August 3 edition of the National Catholic Reporter.
Pax Christi International members gathered in Berlin for the annual meeting.
In this reflection, Sr. Theresa Baldini remembers women she encountered in South Sudan.
This week’s reflection is written by Kathleen Bond, a Maryknoll lay missioner who lives with her family in São Paulo, Brazil.
The following article and action alert are from the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL, the Quakers).
This large scale social arts project will also include a lobby day to raise awareness of ongoing genocides and mass atrocities.
A few reflections from Maryknoll missioners on the recent trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt.
June is Torture Awareness Month. TASSC is holding its annual week of events June 22-26.
On April 2, the Arms Trade Treaty passed; June 3 is the first day that UN member states can ratify the treaty.
As of early May, it is believed that at least 100 men held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are participating in a hunger strike; 23 are being force fed. While prisoners at Guantanamo have fasted to protest their detention and/or treatment over the 11 years of the facility’s use, this current strike began in February as a response both to a new, harsher team of guards and to the fact that the imprisonment appears to be open-ended with little hope for release.
The following article is written by Marie Dennis.
The following piece was prepared by Sr. Jean Fallon, MM, who has participated with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron in recent years.
During the recent trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former chief of military intelligence Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, observers felt as if they were on a rollercoaster ride as the trial took many twists and turns.
Honduras continues to experience the highest levels of violence in the world with 92 deaths per 100,000 people (compared to a global average of 6.9 per 100,000). Sadly, members of the Honduran police and military not only have been unable to decrease it, but are often themselves perpetrators of the violence.
On April 2, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) passed with an overwhelming number of United Nations’ member states voting in its favor (154), including the United States.
