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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
A policy agenda for President Obama’s second term from communities of faith
These policy goals are endorsed by 23 faith-based organizations and have been sent to the White House, USAID and the State Department.
Urgent: Ask senators to sign “dear colleague” letter on Arms Trade Treaty
Urge your senators to sign letter to President Obama in support of a strong Arms Trade Treaty
Take action on gun violence
Monday, Feb. 4 is the faith community’s call in day to urge an end to gun violence.
Film: “Beneath the blindfold”
Attend a screening of “Beneath the blindfold” on Friday, Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C.
Stop flow of assault weapons into Mexico
The following article by our LAWG colleagues was published on the Huffington Post.
Palestine-Israel: Bring energy to peace process
Kathy McNeely, interim director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, along with 35 other faith leaders, recently signed a letter to President Obama calling on him to bring the full energies of his administration to bear towards facilitating a just, durable and final negotiated agreement to end the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The letter was organized by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), which is gathering additional endorsements of the letter. It will be presented to the White House on Inauguration Day, January 21.
DRC: The U.S. can and should do more
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the site of the world’s longest-running and most expensive peacekeeping operations, including a UN peacekeeping presence for several years after its independence in 1960 and more recent UN missions starting in the late 1990s. Despite this, an estimated five million people have died in the years since the second regional war began in 1998, and millions more have been forced to flee their homes.
Peace in Israel-Palestine in 2013
Kathy McNeely, interim director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, along with 35 other faith leaders, recently signed this letter to President Obama calling on him to bring the full…
Ash Wednesday
Fr. John Sivalon, who worked as a missioner in East Africa, writes the reflection for Ash Wednesday.
Close Guantanamo now
From our colleagues at the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT): January 11, 2013 will be the 11th anniversary of the opening of the detention center at Guantanamo. Please email…
Close Guantanamo: Rally, march and interfaith prayer service
Mark the 11th anniversary of the opening on the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Honduras: Tell U.S. to stop training, funding of security forces
The following alert is circulated by SOA Watch SOA-WHINSEC [School of the Americas-Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation] graduates are once again stealing the lives of innocent Hondurans, this time with…
DRC: M23 withdraws but remains nearby
The Rwandan-backed M23 militia withdrew from the eastern area of the DRC on December 1, but, according to Bloomberg news, “the rebels have remained in a ring around the city, within a 20-kilometer (12-mile) neutral zone they had agreed to leave.”
December 10: International human rights day
The following bulletin is distributed by our colleagues at Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement.
Thanksgiving prayer
This prayer of thanksgiving is written by Jane Deren, senior advisor for the Center of Concern’s Education for Justice project.
Violence shatters Gaza
Pray for peace in Gaza, and urge President Obama to demand a cease-fire and to investigate Israel’s misuse of U.S. weapons.