U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice
Date:
Aug 21, 2012
Location:
U.S. cities, ending in Washington, D.C.
Join the U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice!
From the Americas Program at Center for International Policy:
Security
Faith Statement on Escalating Violence with Iran
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins FCNL and other partners in issuing a faith-based statement opposing additional violent aggression towards Iran.
Direct nonviolent action against nuclear weapons
The latest direct action against nuclear weapons by the Plowshares Movement occurred at a nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018.
South Sudan: Shifting the Lens on Famine
For the first time in six years, the United Nations has declared that a situation of famine exists on the continent of Africa.
Tell President Obama to welcome more Syrian refugees
More than 4 million refugees have fled Syria. This is the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Sign the Petition: Tell President Obama to welcome more refugees.
Day of Action on U.S. Drone Strikes
Date:
May 15, 2015
Location:
Nationwide
Join concerned people of faith nationwide in a Day of Action to halt U.S. drone strikes
Demand justice for Mexican teen killed by U.S. Border Patrol
No More Deaths has circulated the following alert to respond to the death of 16-year old José Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
Annual vigil at the School of the Americas
Date:
Nov 16, 2012
Location:
Columbus GA
Join the annual vigil to close the School of the Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Nov. 16-18, 2012, in Columbus GA at the gates of Ft. Benning.
Learn more about workshops and other events that weekend at the SOA Watch website.
Africa: Concerns about increased militarization
In late June, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined with other colleagues in signing the letter below to the U.S. Senate; it asks the Senate to reconsider the increasingly militarized relationship the U.S. has been fostering with African nations. In the next few weeks we might learn more about the recent resignation of Scott Gration from his position as U.S. ambassador to Kenya; initial analysis points to Gration's preference for a more conciliatory tone led to disagreements with the administration's larger plan for the region.
Torture: End prolonged solitary confinement
On June 19, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights held the first-ever Congressional hearing to reassess the use of solitary confinement. Attendance was so high the hearing room filled and an overflow room contained over 100 more spectators. Following the hearing, Kathy McNeely, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC), spoke at an interfaith press conference held by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT). The following article was written by Ainsley Rossitto, an intern with the MOGC, for the July-August 2012 issue of NewsNotes.
July-August 2012 NewsNotes
This issue of NewsNotes includes articles on recent protests in Peru, an update on Sudan and South Sudan, a report from the Rio+20 Earth Summit, and much more ...
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 15, 2012
This week's reflection was written by Maryknoll lay missioner Heidi Cerneka, who works in prison ministry in Brazil.
