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peacemakers

September 2, 2019

Quakers call for government rethink on punitive education plans

Quakers in Britain are challenging government plans which could emphasise punishments in Britain's classrooms.
December 16, 2018

Christian Aid condemns UK 'double standards' and 'complicity' in Yemen

Christian Aid is calling out Britain as complicit in the war in Yemen, in direct violation of its own international commitments to regulate its arms exports to states acting illegally and repressively.
August 21, 2018

WCC chief encourages peacemakers during DRC visit

The World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, as head of a delegation visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered a sermon encouraging peacemakers during an ecumenical service in the Protestant Cathedral in Kinshasa on 19 August 2018.
January 29, 2018

WCC Asia president reflects on changing ecclesial landscape

Preaching at the Beijing Gangwashi Church in China, World Council of Churches Asia president, the Rev Dr Sang Chang explored the question of where Christianity is headed in the 21st century.
December 10, 2017

Peacemaking 'a great and compelling life task', says WCC chief

In a sermon at the Trinity Church in Oslo, Norway on 9 December 2017 , the World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, reflected on peacemakers: those who create trust and foster good relations, those who try to bring out the best in us, those who attempt to solve conflicts.
June 8, 2015

Pax Christi celebrates women peacemakers

At its Annual General Meeting in London on 6 June, Pax Christi celebrated women peacemakers and the work of its General Secretary, Pat Gaffney over 25 years.
May 29, 2015

Pax Christi Annual General Meeting and Peace Awards

Pax Christi members and supporters from around the country will gather in London on 6 June to celebrate 70 years of the movement which was founded in France in 1945.
June 3, 2014

Can we make peace practical in a violent world?

This is the theme of a discussion meeting taking place at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church tonight (7pm, Tuesday 3rd June 23014), in a two-part series co-sponsored by Ekklesia.
November 26, 2013

Peace talks the best chance for Syria’s children, says World Vision

World Vision has applauded the UN announcement for a set date of peace talks on 22 January 2014 arguing this offers the only real hope for the country's embattled children.
November 11, 2013

Nobel Prize peace activist addresses world churches

Leymah Gbowee spoke at the WCC 10th Assembly Peace Plenary, which featured stories, images and signs of hope for justice and peace.