5.11.06 religiously motivated social justice work

Whisperings of Truth: A Pastoral Letter from The Friends Church of Kenya

Summary:

Refusal to fight with weapons is not surrender -- we are not passive when threatened by the greedy, the cruel, the tyrant, and the unjust.

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No Justice, No Peace: Listening to the Youth

Children living in showgrounds.
Authors: Malesi Kinaro

Summary:

The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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A Kenyan Epiphany

Authors: Raymond Downing

Summary:

What is being revealed is the fragility of Western political and economic "solutions" for Africa.

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The Work Begins: A Conversation with Quaker Kenyan Peacemakers

Women rescue a man.

Summary:

What changes can we make so that Kenyans can promise each other, "Never again"?

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PeaceWork's Annual Pat Farren Lecture 2007

PeaceWork's Annual Pat Farren Lecture

Each year, PeaceWork Magazine celebrates our founding editor, Pat Farren, by sponsoring a talk or reading by a writer or writers who use words as the medium for celebrating and promoting nonviolent social change. Proceeds from the event help support the continued publication of PeaceWork, and the Patricia Watson Activist Journalism Internship for Young Writers of Color.

Past honorees and the year they spoke were:

Practicing Peace

Practicing Peace
Authors: Wendy Sanford

Summary:

Stories from centuries of Quaker peacemaking have much to offer those of us seeking to practice peace today. I don't know about you, but I need guidance and inspiration for the humble, daily walk of practicing peace. Being preached at doesn't help, nor does being told to suppress my anger and be nice. Nor, in fact, does having peacemaking saints and heroes held up and idealized, because I compare myself to them and feel inadequate.

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Siddhartha: Contradictions and Enlightenment

Siddhartha: Contradictions and Enlightenment
Authors: Joseph Gerson

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Joe Gerson on Siddhartha

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Let's Talk

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Shaundra Cunningham on India.Arie

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007

Beginning to End Torture: Quakers Heed the Call

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Authors: John Calvi

Summary:

We needed to create a conference that would educate Friends and move us to action without being overwhelmed or causing despair and paralysis -- an excellent spiritual curriculum challenge.

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Zimbabwean Dissidents Unite in Prayer for Peace

Summary:

The police officer said the meeting was banned. It was a prayer service, came the reply. "Who were you praying for?" "For you."

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