  A Prayer for Disarmament |
Let
us not tire of preaching love: it is
the force that will overcome the
world. Let us not tire of preaching
love.
.png){kind=small}
The
Reverend Naim Stifan
Ateek is a
retired Episcopal
priest and Canon of
St. George’s
Anglican/Episcopal
Cathedral,
Jerusalem. He
was the pastor of
several churches in
Galilee and
Jerusalem. He
was a co-founder and
director of Sabeel
Ecumenical Liberation
Theology Center in
Jerusalem. Naim was
the first to
articulate a
Palestinian theology
of liberation in his
1989 book, Justice and
only Justice, a
Palestinian theology
of Liberation. He
authored and co-edited
a number of other
books in both English
and Arabic.
Pierre
Labossiere is
Co-Founder of the
Haiti Action Committee
(HAC) and the Haiti
Emergency Relief Fund
(HERF) established in
the Bay Area in 1991
and 2004 respectively.
Working with Haiti's
grassroots movement
that is engaged in the
struggle for justice
and democracy, HAC and
HERF provide
information regarding
conditions on the
ground, assist
refugees and support
community-based
initiatives and
institutions working
for the liberation and
the rebuilding of
Haiti.i.
Gloria
La Riva was born
and raised in
Albuquerque NM. She
became an activist
while attending
Brandeis University.
Gloria is 1st Vice
President of the
Pacific Media Workers
Guild, CWA Local
39521. She is a
longtime anti-war and
community activist,
and was the 2020
presidential candidate
for Peace and Freedom
Party in California,
and in 14 other states
for the Party for
Socialism and
Liberation. In 1998
Gloria produced the
award-winning video,
“Genocide by
Sanctions: The case of
Iraq.” She has been a
longtime supporter of
Cuba's revolution and
the Bolivarian
Revolution of
Venezuela.
Lorenzo
Cańizares, a
Cuban-born
revolutionary
activist, dedicated 40
years of his life to
the labor movement as
a member, shop steward
and staff
representative/organizer.
He co-founded and
co-directed the
Cuban-Americans for
Bernie Sanders during
the 2016 presidential
election, was a
labor-community
organizer for the
Pennsylvania State
Education Association.
and is presently
co-coordinator of the
Labor-Community
Alliance of South
Florida.
Greta Thunberg  A Common Word Between Us
and You Links The coronavirus changes everything.
Look to this website for the latest. |
on climate change before the United Nations.
Or you may listen to the mp3: Speech mp3.
A must-read: Time to break the silence on Palestine, by Michelle Alexander. There has been
a sea-change at the New York Times, and Ms. Alexander is a significant bellwether.
To learn more, read here: Israel just “lost Cronkite” the struggle for Palestinian rights at
the New York Times.
|
A country is not
permitted to use military force for purposes of
retaliation, vengeance, and punishment.”
(From the United Nations Charter Regarding the Use of Military Force.)
Links to connect with other
prophetic voices: 350.org ^
Christian Peacemaker Teams Prophetic Voices
Past: Abe Zwickel
^ Jean Zwickel
^ Father Bill ^
Joan McIntyre
^ Pastor Lee Williason Come join our Working Group and help EPI become even more vital and exciting! |
|
Ecumenical
Peace Institute/CALC
|
|
|
