What I am trying to bring out is the unity of Quaker negative testimony and peaceful living. Wilson reminds us that Quaker testimonies are the testimonies, or aspects thereof, of Friends’ lives. They are not values or prohibitions suspended in midair. They are aspects of the lives of ...
men met together secretly in cellars and dens, as well as in drawing-rooms and clubs, and whispered together….In the beginning of the year 1865 people crossed the Alps in carriages; the Suez Canal had not been opened; the first Atlantic cable was not laid; German unity had not been inv...
Regional entities and initiatives such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization8can also play a pivotal role to safeguard long-term peace in Afghanistan. Building confidence through region-shaping linkages, connectivity and institutions bridging South and Central Asia into a new geo-economic force, yield...
identity, and future. Its mission is to inspire and promote the arts, play a pivotal role in the cultural and economic advancement of the city and the region, and maintain its historic building, all of which serves to
In Jaffna,Anura Kumara Dissanayake(AKD) completed the circle of waging peace in the country after starting it in the rest of the country and promoting it in the countries of the diaspora. We were waiting for this to happen. National People Power (NPP) is the space created by the Janatha ...
The event included two camps, a Tribal Healing and Unity Camp at the Claypans, followed by a Disarm hosted activist camp in the road to the US spy and drone base, many direct actions to disrupt the base functioning, Quaker Grannies obstructing the base gate with an offer of breakfast for...
As the reconciliation faltered, the future of PA leadership became more uncertain, and unrest grew in the West Bank over a controversial new social security program. Fatah recommended to Abbas in January 2019 that he sack the unity government. Days later Hamdallah resigned, though he remained in...
It was extremely hard to believe that anyone close to me murderedTsukamoto. I was suspect from the very beginning, because everybody close to me knew that our mission was tobuild bridges and unitybetween theBlack Nationalist Movementand ourYellow Brothers and Sisters, not destroy them. I had ...
Although tradition has slipped and family unity does not count for much this year, no one is going to be sitting home alone and feeling sorry for themselves, least of all me. This year, we’ll all be venturing our separate ways, but we’ll be in the company of close friends. That de...
There is universal harmony, and unity. Everyone is happy, and relaxed, since it is stress free. It was most likely like this in heaven, before Satan rebelled. So to imagine peace as having a “crushing function” seems contradictory. ...