We pray for the migrants whose desperation to reach a safe place is treated as a public spectacle by the media. We ask that God grant journalists—those who are treating migrants like objects to boost ratings—hearts of flesh. (Ezekiel 11:19)
This is not journalism: complain about recent coverage of Channel crossings
you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land
Warsan Shire, “Home”
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On 1 June, the Madleen, a tiny but mighty boat named in honour of the first Palestinian fisherwoman of Gaza, set sail from Catania, Sicily,
“When your prisons are filled with so-called asylum seekers who repaid kindness with crime, it’s time to end the failed experiment of open borders.” The
This week, Community Peacemaker Teams celebrates the fact that charges have been dropped against our Canada Coordinator, Rachelle Friesen. Last September, Friesen was arrested for