On 15 May, participants at the annual CPT European Convergence held in London, England, joined other international religious peace activists for a public vigil
Long-time CPT-Iraq team member, Peggy Gish, has been working on a crisis team in Nigeria for the Church of the Brethren, one of CPT’s
“Church leaders in West Papua feel as if they are surrounded by violence and cannot escape,” said Reverend Dr. Benn Giay in a letter
by Chris Sabas The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) finally released its long-anticipated report in early June, finding Canada guilty of “cultural genocide” against Indigenous
by Chuck Wright A few years ago, the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) reinitiated a traditional harvest of white-tailed deer in Short Hills Provincial Park – their
CPT’s Aboriginal Justice Team (AJT) has undergone a transition to a new team name – Indigenous Peoples Solidarity team (IPS). Although the team’s mandate
by CPT-Iraqi Kurdistan In early March, Kurdish farmer Kak Mirro from the village of Haji Ahmed committed an act of civil disobedience by working in
by Sandra Stevens On Easter morning, the team awoke at 4:00am to attend the Sunrise Service at the Chaldean Monastery. Stepping across the threshold into
by CPT Iraqi Kurdistan The population of displaced persons in Iraqi Kurdistan surged from 200,000 Syrian refugees in May 2014 to about one million people
by CPT-Iraqi Kurdistan In May, three CPTers took the Children’s Art and Peace Project to students at Kobani School in Suleimani. The children are refugees