Prayers for Peacemakers

A dinghy moored in a city harbour

A call for justice in Lesvos

For those cast into the sea, for the hands that grasp in the darkness, for the feet that find no shore: we speak their names,

Kurdish people celebrate Newroz on a mountainside

The spirit of Newroz

As we reflect on the recent celebration of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year – a symbol of spring and renewal – we remember the vibrant

People at a protest hold up a banner that reads justice for grassy narrows

A prayer for such a time as this

We are living through frightening times. Israel has resumed its genocidal attacks on the people of Gaza, with the full support of the US, while

People hold hands in a circle

Honouring those who accompany us

We were in a team meeting, coordinating the month’s activities, and this time it was my turn to write the Prayer for the Peacemakers. I

Vastria camp under construction

May Vastria never exist

In Lesvos island, the proposed new camp for migrants, Vastria, would be a monument to injustice. Built in a fire-prone forest, it would endanger both

A woman holding flowers

Hunger strike over wages in Iraqi Kurdistan

Teachers and government employees began this month with a hunger strike outside of the UN office in Sulemani. They were demanding that the government pay

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