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All Christians should wear white poppies during Remembrance, says a leading ecumenical peace charity. In a week when white poppies in schools hit the headlines, the Fellowship of Reconciliation said that Christians should care equally about everyone impacted by conflict.  Red poppies only remember British soldiers and those who fought alongside them, whereas white poppies […]

It is 72 years ago that the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The vigil service held at the Peace Pole in the grounds of St. Anne’s Episcopal/Methodist Church, Dunbar, commemorated those who died and witnessed to the continuing need for peace, disarmament and reconciliation. The vigil on August 6th was supported by members

Fellowship of Reconciliation trustee Geraldine Bridges reports on the conference held 14-16 July in St Mary’s Monastery in Perth. A video of keynote speaker John Dear is available here. A video of keynote speaker Lucas Johnson is available here.  Taking the opportunity of the rise in the nonviolent movement within and without the church, and

Negotiations conclude at the United Nations, new treaty will open for signing in September After a decade-long effort by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), and 72 years after their invention, today states at the United Nations formally adopted a treaty which categorically prohibits nuclear weapons. Until now, nuclear weapons were the only

The Fellowship of Reconciliation is a member of the Network of Christian Peace Organisations, which released the following press release on Monday 19th June 2017.  Over 130 countries are continuing negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons entirely. A second round of meetings began in New York on 15 June to draft a Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty.

by Keziah Cooper In March 2014 the European Union earmarked 2.3 billion euros to prevent civilian conflict and help promote peace. The IcSP (Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) funds were to last until 2020 and were to be used in three main areas: crisis response, conflict prevention, and strategies to deal with emerging threats

MarThoma Church, Kerala, India. Organised by the Habel Foundation. Report by Samuel Nellikkadu Habel Foundation celebrated Peace Sunday on September 25th 2016 in joining hands with Fellowship of Reconciliation. We held two meetings on the day and the short report is given below: Morning session: On 25th after the worship service a special “Peace Sunday”

Review of We Will Not Fight performed by the UnderConstruction theatre company Oxford, 19th May 2016   A disused courtroom in central Oxford reverted to its former role in May as Under Construction Theatre re-enacted the court-martial of John “Bert” Brocklesby, one of the pacifists to be sentenced to death in World War One. Bert