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 […]
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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.
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Oliver Robertson joined FoR in May 2017 as its new Development Manager. He explains what he’ll be doing and what led him to this role. What is a ‘Development Manager’ anyway? Like many jobs in small charities, there’s bits of everything, but at its core this role is about giving the Fellowship of Reconciliation the
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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
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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”
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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
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“The relevance of the cross” WOMBOURNE METHODIST CHURCH PRESS RELEASE For immediate publication On Good Friday (25th March), thirty Christians from churches in Wombourne (in South Staffordshire) walked their witness to Christ. Starting from Wombourne Methodist Church they walked towards the village center as some of the group also carried protest banners such as “Justice
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Have you got a favourite prayer for peace? Please share it here and mention where you found it. To start us off, the Beatitudes Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
Remember all the victims of war, and wear a white poppy this year. Order yours below. Suggested donation of £2 each (including p&p), then 80p for each additional poppy. For orders under £5, send a cheque or CAF voucher payable to “Fellowship of Reconciliation”, to the address at the bottom of the page. For orders
Steph Neville, an FoR member living in Birmingham, reports on her experiences resisting the arms trade this month. On Tuesday 8th September, the second anniversary of Pope Francis’ denunciation of the evils of the arms trade, Christians gathered outside the ExCeL centre in London as it prepared to host the world’s largest arms fair. Travelling
