Urban Peacebuilding – Page 3

Mexican Peace Caravan begins to cross USA

August 14, 2012

The Caravan crosses the border at Tijuana By Deyssy Jael de la Luz García This is our first report from Jael, on the Caravan for Peace. Jael is a representative of Churches for Peace , and the Ecumenical Stu...

Mampuján: Forging a path to peace in Colombia

June 25, 2012

Colombia, Urban Peacebuilding

Community members of Mampuján meet with government representatives to discuss reparations for the massacre and displacement that occurred in their community in 2000. By Anna Vogt, a Seed program worker with M...

Mexican Mennonite Churches Call for Peace

June 14, 2012

Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

In May, the 13 churches in the Mexico City area that are part of the Evangelical Anabaptist Mennonite Church Conference (CIEAMM) issued a letter expressing their support of the Movement for Peace with Justice a...

A Thread of Peace in Medellín

May 31, 2012

Colombia, Urban Peacebuilding

This post is from Jessica Sarriot, a two-year Seed worker, with MCC in Medellín Colombia. A City Known for Food, Flowers, and Drug Cartels Medellín, a bowl-shaped city known for its overabundant “Bandeja Pai...

Join MCC in supporting an International Arms Trade Treaty

May 14, 2012

Urban Peacebuilding

Armed Violence in Numbers 2 of 3 people killed by armed violence die in countries at peace 2 bullets are produced each year for each person on the planet 700 people are estimated to be killed with arms each ...

The “War on Drugs” and Peacebuilding: What’s the connection?

April 19, 2012

Colombia, Country Programs, Mexico, Urban Peacebuilding

Leaders of the Americas met in Colombia recently – no, not the recent meeting of the MCC Latin America Country Representatives in Colombia – I’m referring to the Summit of the Americas, April 14-15 2012. This...

Reverence for the Sacred Land: Part 2 – A Third Option?

February 26, 2012

Country Programs, Guatemala, Urban Peacebuilding

This is the second part of Tobias Roberts' article about responses to urban violence in Central America. Tobias is an MCC Service worker in Nebaj, Guatemala. The full article was originally published in http:/...

Blessed are those who mourn: Thoughts from Honduras

February 15, 2012

Country Programs, Honduras, Urban Peacebuilding

Charissa Zehr, an MCC worker in Santa Rosa, Honduras, contemplates violence, mourning, and faith in this post from her blog on January 27, 2012 http://findinglempira.blogspot.com Blessed are those who mourn,...

PAZ in contexts of violence

February 9, 2012

Country Programs, Guatemala, Urban Peacebuilding

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, location of the MCC Retreat January 2012 Adriana Koehn is the Connecting Peoples Program Coordinator in MCC Guatemala. This article was posted on January 24 on their program website ...

Guatemala: How can the cycles of violence be broken?

February 2, 2012

Country Programs, Guatemala, Urban Peacebuilding

“It was like having to chose between cancer and AIDS.” This is the phrase I heard frequently during a recent trip when talking with Guatemalans about the impossible choice that voters had in the elections in N...

The Food We Share

Las piedras claman – Peace Camp, Akron | 10 al 15 de marzo

Stones Cry Out: Reflecting on Peace Camp, Akron | March 10-15

Earth Day 2025: Cultivating and consolidating peace in Colombia

Mexican Peace Caravan begins to cross USA

Mampuján: Forging a path to peace in Colombia

Mexican Mennonite Churches Call for Peace

A Thread of Peace in Medellín

Join MCC in supporting an International Arms Trade Treaty

The “War on Drugs” and Peacebuilding: What’s the connection?

Reverence for the Sacred Land: Part 2 – A Third Option?

Blessed are those who mourn: Thoughts from Honduras

PAZ in contexts of violence

Guatemala: How can the cycles of violence be broken?

Cuba: A case study on sanctions

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

A Transformative Agenda on Migration