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See the links and resources suggested below.
Note: The contents of the links listed
below, except those that are part of the ELCA or Women
of the ELCA Web sites, are not under the direction of
the ELCA or Women of the ELCA; they are the
responsibility of the individual Web hosts.
The author suggests these links for more information:
Christian
Peacemaker Teams
This ecumenical,
human rights organization is based on biblical principles
of peacemaking. Its roots are from the Quaker, Brethren, and Mennonite
churches. They also send delegations
to Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Colombia, Central Africa,
Native American communities in North America, and the
U.S./Mexico border.
Fellowship of
Reconciliation
Fellowship of
Reconciliation is the world’s oldest interfaith peace
organization, founded in response to World War I.
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were both
members. They run delegations to Israel/Palestine,
Colombia, and Iran.
Global
Exchange
Global
Exchange is a cross-cultural fair trade and human rights
organization, which also helped to establish the Code
Pink women’s antiwar organization. They send delegations
to Iran, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cuba, and dozens more
locations.
WHINSEC
To learn more
about WHINSEC, please
visit the School of the Americas Watch
Web site.
Idealist.org
Idealist.org
is a large database of volunteer service organizations.You
can request will contact you with a customized list of
opportunities you might like. You can also read up on
how to set up and run successful non-profit
organizations.
The Lutheran
Peace Fellowship seeks to help you carry out nonviolence
and peacemaking through your local congregation or other
setting. They also offer national and sometimes
international opportunities.
ELCA
Social statement about peace
Learn more about
the
ELCA social statement about peace.
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