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‘Pray on Sunday… Act on Monday’: A message from Pax Christi International

To the Pax Christi International Community 

We are all shaken by the haunting images and news reports we receive daily. Just when it seems it could not get any worse – it does! What are we to do to stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the Holy Land? How can we possibly make a difference? These questions plague us.   

While none of us have the power to change policy or stop the carnage, we do have the power to tell our political leaders what we demand… an immediate bi-lateral ceasefire, the release of all the hostages and those held in Israeli detention, the full restoration of UNRWA funding and an end to unrestricted arms transfers to Israel.   

We can – we must – ensure that the on-going plight of Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem remain part of the story. It is all one… a systematic effort to erase half of the population from the Holy Land by any means necessary.    

Embracing in full measure the teachings of Jesus to stand with the oppressed and marginalised while loving our enemies, our resolute demands must always be based in nonviolence.    

The world is indeed watching and there is not a minute to waste.   Our call must be loud, and our actions must be visible.  

Nothing is too small or trivial to do.   It is our collective and persistent effort that can bring about the just peace which is so desperately needed. 

Help spread the message for Peace: Share Pax Christi International’s open letter and urge faith leaders to advocate for nonviolence in the Holy Land!

PCI Open Letter to Christian Faith Leaders


EAPPI Recruiting Human Rights Monitors for Palestine and Israel

EAPPI are recruiting for human rights monitors for Palestine and Israel.

EAPPI Human Rights Monitors:

👁‍🗨Monitor human rights abuses for the UN and others

✊Stand in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists

📢Advocate for justice, equality, and an end to the military occupation of Palestine

EAPPI want to build an inclusive and diverse network of EAs and would welcome particularly, applications from those usually under-represented in this role, particularly people from Black communities, People of Colour, and those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Applicants from these groups who meet the minimum requirements for the role are guaranteed an interview.

Full training is given, and a living allowance and expenses are covered.

You can find full details here: www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/eappi/get-involved


Meet Sr Katrina Alton, our new National Chaplain

We are delighted that Sr. Katrina Alton has agreed to become our National Chaplain. You can read an interview with Sr. Katrina in the latest edition of our Justpeace newsletter which we have also added to our blog page here


Pax Christi International turns 79

Pax Christi International was born in the aftermath of World War II on March 13, 1945. The mission was clear: to bring reconciliation and peace to a broken world.

In the face of growing violence and global conflicts, the commitment of all of us who make up the 120 PCI member organisations remains steadfast – to build peace through nonviolence.

We would be nothing without the passionate individuals and communities who fuel our movement along with the supporters who stand beside us.  Thank you !


‘Peacework’ – Pax Christi Lent Book Club – New Dates – 11th, 18th and 25th March

Published in 2006 but written in the early 1980s at the height of Cold War tensions, ‘Peacework’ by Henri Nouwen has long been a powerful reminder of the call on all Christians to be peacemakers. 

As those tensions rise again, we are going to study the book in an online book club over 3 Monday evenings in March.  Reflecting on the book’s themes of prayer, resistance to death and community, we’ll see how it can help us develop our spirituality of peacemaking both as individuals and as a movement.  

You can register for the meetings here tinyurl.com/5b86xhk3

Copies of the book are available from the online shop on our website here  or direct from Eden Christian Books eden.co.uk

People Putting Peace Into Action

Peace – based on justice.  A world where human rights are respected, basic needs are met, people feel safe and valued in their communities and we care for our common home

Reconciliation – a process which begins when people try to mend relationships – between individuals or whole countries after times of violence or dispute

Nonviolence – a way of living and making choices that respects others and offers alternatives to violence and  war

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