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And the winner is…
“The panel of experts has chosen to honor Sembrandopaz for its commitment and dedication to an inclusive, holistic and just peace, bringing the voices of youth to the forefront.”
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E-Memo: October 6, 2014
Marching for action on climate change Several dozen Mennonites joined the estimated 400,000 people who walked in the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, 2014. Two days later, world...
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How long until the occupiers leave Haiti?
On October 14, the UN security council voted to renew the mandate for the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, known by it’s French acronynm, MINUSTAH. Haitians view this unneccessary presence of troops as...
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Paz, Justicia, y Colombia (Peace, Justice, and Colombia)
On Friday, November 21, MCC was privileged to hear from two of our friends from Colombia. In addition to the meeting that they spoke at, they were also able to attend several meetings on Capitol Hill....
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Fooling The Sun, Not Fooling The Rain
On Monday, November 24, the MCC U.S. Washington Office hosted a conference entitled “Fooling the Sun, Not Fooling the Rain: Housing and Shelter in Haiti 5 Years After the Earthquake.” The event was...
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Reconciling Truth on the Road to Peace
A former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) shared that at a young age, every member of his family was killed by the Colombian military. Angry and looking for revenge, this...
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Housing Crisis in Haiti
Five years after the disastrous Haitian earthquake, problems still abound. Many tout a large decrease in tent camps, but today more than 85,000 people inhabit remaining camps. This estimate does not...
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On the border
Last week I was privileged to visit the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Advisory Council of the Peace & Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA. We were in Douglas, Arizona, and Agua...
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What the media deems “unworthy”
By Charissa Zehr In our 24-7 media saturated society, it can be hard to keep up with all that is going on around the world. Harder yet when certain stories are deemed unworthy of media attention. A...
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Caught in the crossfire
Landmines planted by FARC claim thousands of lives The five decade-long guerrilla war of Colombia has not only seized the political landscape, but the physical landscape as well. Covering vast...
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Raising concerns around the Alliance for Prosperity Plan
Last week, leaders from all countries across the Americas met in Panama to discuss a wide spectrum of issues at the Summit of the Americas. One issue that the Washington Office is watching closely is...
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Plan Colombia is not a model to be replicated
Have you heard of Plan Colombia? It was a foreign assistance plan crafted by the U.S. government to combat drug production fueling Colombia’s on-going armed conflict. It also involved billions of...
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A symbol of peace
By Sara Ritchie Nineteen months into the peace talks with FARC, President Juan Santos won reelection on a platform that promoted peace and promised an end to the armed conflict in Colombia. His message...
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A call to end aerial spraying in Colombia
This week the MCC U.S. Washington Office, along with 25 other civil society organizations in the U.S., Colombia and across Latin America, called for an end to the damaging aerial spraying program in...
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U.S. Faith Leaders Support the Colombian Peace Process
A statement signed by 32 leaders of faith-based organizations and religious communities from across the United States in support of the advancing peace process in Colombia, urging United States...
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A reflection on solidarity
Edder Mecón is an MCC service worker from Colombia serving in Honduras. He shares a reflection on the Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia that he participated in with a Mennonite congregation in...
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Injustice Outbreak
How the U.N. is failing Haitian cholera victims From HuffingtonPost Impact: “Haiti is a few months away from the five-year anniversary of the introduction of cholera because of the United Nations’...
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Promoting sustainable peace for Colombia–a reorienting strategy
This article was originally published on Third Way Cafe. In 2000, the Clinton administration enacted Plan Colombia, the $1.3 billion aid package to help Colombia in efforts to reduce drug production....
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Speaking the language of peace
By Charissa Zehr As a bilingual person aspiring to be trilingual, living with a bilingual spouse, I spend a lot of time thinking about language construction and the flawed way we interpret one language...
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Colombian advocates in Washington
Ahead of the Mennonite World Conference in Harrisburg, PA this week, a number of MCC partners are taking advantage of their time in the U.S. to do some advocacy in Washington D.C. We were delighted to...
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