Community Peacemaker Teams
Dreaming under occupation
Having dreams and hopes for the future can be very difficult in Palestine. This is not by accident. The occupation creates a situation so unbearable that those subjected to this oppression risk losing hope for a better tomorrow. They accomplish this not only through immense physical violence, ethnic cleansing of areas, and continuous administrative detention, […]
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River Run builds momentum to protect land and water
On 23 September, members of Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and Wabaseemoong (White Dog First Nation) led 9,000 people in a march through the streets of Toronto to call for compensation for over 60 years of mercury poisoning and for the closure of the Dryden Mill, which continues to release sulphate waste into the […]
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Sand in the gears
In Chicago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts daily raids. Guided by his time in Occupied Palestine, Mark Frey reflects on how we can all be sand in authoritarianism's gears.
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Shoulder to shoulder
Every year, human rights defenders in Colombia are honored through the National Human Rights Prize presented by Diakonia and ACT Church of Sweden, with support from the Swedish government. Awards are given across four categories: “Defender of the Year,” “Social-Community Process,” “NGO-Social Organization,” and “Lifetime Recognition”. At this year’s ceremony on 7 September, CPT Colombia […]
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Thoughts on a delegation week in Lesvos, Greece
After hosting a delegation in Lesvos, CPT's Aegean Migrant Solidarity team had some time to reflect on the importance of keeping memory alive at Europe's borders.
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Stop the prosecution of Tommy Olsen and Panayiotis Dimitras
While pushbacks continue in the Aegean, the Greek justice system is putting on trial those who document and report them.
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