Imagine two sisters. In the midst of conflict one takes up arms while the other seeks relationship with women from the other side, quietly sowing the seeds of peace. UnitingWorld’s Peacebuilding Programs Coordinator Peter Keegan shares their story with us here. I wonder what comes to mind when you think of women in conflict? Often [...] » Read More
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Thursday, June 21st, 2012Peace in Ambon – Peace in Dandenong
Monday, December 12th, 2011Is Peace really possible? In the season of goodwill, Victoria’s Reverend Apwee Ting (below, left) talks to Cath Taylor about his time in Ambon, meeting survivors of some of the world’s most shocking violence between Muslim’s and Christians, and wonders what it means to bring conflict resolution back to Australia where stereotypes about Muslim people [...] » Read More
Lessons in Conflict from the Christmas table to the local Church to Mindanao
Friday, December 9th, 2011Conflict. Expecting some at Christmas, perhaps? No one likes it, and very few of us know how to deal with it. Whether it’s in the home or the church, most of us accept that conflict is to some degree inevitable, but we still strive for a way to reduce its impact… Charissa Suli (pictured), as [...] » Read More
Kidnappings, Courage, and Peacebuilders in Western Mindanao
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011If you’ve been watching the news or reading the papers over the last couple of days, you’ve probably heard about the Australian man who was kidnapped in Western Mindanao in the Philippines. Warren Rodwell (left), 53, of Sydney lived in the seaside town of Ipil in Western Mindanao until he was taken by seven armed [...] » Read More
The Long Journey of Peace in Ambon
Thursday, October 20th, 2011Today I received a text message from the Young Ambassadors for Peace team in Ambon, Indonesia to say that there had been another riot in Ambon City in the early hours of the morning that had seen people injured and property destroyed. It’s a tragic irony that this message comes just days after someone questioned [...] » Read More
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