Food Sovereignty in times of recovery: Building back better through mainstreaming social justice and leveraging on ecological agriculture in Africa by Charlie B. Chilufya, S.J. Fr. Charlie B. Chilufya is the Director of the Justice and Ecology Office of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM). He is also the coordinator of the Africa …
Pax Christi Scotland chair Marian Pallister reflects on the issue of Police Scotland’s training of Sri Lankan police officers For many months, Pax Christi Scotland has been asking questions about Police Scotland’s training of Sri Lankan officers at Tulliallan Police College. With the help of former MSP Neil Findlay, those questions were raised in the …
Pax Christi Scotland executive committee member Dr Arianna Andreangeli reflects on the Transfiguration on Hiroshima Memorial Day ‘I saw a black dot in the sky. Suddenly, it “burst” into a ball of blinding light that filled my surroundings. A gust of hot wind hit my face; I instantly closed my eyes and knelt down to …
As Pax Christi International emphasises the growing links between nuclear weapons, climate change and peace, Dr Quintin Rayer, DPhil, FInstP, Chartered FCSI, SIPC, Chartered Wealth Manager, & Head of Research and Ethical Investing at P1 Investment Management, takes a moral approach to climate-friendly investing Climate remains a significant theme in ethical and sustainable investing. Global …
Pax Christ Scotland’s chair, Marian Pallister, reflects on the violations children around the world are experiencing in conflict. UN’s recently issued Children and Armed Conflict report says that rape and recruitment of children are on the rise and 26,425 have been victims of such atrocities. The report doesn’t, however, name perpetrators of violations against children, …
By Rosalyn Mauchline (Pax Christi Scotland executive committee member) I began writing this on May 15th, a day which commemorates the Nakba – the catastrophe – for Palestinians when over 500 villages were taken over or destroyed and 750,000 became refugees in their own land. Watching the recent horrific news coverage of violence and death …
From Ross Ahlfeld, Pax Christi Scotland executive committee member (and endorsed from the heart of Pax Christi Scotland) Dear future member of the Scottish Parliament In the months and years ahead, we members of Pax Christi Scotland will speak to you of the dangers of militarism and warn you about the growing threat of nuclear …
A very personal reflection by Marian Pallister Solidarity. It’s a word that the pandemic seems to have made its own. Pope Francis uses it in relation to working together with people of all faiths and none. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, says that unless we prioritise global safety, solidarity and resilience, we …
Pax Christi Scotland supports Pax Christi International’s role as an influential advocate at intergovernmental levels, influencing global peace policy in the UN and UNESCO, the African Union, and the European Union. Scotland and Zambia have strong historic links. The Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone charted the Victoria Falls in the south of today’s Zambia …
A guest blog by Aidan Foy, of City Live Glasgow Despite almost 9000km of distance between the two nations, it is Police Scotland, funded by the British High Commission, that train a special task force of Sri Lankans at the Scottish Police College in Tulliallan, Fife. A partnership that has been ongoing since 2010. The …
