Uncategorized

The weapon to end all wars – by keeping us in fear Our blog for February is by Francis Benell, an S6 student at St Columba’s High School in Dunfermline. He hopes to study law, with a view to being a criminal lawyer. He takes a keen interest in current affairs and his insight into the […]

Anne Dobbing, who was elected to the Pax Christi Scotland Executive Committee at our AGM in November, is concerned for the welfare of refugees in Scotland who have fled war and violence. She hopes we can make Christmas special for them by sending a gift voucher. Many of us have been deeply moved and troubled

Our latest bog is a reflection fromPax Christi Scotland’s friend in Trinidad and Tobago, Delia Chatoor, lawyer & retired diplomat who specialised in human rights and humanitarian law, diplomacy and conflict resolution. She is now a member of the Caribbean Climate Change Network, contributing to programme development. “Building a common road map towards a world without nuclear

By Delia Chatoor, member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, member of the Caribbean Climate Change Network, and a retired member of Trinidad and Tobago’s diplomatic service. During the week of June 19-23,2022, States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), civil society organisations and well-wishers gathered in Vienna, Austria

Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called the children of God In memory of Bruce Kent (1928-2022) By Arianna Andreangeli, Executive Committee Member, Pax Christi Scotland What does it take to make peace? What does it take to work tirelessly, to stand there next to the weak, to speak truth to power even when

by David Mackenzie, Secure Scotland The current situation in Ukraine has made so many more people aware of the dangers of nuclear weapons. Here, David Mackenzie gives details of an event you may want to share in your own networks. The contacts for the peace camp in June are Pax Christi Scotland member Brian Quail

Sri Lanka – A Place of Endemic Torture? by Pax Christi member Anne Dobbing I attended Pax Christi Scotland’s online event to mark the start of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence from 25th November to the 10th December. I joined Pax Christi Scotland during the pandemic, and I have

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