By Hugh Foy, Pax Christi Scotland executive committee member Recently in Glasgow I attended the first of the recent demonstrations to campaign against the punitive actions of the Israeli state in Palestine. These of course occurred all over the world shortly after the Israeli government reacted in the aftermath of the horrendous Hamas terrorist attacks. …
27th September 23 Sr Bride Counihan is an Irish Little Sister of the Assumption, living in Cork. She spent 17 years working in the semi-desert region of Brazil before returning to Ireland to take up the role of fund-raiser for overseas missions in four countries – Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Madagascar. She makes no secret of …
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 …
Delia Chatoor, who will speak at our October 17 online event, “Poverty and the Bomb”, is a member of the Caribbean Climate Change Network. Here she unpicks the role of the United Nations, currently holding its 77th General Assembly The 77th Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly officially began on September 13, 2022 …
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 …
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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 …
