Witness for Peace : New England

New England

Witness for Peace - New England is a regional association whose mission is to support and carry out the work of national Witness for Peace, a politically independent, grassroots organization committed to non-violence and led by faith and conscience. As a grassroots movement Witness for Peace - New England raises awareness of and gives testimony to violations of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as advocates for U.S. economic and social policies that support these basic rights.

Witness for Peace - New England works with people of faith and conscience to develop skills and strategies that will transform destructive U.S. policies into ones of life, opportunity and hope.

Good News from Vermont Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project!

Congratulations to our friends at Vermont Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project, who send this good news for immigrant rights!

News from the Field---July 2011

Ellen McGill, one of our WFP activists from Rhode Island, sends this News from the Field, regarding the Colombia FTA protest this week.

Upcoming Delegations

Click here for upcoming delegations organized by Witness for Peace - New England region.

Our Violent U.S.: A Christian Perspective

The Reverend Jennifer Phillips, Episcopal Chaplain at the University of Rhode Island, and Pastor of St. Augustine's Church, gives us this perspective.

Another Year of Living Violently

On January 8th, a man, armed by NRA-backed laws and fueled by right-wing rhetoric, shot and killed 6 people and wounded 13 others with a semiautomatic handgun in Arizona. Less than three weeks later, Utah's House of Representatives responded by passing a bill naming the Browning-designed M1911 semi-automatic handgun the official state gun.

American Friends Service Committee report

An enlightening summary of our tax dollars at work, from our friends at the American Friends Service Committee.

Thoughts on This Fall's "Cultivating Peace" Tour

Huge thanks to our friend and partner, Arnie Alpert, at American Friends Service Committee in Concord, N.H. for his great organizational work setting up the Waysmeet Center at the University of New Hampshire and hosting, with his warm and wise partner, Judy Elliot, us and a wonderful house party. The events introduced so many wonderful people to Kiado Cruz and the richly overlapping worlds of environmental and diversity protection, food sovereignty, and social justice.