Permission to Grieve
Beloved peace seekers, We write while the result of the presidential election is still uncertain and may remain uncertain for some time. We wish we were with you to make you a cup of tea,…
PPF Mourns Peacemaker Albeiro Suárez after Assassination
We received the tragic news that a partner of the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia, Albeiro Suárez, was assassinated last week. Albeiro was an ex-combatant of the FARC* and leader of a community in Meta in…
A Rewritten Lamentations 5
By Timothy Wotring, member of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship's Executive Committee During this time of quarantine and protest; of rage and frustration; of confusion and fear, the Bible provides for us a much-needed resource: lament. Six…
It’s past time for a new way – Defund the police reflection
This reflection comes to us from Ashley Bair, who is working for PPF during our deep focus on defunding the police. Contact Ashley: ashley@presbypeacefellowship.org Ashley Bair It’s past time for a new way. That was…Defund the Police Reflection – from Jennifer Soule-Hill
As we continue our deep focus on defunding the police, we're sharing reflections from the PPF community about learning and action around abolition, police, and policing. This reflection comes to us from PPF Executive Committee…Hope Must Not Die / La Esperanza no debe morir
Update from Germán Zárate-Durier - Colombia Coordinator for PPF Accompaniment Program Español abajo / Spanish below. The global crisis caused by the Coronavirus (COVID 19) has led to changes in the daily life of all…
Why PPF is doing a 6-month deep focus on #DefundThePolice
From PPF's ED Emily Brewer --Three months ago, we started to talk and grieve the murder of George Floyd, and we were also three months into a global pandemic. I was feeling isolated and overwhelmed…
Barstow-Driver 2020: Honoring Linda Eastwood
The Barstow-Driver Award was created in 2014 by the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship in order to specifically honor those who are over sixty years old and have taken significant risks for the cause of nonviolent peacemaking.…
Why Pacifists Need To Join The Riot
This post comes to us from Rev. Aric Clark, PPF Co-Moderator. Sign up here for PPF's upcoming Action Circles about defunding the police. There is an observable and predictable progression many protesters undergo in the…
Defund the Police
Today is Juneteenth - a day that honors Black freedom and Black resistance, and centers Black people’s unique contribution to the struggle for justice in the U.S. And this Juneteenth, we are in the midst…