Tag Archives: nonviolence

Nonviolent Action Through Ethical Consumption

Dear colleagues: Economic boycotts are a form of nonviolent action we may take to expect positive social change. Economic boycotts are an excellent way to exert peaceful pressure on bad actors. At the same time, and in tandem with boycotts, we also recognize the importance of investing our economic resources in the livelihood of peoplesContinue reading “Nonviolent Action Through Ethical Consumption”

CANDLELIT MEMORIAL SERVICE

Please join us to remember, mourn, and pray for Jean Wilson Brutus (a 41 year old man who killed by ICE at Delaney Hall on Dec. 12 2025), Renee Nicole Good (a 37 year old woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 2026) and all others brutally murdered by ICE. We will communally recite Matins and Vespers of the Office of the Dead dedicated to the victims of ICE followed by a prayer service for those who have been murdered.

43rd Annual Good Friday Way of the Cross

Friday, April 18, 2025

East 47th Street at 1st Avenue 8:30 a.m.  

Join several hundred people in one of the largest public Christian witnesses for peace in New York City. In this, our 43rd year, Pax Christi Metro New York will commemorate Good Friday as a modern-day enactment of the Stations of the Cross, praying for peace and justice on the streets of our city. We remember that throughout our lives, Jesus calls us to active non-violence.

This year our theme is, “In a time of polarization and conflict, how do we follow the path of Jesus?”

Showing nonviolent solidarity in NYC

On April 25, Pax Christi Metro New York joined other Christians for peace, including Pax Christi New Jersey and some members of the Pax Christi delegation at the UN, at Columbia University to counter the Christian Zionist rally. Members brought prayers for peace and sang in the presence of those who were rallying. Pierre, PCMNYContinue reading “Showing nonviolent solidarity in NYC”

Building a World Without Nuclear Weapons: An Urgent Imperative

Join us virtually Jan. 27th, 2024 for this online forum will focus on the grave concern regarding the increasing threat of nuclear war and what ordinary citizens can do to prevent it. Presented by Pax Christi Massachusetts in association with Pax Christi USA.
Register today!

NONVIOLENCE: The Connecting Thread in Our Work for the New Creation

JOIN Marie Dennis , July 9 – 14, 2023 for a series of discussions at The Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining NY. This program will explore nonviolence as a spirituality, a way of life, a global ethic and a spectrum of approaches to preventing or interrupting violence and promoting just peace, the beloved community, the New Creation.