Tag Archives: peace

Help send a message to State Department: Stop aiding, abetting genocide in Gaza

Please read the Veterans for Peace document we are sharing with you from Jack Gilroy, a member of PC New York State.

The document, to be delivered this week to a State Dept office in Buffalo, lists the US laws pertaining to war being violated by our government’s current support of Israel. 

We pray for the Palestinian people.

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!

Nominate a Young Peacebuilder for 2024!

Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) is inviting nominations for the Maloof Family Young Peacebuilder Award, recognizing high school students’ peacebuilding contributions. The award, inspired by the Maloof family, offers a $1000 gift and a certificate. The award is aimed at Juniors, enabling incorporation into college applications and fostering a relationship with PCMNY. The nomination deadline is December 19, 2023, and the award will be presented in early June 2024.

78th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Pax Christi Metro New York invites you to join in Prayer and Public Witness on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Aug. 5th at Noon In Manhattan – Gandhi Statue  at West Side of Union Square Park near 14th Street. There will be Prayer for those who have suffered the effects of nuclear weapons development and use.
A Moment of Silence
The Ringing of a Gong 78 times for the 78 years since the tragic dawning of the nuclear age.
Leafletting to inform and invite action to abolish nuclear weapons.
Music to end our commemoration.

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.