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A Decade of War: The Human Cost
Friday, October 7, 2011 will mark a decade of war for the United States. On October 7, 2001 President George W. Bush addressed the nation and launched a war in Afghanistan. In response to the attacks...
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A Decade of War: Religious Leaders Speak Out
In June of this year thirty-eight religious leaders sent a letter to President Obama calling for an end to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The letter also calls for untying development aid...
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A Decade of War: A Biblical Reflection
by Earl Zimmerman How can we mark the tenth anniversary of the Afghanistan War, now the longest war in our history? I feel more sorrow than anger. U.S. forces first attacked Afghanistan on October 7,...
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The War We are Living
Tonight, PBS television stations across the country will broadcast an under-reported story from the front lines of Colombia’s resurgent war in a documentary called The War We are Living. This is the...
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Reflect | Serve | Advocate
Earlier this year ten young adults from the Americas (Canada, US, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru) and two coordinators began a two-year Mennonite Central Committee term in Colombia to reflect, serve and...
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Stop Gun Smuggling to Mexico
Diego Luna, a Mexican film star, calls for action to stop the flow of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Sign a petition to President Obama calling on him to take action to the stop gun...
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We Remember Haiti
Today marks two years after a devastating earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and displaced more than a million in Haiti. Haitians continue to struggle through the process of recovery with at...
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Take Action for Peace in Colombia
Today is the National Day of Action for Colombia. Join with thousands across the country in calling upon Congress to support policies that promote peace and justice in Colombia. Displacement in...
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Toll from Isaac Still Ongoing as Spike in Cholera is Predicted
Twenty one human rights, faith-based, and humanitarian organizations, including Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office, released a statement today calling on the United Nations to take...
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U.S. Support for the Peace Process in Colombia
For over fifty years, Colombians have suffered through unspeakable violence. They have been forced to flee their homes; they have been kidnapped, raped, and killed. Human rights defenders, journalists,...
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