The Catholic critique of war is hiding in plain sight

    Roman Catholicism has spent decades developing a comprehensive case against war that deserves a wider hearing, including among Catholics.

    Campaign Nonviolence, a project of Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, is working for a new culture of nonviolence by connecting the issues to end war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction. We organize The Nonviolent Cities Project and the annual Campaign Nonviolence Week of Actions.

    Waging Nonviolence partners with other organizations and publishes their work.

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      A prolific author, educator and practitioner, Johan Galtung had a unique brand of genius that will continue to inspire a world hungry for peace.

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        Many factors played into Biden’s pause on permits for LNG exports, but it should still be seen as a victory for affected communities and the climate movement.

          A nursery theory of social change

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