Peace-without-guns advocate tours UK
A leading advocate of practical non-violence begins a two-week tour of Britain today (16 January), offering case studies of achieving peace without guns in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Gene Stoltzfus, US founder and director emeritus of the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), will be on tour in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland through until 1 February 2009 to share his field experience in global peacemaking.
The visit is organised by Christian Peacemakers Teams UK and is backed by the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia. CPT came to global prominence in 2006 during the Iraq hostage crisis involving Norman Kember.
Since 1988, Stoltzfus has successfully placed violence-reduction teams in crisis situations and militarised areas around the world – including Hebron, Iraq, and Colombia – at the invitation of local peace and human rights workers.
Additionally, CPT has trained hundreds of committed peacemakers ready to risk injury and death in bold attempts to transform lethal conflict through 'getting in the way' of violence and building practical bridges for justice and peace.
In the shadow of the current Gaza crisis and the unparalleled violence of the last century, Stoltzfus will be meeting with 20 faith-related, civic and community groups across Britain to share success stories of active peacemaking in Palestine and Iraq.
Click HERE for tour itinerary.
