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Articles in the Peace & Violence Category

Israeli army’s female recruits speak out

By Alison Mackay | 28 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence |

Harriet Sherwood
The Observer, Sunday 22 August 2010

Israeli servicewomen train to become army instructors. Some former recruits have spoken out against the military action …

Christian Palestinian Leader from Gaza to visit Wellington

By Alison Mackay | 11 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence |

Constantine Dabbagh, Palestinian Christian and Executive Secretary, Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR), Middle East Council of Churches, will be speaking:

Wellington on Thursday, 12 August 2010 – 5.15pm to …

Cluster Munitions Banned

By Alison Mackay | 4 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence, Politics |

On 1 August the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions came into force, becoming binding law in New Zealand and around the world. States that have signed up to the new …

Sermon for Hiroshima

By Alison Mackay | 3 August, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence |

Sermon for Hiroshima Day
by Rev. Dr. V. Jonathan Hartfield, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul, Choral Evensong, August 1st 2010

Readings: Isaiah 2. 1 -5. …

Spy base defence reform

By Alison Mackay | 15 July, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Ploughshares |

The Government is to either reform or repeal the ‘claim of right’ defence successfully used by the defendants in the Waihopai 3 case, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.

In March …

Boy died after carer bashed him with door

By Ant | 18 June, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence |

A woman who allegedly slammed a toddlers head against a door with such force it left dents in the wood, is undoubtedly responsible for his death, a court has been …

Gaza closure: not another year

By Alison Mackay | 17 June, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence, Politics |

This report, issued last weekend by the International Committee of the Red Cross, sets out the human costs to the people of Gaza caused by the blockade.

The serious …

Grandmother admits manslaughter of granddaughter

By Ant | 1 June, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Peace & Violence |

This is a tragic example of the extent of child abuse and domestic violence in Aotearoa New Zealand at this time, and an indication as to why it constitutes one …