Check out the many news outlets that are reporting about the work of Tanenbaum’s Peacemakers in Action:
Betty Bigombe, Uganda
Betty and two other MPs were recently confronted by a group of armed youth angry about land policies in Amuru. Betty had just returned from a meeting with the Madhvani Group, which is seeking land for sugarcane plantations. The MPs reaffirmed that anyone who wants to invest in the land must first consult its residents.
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Amuru-youth-charge-at-MPs-over-land-giveaway/-/688334/1842762/-/fog4h8/-/index.html?utm_source=feedly
The new Betty Bigombe Foundation launched its website. The website describes the Foundation’s work in agriculture projects to benefit the victims of the LRA war.
http://bigombefoundation.org/
Rev. Canon Andrew White, Iraq
During a recent trip to Israel, Andrew spoke optimistically about a group of hardline Iranian Shi’ite clerics who desired to meet with Israelis. He also discussed the widespread violence that permeates post-invasion Iraq, though he remains hopeful that peace will one day return to Iraq.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-vicar-of-baghdad-comes-to-jerusalem-andrew-white/
José “Chencho” Alas, El Salvador
Chencho welcomed a class of theology students to El Salvador, where he taught them about liberation theology and the theology of peace as he currently understands it. After their visit, they wrote blog posts reflecting upon their experiences.
http://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/about/news/Emmanuel_College_in_El_Salvador.htm
Jacky Manuputty, Indonesia
The Christian Science Monitor traced the development of the “Peace Provocateurs” and Jacky’s role in stabilizing religious tensions in Ambon. Though the society is not yet fully healed, Jacky maintains his optimism that eventually, Christians and Muslims will exist in a state of unwavering peacefulness.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0508/Provoking-peace-in-Indonesia
Archbishop Abuna Elias Chacour, Israel/Palestine
Archbishop Chacour speaks about his disappointment over the Arab Spring, as Christians and minorities suffer the greatest. He states that the Arab Spring’s violence and bloodshed will not create a favorable environment for the proliferation of non-totalitarian regimes.
http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/israel/2013/05/28/Syria-Christians-greatest-victims-bloodshed-Chacour_8779325.html
Dishani Jayaweera, Sri Lanka
Dishani and her partners have launched a project called “Growing Roots.” They plan to use natural building techniques to “create a physical and psychological space where Sri Lankans and international guests can come together and open their minds, their hearts and grow towards the concept of interdependence.”
http://www.pozible.com/project/21750