Not long ago, citizens of the European Union were proud of their status as guarantors of human rights and social peace. Upheavals of the past — when economic rivalry and religious differences forced people, including Mennonites, to flee to the New World — had become nothing more than historical events.
The Project for Refugee People in Ecuador ended its work April 30 after decades of supporting refugees fleeing violence in neighboring Colombia.
Theatre of the Beat recently concluded a cross-Canada tour of a new play, inspired by Mennonite ministries in Toronto, about exploitive conditions in global retail systems.
Church of the Brethren delegates will consider at this summer’s Annual Conference a resolution on immigration urging civil disobedience when government policies conflict with biblical teachings.
Acts of solidarity to support the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul took place at Canadian Mennonite University and Goshen College following violent and intimidating strategies used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in January.
With songs and signs, demonstrators at more than a dozen Target stores across the United States protested the chain’s accommodation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in February.
