The ability to rest is locked behind social privilege. But God commands a Sabbath for all.
During the winter of 2002-03, many of us Mennonite pacifists were concerned about the probable U.S. invasion of Iraq. It was easy to feel powerless and hard to know how to raise one’s voice.
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.
