A Reflection from the 2020 Native American Virtual Retreat
ZPI encourages reflections from retreat participants, staff, members & others touched by our work and doing similar work from around the world, as part of the practice of bearing witness. Angell Deer, a participant...
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Zen Peacemakers Retreat in Westerbork – A Reflection
 Dina Awwad-Srour, a Palestinian, and Emma Sham-ba Ayalon, an Israeli, are friends who bonded over their appreciation of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish author of confessional diaries, killed during the Jewish holocaust. After Dina...
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Fellowship in Prayer’s Sacred Journey Grant- Sponsoring ZPI’s Mission for Global Peace Building
FiP’s growing gift is a testament to the alignment of out missions and visions as well as our sponsor’s acknowledgement of the efforts behind our ZPI community to bring international peace building throughout the...
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2019 Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness Programs Impact Report
The Auschwitz-Birkenau retreat is the core program of ZPI’s Bearing Witness programs. What follows is this year's impact report on the 23rd Bearing Witness retreat in Auschwitz.
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10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace
Author Franziska Jinen Schneider reports on the World Assemble of Religion for Peace- a multi-religious gathering of religious communities held  this past August 2019 in Germany seeks to transform violent conflict, advance human development, promote...
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Between Walls and Holy Places: Peacemakers Plunge in Palestine and Israel
ISRAEL-PALESTINE. In April 2018 a group of Swiss, Brazilian, Israeli and Palestinian Zen Peacemakers visited Israel and Palestine. Read Zen Peacemaker Iris Dotan Katz' reflection on the trip, with photographs.
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Dharma, Helium and Hendrix:Â Chaplain Tony Stultz Sensei Mixes Zen, Christianity, Science and Social Action
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. "The coolest thing in the world for me is to lead a meditation, give a dharma talk– you know, with all the robes, smells and bells –and the next day to...
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Roshi Joan Halifax’s Nomad Clinic Treats Rohingya Refugees in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, NEPAL. American Zen Peacemaker Roshi Joan Halifax and her team from Upaya Zen Center have been conducting their annual Nomad Clinic program in Kathmandu when a few days ago #Rohingya#refugees from #Myanmar started appearing at their medical camp with harrowing reports...
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Plunging on the Streets of Helsinki: Civil War, Child Slavery and The Ease of Generosity
HELSINKI, FINLAND. This September, Zen Peacemakers will be holding a street retreat in Helsinki, Finland. In this article, Mikko Ijäs describes the historical context of what these streets have born witness to in the...
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The Face I See Everywhere: Why Barbara Wegmüller Returns to Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, POLAND. "There is the face of a woman, looking at me, ever since I met her eyes for the first time. She is looking at me on one of the pictures in...
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