• News

    April 30th, 2012

    Ernesto Cardenal Wins Poetry Prize 2012

    Ernesto Cardenal Wins Poetry Prize 2012

    It was an honor to meet and follow the poet, priest, revolutionary, born in Nicaragua but with a universal soul, Ernesto Cardenal. His work is once again recognized in the old continent, winning the Sofia International Price of Poetry 2012. LET´S CELEBRATE THE AWARDS FOR THE PERSON WHO WAS SCOLDED BY THEN POPE JUAN PABLO [...]

  • News

    April 30th, 2012

    Message from Oscar Arias Against Militarization

    Message from Oscar Arias Against Militarization

    Óscar Arias, president of Costa Rica (1986-1990, 2006-2010), won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his peacemaking efforts in Central America. Without any armed forces, Costa Rica is now a global                   model for demilitarization and the amazing social benefits it offers. In this moving speech, Arias endorses the Global Day of Action Against Military [...]

  • News

    April 27th, 2012

    Shocking talk by antiwar US soldier

    Shocking talk by antiwar US soldier

    We urge our readers to see the following short video of a US soldier’s powerful condemnation of war, before it is taken off the web.. It is in English and has Spanish subtitles. Note the important connection between destruction of other countries through war, at the same time it devastates US citizens. Only the rich [...]

  • News

    April 17th, 2012

    NGABE-BUGLE STRUGGLE NOT TERMINATED.

    NGABE-BUGLE STRUGGLE NOT TERMINATED.

    This article is only available in spanish.

  • News

    April 13th, 2012

    Pastoral Letter for Costa Rica 2012

    Pastoral Letter for Costa Rica 2012

    Only in Spanish

  • News

    April 4th, 2012

    Stop the Repression

    Stop the Repression

    As we spend quiet and reflective time during Holy Week in Costa Rica, we are reminded of the recent nomination of Archbishop Oscar Romero for canonization by the Catholic Church.  These are the now famous and prohetic words spoken by Oscar Romero the night before he died. He was killed while saying a Mass on [...]

  • News

    March 30th, 2012

    The Case of Kairos-Palestine

    The Case of Kairos-Palestine

    Theologian Walter Brueggemann’s recently updated volume The Prophetic Imagination opens with the author’s reflections on why the Prophets might have renewed relevance in 2012.  Two of his observations struck home for me. The first concerns how “liberation theology” was barely on his radar in the first edition (1978), but today he sees it as an [...]

  • Events, News

    March 23rd, 2012

    Day of the Palestine territory

    Day of the Palestine territory

    This entry is only available in Spanish

  • News

    March 21st, 2012

    Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies

    Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies

    We welcome the timely initiative of friend and professor at the National University of Heredia, Costa Rica,  Sergio Moya Mora, who has launched the opening of CEMOAN with an online publication. This is particularly critical due to events taking place in the Perisan Gulf which threaten to affect the whole world — the price and supply [...]

  • Events

    March 21st, 2012

    Peace Group welcomes campaigners from around the world

    Peace Group welcomes campaigners from around the world

    Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group welcomed fellow peace campaigners from Japan, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Costa Rica, Norway, the USA over the weekend. Local campaigners hosted delegates attending meetings of the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW), culminating in a meal at Rae Street’s house in Littleborough on Sunday evening. ICBUW is a global coalition [...]

  • Events

    March 14th, 2012

    Life Struggles of Central American Women

    Life Struggles of Central American Women

    LIFE STRUGGLES OF CENTRAL AMERICAN WOMEN FORUM. Place. Centro de Amigos para la Paz, San Jose, Costa Rica. Date. Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Goals: 1) To learn about the experiences of women’s organizations in Central America, in their struggle to survive and create a better world for all. 2) To establish alliances [...]

  • Events

    March 9th, 2012

    Decolonizing Peace

    Decolonizing Peace

    The Friends Peace Center regrets the cancellation of the talk by Victoria Fontan professor of the UPAZ , Decolonizing Peace, on Tuesday, Mar 12, due to an emergency which arose on a trip outside of the country.

  • Books

    March 5th, 2012

    Imagine No Religion

    Imagine No Religion

    Friends Peace Center honored in Blase Bonpane’s Autobiography CAP is honored and encouraged to be remembered with praise and at great length in the new autobiography of Blase Bonpane, IMAGINE NO RELIGION . It is the story of a tireless peace worker who, with the help of his wife Theresa, led the International March for Peace through [...]

  • Speakers

    February 14th, 2012

    Prof. Marc Ellis

    Prof. Marc Ellis

    “Prophetic Judaism and the Future of Palestine” This coming Monday, February 27, at the Friends Peace Center, Professor Marc Ellis, historian from Baylor University, will be speaking on Prophetic Judaism and the Future of Palestine. You are cordially invited.

  • Books Imagine No Religion

    Friends Peace Center honored in Blase Bonpane’s Autobiography CAP is honored and encouraged ...

  • CAP Authors, News Costa Rica bans depleted uranium weapons

    Landmark domestic legislation makes Costa Rica the second country to ...

  • Events, News Day of the Palestine territory

    This entry is only available in Spanish

  • Letters Letter to President Chinchilla: Alert about Militarization of the Police

    This article is only available in Spanish

  • News SOAW: Protest vs. School of the Americas

    We share this important information about the protest against the ...

  • Speakers Prof. Marc Ellis

    "Prophetic Judaism and the Future of Palestine" This coming Monday, February ...

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