Our Programs, Events and Projects

On this page you will find information on our current programs.

We began the year participating in the different activities related to the World Season for Peace and Non Violence whose objective is to recall the lives and examples of different spiritual leaders who dedicated their lives to the cause of Justice and Peace, honoring the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King.

From April on, we opened our II Paint Workshop for children, “Children and Peace”: five Saturdays with the participation of boys and girls between 6 and 12 years. Dona Mirna of Casa Ridgway is the teacher and our very own artist.

Worried by the possibilities of conflict and violence which may result from the manifestations against the Central American Free Trade Treaty with the United States, (CAFTA), we have initiated a cycle of workshops on non violence and active civil disobedience. We also formed an internal study group to analyze the contents of the treaty with the purpose of strengthening our opinion and channeling our position to the U.S. Congress.

In August, we will begin our seminar series with a cycle of Saturdays commemorating the life of Archbishop Romero, remembering his involvement with the cause of justice and human rights in El Salvador.

Our Pacifist Gallery project continues to bloom: our goal is to design a walkway in San José leading to our meeting room where the portraits of men and women who have dedicated their lives to the cause of peace are on exhibition and place these efforts in the current world state of affairs.

Finally, in response to the desire of participants in our workshops relating to migrant concerns, we are following up on the workshops we initiated in 2004, sharing information relating to migrant rights relating to work, housing, health and other concerns, mainly for Nicaraguans and Costa Ricans who work with migrant population.