JoLeigh Commandant led an extraordinary life of commitment to social justice, Indigenous rights, peace and human rights. Quaker.org has noted, “JoLeigh Commandant, a Toronto Quaker, became the first staffer of PBI’s Central American program.” She would have been about 59 years of age at the time. A Peace Brigades International-USA Read more…
On May 4, 1998, Amy Goodman interviewed Liam Mahony of Peace Brigades International about our accompaniment work and the vision of the organization. It’s a fascinating glimpse into our history. Liam began working with Peace Brigades International in Guatemala in 1987 and co-founded PBI’s field presence in Haiti (that ran Read more…
When a group of peace activists came together on Grindstone Island (on unceded Algonquin territory in Canada) in 1981, their reflections included readings of passages by Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. That may be why their founding statement for Peace Brigades International notes, “We are building Read more…
On April 22, Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, co-authored an article that highlighted: “This Earth Day, more than any other, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the everyday guardians of our planet, land and environment defenders, who stand at the Read more…
The 2020 Peace Walk Webinar takes place Saturday, May 9, 2020, starting at 10am PDT. Peace Brigades International-Canada is delighted to be joining this webinar and making a short presentation at 10:50 am PDT. Kamloops This Week reports, “The 45th annual event — officially known as the Kamloops Walk for Read more…
On April 14, Peace Brigades International-Switzerland published this interview with PBI volunteer Manuel Müller who has been accompanying at-risk human rights defenders in Colombia since September 2019. Müller highlights, “PBI has adapted its work to the new circumstances and we are mobilizing all available resources to ensure that the human Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Honduras Project has affirmed on its Facebook page that despite the COVID-19 pandemic: “We continue with our work of accompanying national organizations and monitoring violations of human rights.” PBI-Honduras highlights, “This exceptional situation demonstrates just how necessary the people who work towards human rights, land activism, and Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted numerous articles on its Facebook page about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Guatemala. Those articles that provide context include: The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) continues to ignore peasant demands and has zero execution in chronic malnutrition, The hardest Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted, “The next process of training and selection of volunteers is starting.” “The deadline to receive applications will be May 6th of 2020. The training week will be realized in Belgium in the week of September 6th to 12th of 2020.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “You Read more…
In January 2019, the Peace Brigades International-Mexico Project commented, “The organisations that we accompany continue to be concerned about [Mexican president] AMLO’s position on the rights of indigenous populations, given that his public discourse seems to respect their autonomy, but he continues to propose initiatives of megaprojects such as the Read more…