ICS Africa
(Internationaal Christelijk Steunfonds Africa) "As a Christian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, we
aim at facilitating processes where communities can identify, prioritise and address their
development needs."
Initiatives et Changement
« Initiatives et Changement est basé sur l'idée que le changement des
motivations, des attitudes et des comportements est non seulement possible,
mais constitue le seul fondement solide d'un changement plus vaste et plus
durable de la société. Ce constat correspond à l'expérience de millions de
personnes, participant ou non à Initiatives et Changement, qui ont décidé de
s'engager dans le processus de changement de leur propre vie. » [siteweb]
Initiatives of Change
"Initiatives of Change Association (Canada) is the Canadian associate of a
global network open to people of all nationalities, cultures, religions and
beliefs who work toward change locally and globally, starting with change in
their own lives. Formerly known as Moral Re-Armament, this network has been
active on every continent for over 60 years. Initiatives of Change is based
on the experiences of many people that when one is prepared to listen to the
deepest thing in his or her own heart, and to take action on those thoughts
that measure up to the standards of honesty, purity, unselfishness and love,
he or she becomes an agent of change in the family, community, nation and
the world. In Canada, work began in 1932 when Frank Buchman, who initiated
the fellowship, travelled across Canada with a group of friends. It has been
carried forward since that time by men and women committed to the principles
of the fellowship." [from the website]
The Interchange "Linking Christian volunteers at home and abroad. The Interchange
is a clearing house of information. We try to connect individuals with organizations and
visa-versa."
Intercordia
Intercordia was created at the initiative of Jean Vanier, the founder of the l'Arche
communities, in order to offer young people a year-long course during their university
education as a way of enabling them to acquire a "practice of peace", essential
to both their personal and professional lives. Intercordia's mission as laid out by the
founder and defined in the association's Charter: "There are so many divisions and
conflicts in our world, between people and between different groups of people. Each person
or group hides behind a wall of fear or occasionally behind a wall of elitism. Everyone is
convinced that they are right, that they are the best. How can these walls be brought
down? How can people start reaching out to others? Each one of us belongs to a race, a
culture, a religion, to a vision of the world. Shouldn't it be made plain that we are all
members of mankind, too? That we are all human beings? This is Intercordia's goal: To
enable young men and women to get to know other cultures, other religions, other people.
To build friendships with them. To build bridges. To bring down the walls. To discover
that being different is not a threat but a source of richness. In this way, everyone will
be working for peace" [Jean Vanier]
L'Association INTERCORDIA a été créée à l'initiative de Jean Vanier, fondateur des
communautés de l'ARCHE, pour proposer aux jeunes une année de formation au cours de leur
cycle universitaire, afin de leur permettre d'acquérir une « pratique de paix » dont
ils auront le plus grand besoin dans leur vie tant professionnelle que personnelle. Sa
mission, telle qu'elle a été définie à l'origine par son fondateur et explicitée dans
sa Charte : « Dans notre monde existent tant de divisions et de conflits, entre personnes
et entre groupes de personnes. Chaque personne ou groupe se cache derrière des murs de
peur et parfois d'élitisme. Chacun est convaincu qu'il a raison, qu'il est le meilleur.
Comment faire tomber les murs ? Comment des personnes peuvent-elles tendre la main vers
d'autres ? Chacun de nous fait partie d'une race, d'une culture, d'une religion ou d'une
vision du monde. Ne faut-il pas découvrir également que nous faisons partie d'une
humanité commune ? Nous sommes tous des êtres humains. Voilà le but d'INTERCORDIA :
permettre à des jeunes de connaître d'autres cultures, d'autres religions, d'autres
personnes, de se lier d'amitié avec elles, de créer des ponts, de faire tomber des murs,
de découvrir que la différence n'est pas une menace mais un trésor. Ainsi chacun
oeuvre pour la paix. » [Jean Vanier]
Intercordia Canada
Intercordia Canada is part of an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the
creation of accredited university programs designed to train students in the practice of
peace, and in the development of practical humanitarian skills. The central element of
each Intercordia program is an eight-month immersion experience during which students
receive an ethical and theological formation while working in an agency or organization
dedicated to the service of people who are marginalized or in distress. Intercordia Canada
also seeks to form partnerships with corporations that are willing to sponsor students in
their placements and to provide them with possible employment opportunities upon
completion of the program.
Intercordia Canada fait partie d'une organisation internationale, à but non lucratif,
consacrée à la création de programmes universitaires accrédités, pour former les
étudiants à la pratique de la paix, et au développement des tâches humanitaires.
L'élément central de chaque programme d'Intercordia est une immersion de huit moins
pendant lesquels chaque étudiant reçoit un enseignement éthique et théologique, tout
en travaillant dans une agence ou une organisation spécialisée dans le service aux
personnes qui sont marginalisées ou en détresse.
Site uniquement en anglais
Interfaith Voices for Peace and
Justice "A communications network for faith-based activist groups. Our
network provides a variety of ways that representatives from these groups can interact
with one another in the search for a common peace and justice agenda. We believe that the
fundamental principles of most religions have much in common, and that these principles
can provide a foundation for enlightened social action."
Jubilee 2000 An international campaign to cancel the international debt of the
world's most indebted nations. The campaign developed a petition presented to the G-8
leaders in June 1999. The coalition continues to research and advocate for Jubilee debt
cancellation for the woprld's most impoverished nations. Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee
Initiative CEJI was the Canadian partner in the debt campaign. Jubilee/USA 2000
International debt relief for poor countries.
KAIROS: Canadian
Ecumenical Justice Initiatives KAIROS is a dynamic church-based social justice movement. KAIROS
unites churches and religious organizations in a faithful ecumenical response to the call
to “do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah
6:8). We deliberate on issues of common concern, advocate for social change and join with
people of faith and goodwill in action for social transformation.
KAIROS Regional Structures
KAIROS regional structures support local ecumenical groups as they engage in grassroots
activism on a wide range of justice issues. Regional representatives work together with
Regional Coordinating Committees to facilitate access to education and action resources,
foster networking among local groups, and encourage the creation of new groups. Most
regions distribute their own annual or trimestral newsletter offering updates on regional
justice priorities and initiatives. Once a year, regional meetings offer an opportunity
for members of local groups to come together for mutual learning and encouragement,
regional planning and dialogue with national staff.
KAIROS: Initiatives
canadiennes oecuméniques pour la justice « KAIROS réunit 10 coalitions inter-Églises, jusque-là
indépendantes, dont les préoccupations et le travail chevauchaient de plus en plus,
étant donné les réalités de la mondialisation. La nouvelle organisation
oecuménique assure la continuité du travail de ces coalitions et de leurs plus de
trente ans de recherche hautement estimée, de formulation de politiques, de soutien et de
mobilisation de la base, sur un vaste éventail de questions de justice, que ce soit au
Canada, en Amérique latine, en Asie ou en Afrique. KAIROS maintiendra également
son partenariat avec les réseaux de justice sociale oecuméniques locaux, tout en
assurant les fonds nécessaires pour augmenter les capacités des organisations
partenaires du Sud mondial. Dans ce contexte à la fois de continuité et de
changement, l'appellation de KAIROS est tout indiquée, puisqu'elle désigne un moment de
transformation par la foi. »
Le réseau de KAIROS KAIROS est un important mouvement chrétien en faveur de la justice et
de la paix. Vous pouvez en faire partie en joignant une « communauté » oecuménique
KAIROS. Dans tout le pays, il y a une centaine de ces communautés dynamiques, inclusives,
centrées sur la réalité et orientées vers l'action. Certaines se spécialisent, sur
les droits autochtones ou dans la lutte contre la pauvreté par exemple, tandis que
d'autres s'engagent dans un large éventail de domaines touchant la justice et la paix.
Toutes travaillent avec des comités formés de membres de différentes Églises, avec des
communautés éclésiales interessés et avec des personnes motivées par leur foi et le
désir de bâtir ce mouvement dynamique et en croissance.
Kairos Europa "Kairos Europa is a European decentralised network of justice,
peace and creation initiatives working in collaboration with churches, social movements,
trade unions and Non Governmental Organisations both in and outside Europe, to build a
more just and tolerant society. It is a European regional manifestation of the Kairos
process, which was in the forefront of the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa in the
early 80s. It is a process that provides a platform on the European level for a more
holistic approach at addressing the malaise of societies by adopting a non-single issue
perception and favours a dual strategy of local and global action, with a decentralised
and bottom-up methodology... "
Kairos / USA "A national/international network of groups and individuals,
active on issues of anti-racism economic justice and self-determination, while engaged in
a process of theological/political reflection."
L'Arche Internationale "L'Arche is an international network of faith-based communities
creating homes and day programs with people who have developmental disabilities. L'Arche
was founded in 1964 when Jean Vanier, the son of Canadian Governor General Georges P.
Vanier, welcomed two men with disabilities into his home in the town of Trosly, France,
northeast of Paris. The name 'L'Arche' is French for 'The Ark', as in 'Noah's Ark',
the biblical symbol of deliverance, and of God's covenant with humanity. L'Arche is now a
world-wide organization welcoming people from many different faith traditions, as well as
people who have no formal affiliation with any particular faith tradition. Today, there
are over 120 L'Arche communities, on six continents, in 30 countries around the
world." [from the L'Arche Canada website]
Mennonite Central Committee A relief, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite
and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC reflects the biblical call to care for the hungry and
thirsty, the stranger, the sick and those in prison.
Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee
This small mission organization sells fair trade coffee at sites throughout
Georgia (USA), and donates the profits to support mission projects for
children. In addition to funding orphanages and schools around the world, they
are able to support local coffee growers. Their coffee is fair trade
certified. They explain that they know that they can sell the first bag of
coffee to those who are committed to supporting fair trade initiatives. Their
goal is to sell the second and third bags of coffee, because people will
discover it is the best coffee around.
More-with-Less Cookbook, 25th
anniversary edition This site about the More-with-Less cookbook includes resources, a
bulletin board for sharing ideas on simple living and stories about how the cookbook has
been used and how the more-with-less philosophy has changed people's lives and cooking.
Office Chrétien des
personnes Handicapées Pourquoi un office chrétien pour les personnes handicapées ? L'OCH,
fondé par Marie-Hélène Mathieu, est né en 1963 de la réunion de plusieurs familles
frappées souvent douloureusement par le handicap ; familles qui, autour de Marie-Hélène
Mathieu, ont pris conscience de leur besoin de ne pas rester seules. Dans une espérance
commune, elles décident alors de se retrouver régulièrement pour échanger sur des
questions qui leur sont propres. De ces réunions jaillit l'idée de lancer une revue,
d'organiser des conférences. Rapidement, les demandes affluent. En réponse : la
création de permanences-accueil pour les personnes et la mise en place d'un soutien
financier pour les associations, foyers, écoles, paroisses … Que fait exactement
l'OCH ? L'association a pour but l'étude et la mise en oeuvre de toute initiative
susceptible de contribuer au bien, au progrès, à l'insertion familiale, sociale et
ecclésiale des personnes malades ou handicapées, quels que soient leur handicap ou leurs
difficultés. Elle puise son inspiration dans la foi chrétienne. [website not available
in English]
Oikoscredit (formerly EDCS) provides loans to enterprises owned and operated by
monetarily poor people.
OneWorld
Canada edition
Edited in Montreal, and Smithers BC, with content in English and French, OW Canada aims to
serve as a bridge between English and French Canadians concerned with social justice. With
news and analysis from around the world, and right here at home, this site uses the voices
of local people to help Canadians (and others!) understand the world around them.
Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance "We are a multi-faith group. As of 2006-JAN, we consist of one
Atheist, Agnostic, Christian, Wiccan and Zen Buddhist. Thus, the OCRT staff lack agreement
on almost all theological matters: belief in a supreme being, the nature of God,
interpretation of the Bible and other holy texts, whether life after death exists and what
form it takes, etc." Read the Statement of
beliefs of the OCRT
Peace Arts "Peace Arts offers inspirational posters and peace signs in the
form of peace posters and peace t-shirts and more! Please peruse Sami Sunchild's
inspirational posters, created for individuals, educators, healthcare providers, advocates
of a peaceful world and all who wish to inspire, promote, and encourage a better world.
You will feel the warmth of Sami's messages in her Prose and peace posters as well as her
peace sign posters and peace t-shirts. Sami's Peace Arts Gallery is physically located in
San Francisco's Red Victorian where you can see over 50 original Peace T-shirt and peace
poster designs (as well as note cards, mugs, and other items). The Red Vic is in the
famous Haight-Ashbury district, near Golden Gate Park. Come visit us when you are in San
Francisco!" [from the website]
Project Ploughshares Project Ploughshares is an inter-church coalition associated with the
Canadian Council of Churches, Commission on Justice and Peace, and working on peace and
related issues.
Quaker
United Nations Office, Geneva A non-governmental organisation focusing on human rights, refugees,
peace and disarmament and trade and development.
Red Cross International Committee of the Red Cross
Réseau oecuménique justice et
paix (ROJeP) « Suite à l'expérience positive de concertation vécue au sein
du Réseau québécois sur le Jubilé et après un sondage auprès des membres, il a été
décidé de travailler à la mise en place d'une coalition oecuménique francophone de
groupes chrétiens engagés pour la justice qui aurait les grandes orientations suivantes
: 1- Être un réseau souple d'organisations chrétiennes prêt à se mobiliser autour
d'événements publics, qui analyse et qui approfondit théologiquement un certain nombre
de thématiques d'actualité et qui intervient au besoin. 2- Être l'interface francophone
et québécoise de Kairos et du groupe Amerindia. Le 23 janvier 2002 à Montréal, plus de
35 groupes chrétiens confirment que le Réseau doit être un lieu de concertation, de
réflexion et d'échange avec une structure souple tout en soutenant l'engagement plus
large des groupes chrétiens travaillant à la justice, à la paix et à l'intégrité de
la création. Le Réseau ne veut pas se superposer aux groupes existants mais être à
leur service en favorisant un réseautage à la fois souple et efficace. Il se situe
dans la mouvance du jubilé biblique. »
RJ City
RJ City is "an adventurous and perhaps audacious attempt to imagine a city of 1,000,000 responding as restoratively as possible to all crimes, all victims and all offenders."
Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee
Initiative CEJI was the Canadian partner in the debt campaign.
