Prayers for Peacemakers: Pray for the shopkeepers of Hebron

Pray for the shopkeepers of the Old City of Hebron. Shuhada Street, their main commercial thoroughfare, has been closed to Palestinian traffic for years by Israeli order. A few shops remain open as a sign of resistance.

Prayers for Peacemakers: Pray for Afghanistan

Pray for Afghanistan as the population faces changes to the country's election law. These include the removal of the three foreigners appointed by the United Nations to the five-member Electoral Complaints Commission designed to look into voting fraud. The changes would also limit the number of women in the Afghan parliament.

Prayers for Peacemakers: Civilian Deaths in Iraq

Iraq Body Count reports that violent civilian deaths in Iraq have fallen from 200/week in 2008 to 100/week in 2009. Pray that this violence declines and a just and stable peace emerges.

Canadian School Of Peacebuilding 2010

Join local, national and international practitioners and students of peace, justice and development at the second annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding to be held at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg, MB, June 14 to July 2, 2010. Three 5-day sessions, each with two or three courses running concurrently, will be offered for academic credit or for training for practitioners. For more information or to apply, go to cmu.ca/csop or e-mail csop@cmu.ca.