Peter Digitale Anderson

12 Days of Peace — Peace Catalyst International In a time when authoritarianism and religious nationalism are gaining ground globally, what does it mean to follow Jesus — not as a cultural identity or national allegiance, but as a path of peace, solidarity, resistance, and hope?

What do we need to get us through these times?
Peace Catalyst is hosting the 12 Days of Peace: Faith, Peace & Power, a virtual series on how to pursue peace and justice amidst Christian nationalism, authoritarianism, and Christian Zionism.
Join us! www.peacecatalyst.org/12-days-of-p...

Introduction to Christian Peacebuilding Small Group — Peace Catalyst International Join this 6-week online small group to introduce peace-oriented theology, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding skills.

Come explore what following Jesus and peacebuilding have to do with each other!

Starting on September 17 for six weeks, join this global cohort in discovering how peace is at the heart of God’s purpose and the mission of the church, and how we can live out that calling today.

We Were Made for This Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, a huge hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans's levees failed, as had been predicted, and much of the city went underwater. Although the authorities had issued a mandatory evacuation order, they had provided no resources to the many who were too poor

"We live and die by stories, are fed and freed by the good ones, trapped and sometimes quite literally killed by the bad ones or the people who believe them, even sometimes by ourselves when we believe them."
- Rebecca Solnit

Reviving the Golden Rule: Just Peace, Neighbor Love, & the End of Othering — Peace Catalyst International Join author and peacemaker Andrew DeCort to discuss his upcoming book, Reviving the Golden Rule: How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Love Can Heal the World. We’ll explore the roots of this ancient yet ...

Join author and peacebuilder Andrew DeCort and me to chat about loving our neighbors as we love ourselves. This practice is at the heart of many spiritual traditions across the globe. What could happen if we re-committed ourselves to this practice today?
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A Prophetic Witness to the West: Calling the Church to Re-Imagine Peace in Palestine-Israel — Peace Catalyst International Join Saleem Anfous, a Peace Catalyst justice advocate and producer of the Across the Divide Podcast, and Peter Digitale Anderson, executive director of Peace Catalyst, for a conversation about Across the Divide's work of introducing the church in America to Palestinian Christian theologies of justic

Coming up Thursday—join me for a conversation with Saleem Anfous about peace, justice, liberation, theology, and what the church in the West can learn from Palestinian Christians.

Saleem is a PCI team member, producer of the Across the Divide podcast, and a Palestinian justice advocate based in Be

No, Empathy Is Not a Sin A recent book tries to make the case that empathy is leading Christians astray. What it really reveals is a fear of losing power.

No, empathy is not a sin. "At its best, empathy is a form of humility. To be empathetic is to admit the limitations of your own experience and the fallibility of your own judgement."
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Balance Not Burnout: An Interactive Workshop on Self-Care and Rest for Overwhelmed Peacemakers — Peace Catalyst International Join Peace Catalyst's Peter Digitale Anderson for an interactive workshop on strategies for sustainability and healing as peacemakers balance caring for themselves and caring for their neighbor. Through reflective exercises and group discussion, we'll engage with spiritual traditions, trauma awarene

On Thursday evening, I'm leading an interactive workshop on rest, self-care, resilience, and taking care of ourselves in the midst of action and overwhelm.... something I know many of us are feeling right now.

Online and free for all. We'd love to see you.

GC Pilgrimage — Peace Catalyst International

Are you an experienced marshal, or want to learn?

The Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage (Saturday April 12), needs more people to join the safety team.

This is a good way to learn. Whether you can volunteer for all 16 miles, or just a few, we’d love to have you!

www.peacecatalyst.org/gcpilgrimage

GC Pilgrimage — Peace Catalyst International A release of all hostages – both the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the Palestinian hostages held in the Israeli prison system

If you're local to the Twin Cities, join us for the Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage on April 12! To lead into Holy Week, many Christians, Christian-lineage, and other friends will walk 14 miles to lament, repent, and protest on the ongoing genocide and occupation in Palestine.

"on some level I was beginning to understand instinctively that political apathy isn’t innocent. It protects power."

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

Trump has ignited a wave of economic defiance in Canada From small business owners to everyday consumers, Canadians are finding ways to fight back against Trump's aggressive trade policies.

From small business owners to everyday consumers, Canadians are finding ways to fight back against Trump's aggressive trade policies and nationalist rhetoric. #elbowsup

How Our End Times Beliefs Shape Our Ethics A Call Back to Our Theology of Peace

Bad theology kills, and Christian Zionism is bad theology. drdougle.substack.com/p/how-our-en...

From Service to Solidarity: When Peace Means Taking a Side — Peace Catalyst International Join PCI’s Steve Schallert and Peter Digitale Anderson for a conversation about how Christians—especially those of us enjoying lives of safety and stability— can shift from a posture of service to one of solidarity with oppressed communities. Drawing on Steve’s years of experience practicing and tea

Join us Thursday! I'll be chatting with South African-based peacebuilder Steve Schallert about how to move beyond serving and "helping" communities at risk and to start living in solidarity with them.

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In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning? Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?

How does a society balance progressive values, welcome and inclusivity to immigrants, and a sense of cohesion and flourishing for all? Appreciating this nuanced and sometimes challenging look at Denmark's approach.

Want to strengthen your commitment to justice even as the government and businesses reject basic inclusion and equity? Join my friend and colleague Anna Stamborski and build up your antiracist "rule of life"!
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Jia Starr Brown We will meet on Thursday evenings (7-8pm CST), with themed series that are scheduled at different times throughout the year. 

Want to join a community learning about a decolonized Jesus and Christianity? Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown, a powerful speaker and leader local to Minneapolis, dives deep into these questions with her online congregation over at The Stable. Check them out:

Workshops - Ayni Institute Workshops and Events Workshops and Events We are excited to share the lineup of free workshops for the first half of 2025! In these sessions,…

When I first shifted into movement organizing in the wake of the 2020 Uprising, the Ayni Institute transformed my understanding of how to work for lasting social change. They're now offering free workshops on their core concepts. Check them out! ayni.institute/workshops/

For Palestinians, the ‘Perfect Victim’ Is an Impossible Standard In his new book, poet and journalist Mohammed El-Kurd rejects the notion that Palestinians must prove themselves worthy of dignity and freedom.

In his new book, poet and journalist Mohammed El-Kurd rejects the notion that Palestinians must prove themselves worthy of dignity and freedom.

In the Face of Overwhelm We owe it to each other to resist attempts to disorient, divide and distract us from the reality of government takeover by the billionaire Right.

"Let’s be people who talk to our neighbors and our stubborn family members... welcome people with their opinions and complexities... and undermine these billionaires who will let the rest of us starve and die if we let them. inthesetimes.com/article/bill...

Opinion | Behold the Strange Spectacle of Christians Against Empathy There is nothing woke about medicine or food.

It isn't often that I'll share from David French, but I'm appreciating this column on the decline of empathy and care for the poor among evangelicals. It's valuable insight from the "inside' about why appeals to empathy don't always move people.

Very excited for this conversation with Julie Lillie and Moses Abolade tomorrow. Do you care about youth? Do you care about peaceful, just, and flourishing communities? Wondering youth can help build those beautiful communities?

Learn more and sign up here: www.peacecatalyst.org/events/growi...

100%! Welcome foreigners, hell no to billionaires.

I’ve seen some posts online calling Elon a “South African” breaking our government. He became a US citizen in 2002; if we “other” him by his origins, we’re doing the same bs as Trump.

Elon Musk is an American and has been for decades. That’s part of the problem—this mess comes from within.

SURJ National Day of Action, February 1st, 2025 The Gear Up training program will culminate in a National Day of Action on February 1st. Anyone is welcome and encouraged to be part of our collective action, even if you were not part of the Gear Up ...

Twin Cities folk, tomorrow at 11am! Join Showing Up for Racial Justice in St. Paul as we call on our state leaders to protect everyone in their state and to resist harmful and un-democratic actions coming out of this presidency.

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Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth

If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking:

Maybe we'll be safe if we:
- tone this justice program a bit
- take that 'decolonization' reference off the website
- nix that grant for decarbonization...

know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly.

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I haven't said a lot about the ensuing disasters because I'm in the middle of elder care right now but let me say this
...all those phone calls and yelling etc helped to turn the latest BS back. Keep it up. These ____ are trying to destroy the government without understanding how things even work.

Some of the fear folk are feeling rn is connected to a sense of not knowing what to do. That’s ok. You don’t have to know, you just need to connect w/ the people & orgs who do!

Seek out those who’ve BEEN doing justice & care work; they have knowledge & strategy that’ll help us organize & fight back