Christians in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, were invited to confess and repent of their consumptive habits on Earth Sunday, April 22, 2012.

Hundreds of people processed through the city's downtown, aided by a police escort to keep marchers safe. Hundreds more were picked up along the 3.4 km route, meeting at a tent erected in Memorial Park, across from the provincial legislative buildings, for a worship service. In a video, lead marchers bore a golden oil drum on their shoulders as they walked - a symbol of confession as well as complicity in the fossil fuel economy.

The service - presented in the old style of a revival tent meeting - gave worshippers the opportunity to repent of their consumptive habits and sign pledge cards promising an envirnoment friendly action, such as commuting to work by bicycle or riding public transit. A robed Consumption Sabbath Choir led the faithful in rousing, traditional gospel songs. Shouts of "Halleleujha," "Amen," and "Preach it!" could be heard from worshippers throughout the service.

The event, sponsored by Charleswood Mennonite Church and Geez Magazine, also involved numerous other congregations.

Mennonites and Muslims kneel to praye together, says a report from Canadian national news broadcaster, CTV in its Feb. 15, 2012, Local Hero news report.

Says CTV's blurb, "The local Mennonite community is trying to bridge a gap by opening its arms to local Muslims, and it has all been captured in a documentary."  The related video link appears top right sidebar labeled "CTV News Video" via the link above.

It is September 26, 1983, and Stanislav Petrov is the duty officer at an early-warning anti-nuclear centre just outside Moscow.

Dr. Marc Gopin, director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, reveals Muslim clerics in Afghanistan who risked their lives to meet and publicly oppose the violence misappropriated by their religion.

In December, 2011, the Center convened a meeting of twenty famous Islamic scholars and dignitaries together with 120 clerics from every province of Afghanistan, reportedly the first time such an event has taken place.

"Never before had anyone brought together the beleaguered Imams of the Afghan provinces, men who had stood up for peace and risked their lives to fight against the misuse of their religion," writes Gopin.

A BBC story by Nkem Ifejika reports that people in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country and its biggest oil producer, have organized themselves using social media to non-violently challenge President Goodluck Jonathan on his proposed reductions in fuel subsidies.

Ifejika writes that during the protests, "... Christians formed symbolic shields around Muslims as they prayed. In Kano, Muslims visited churches on Sunday as a sign of solidarity."

Founded in 1987 by Sri Chinmoy, the World Harmony Run strives to create goodwill among peoples of all nations. The Run does not seek to raise money or highlight any political cause.World Harmony Run

Chimnoy’s web site says, “The World Harmony Run is a global relay that seeks to promote international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it from hand to hand whilst travelling through over 80 nations around the globe.”

The government of Canada is planning a series of large events to commemorate the bi-centennial of the War of 1812. Peacebuilders have an alternate commemoration in mind.

Jonathan Seiling is part of a 1812 Bicentennial Peace Committee which will commemorate the peace church pioneers who expressed alternatives to joining the war in 1812.

Seiling reports that several web pages and a blog will provide information about peace church related activities "to facilitate a forum for those who want to reflect on the voices of peace ranging from 1812 to the present."

A War Resistance in 1812 blog, hosted by a Carol Penner, a Mennonite Pastor in Southern Ontario, welcomes guest bloggers, comments and links to relevant articles online.

A drop in crime in the Netherlands is prompting the closure of eight prisons and a reduction of 1,200 jobs, reports the NRC online news.

The decline has left many prison cells empty. The country now has capacity for 14,000 prisoners but only 12,000 detainees.

The declining crime rate is expected to continue for some time, says the Justice Ministry's research department.

JeJu Island, South Korea, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and designated an “Island of World Peace” by the former president Roh Moo-Hyun in 2006. Now, it is at the centre of Save JeJu Island

civilian action protesting the construction of a naval base that will purportedly house 8,000 marines and occupy 50 hectares in this documentary film. The base is alledgely being built under pressure from the USA.

Priest, writer, activist, and Christian pacifist John Dear recommends writing as a tool to "do good, spread the good word, influence others to do the good and point the way toward a better world of peace with justice."

Although he never considered himself a writer, Dear, who has been arrested over 75 times for acts of non-violent civil disobedience, began writing because he was passionate about his vow of non-violence, he writes for the National Catholic Reporter Online.

"The experience of writing [Disarming the Heart] set me on a journey I could never have predicted. The writing helped clarify my understanding of nonviolence, which led to further insights and action, and more writing, and so forth," he says in his blog. "The writing helped clarify my understanding of nonviolence, which led to further insights and action, and more writing, and so forth."

With 28 titles to his credit, he adds, "Perhaps I write too much, but I remain passionate about Christian peacemaking. Writing helps me delve deeper into nonviolence and offers a way to share my enthusiasm with others."