Every quarter, Peace Connections publishes a newsletter with event details, updates on current projects, and original articles on peace-related topics. Subscriptions are available for $35/year or by special request. Contact Peace Connections by phone (1-316-284-0000) or email info@peaceconnections.org

Newsletters and Selected Articles from  2003-2009 

October-November-December 2009 Newsletter

July-August-September 2009 Newsletter

April-May-June 2009 Newsletter 

January-February-March 2009 Newsletter 

October-November-Dec 2008 Newsletter

July-August-September 2008 Newsletter

April-May-June 2008 Newsletter. 

January-February-March 2008 Newsletter 

January 2008:  Barry Bartel's address at the Peace Connections annual meeting and 25th Anniversary celebration.  Read the address on the Bethel College website.

July-September 2007:  Gettting Ahead Class reflections.  Read the full article.

July-September 2007:  Summer Food Program for Kids.  Read the full article.

April-June 2007:  Denise Goertzen on Nonviolent Communication.  Read the full article.

April-June 2007:  Erika Shinya of Japan reflects on growing up in Hiroshima.  Read the full article.

January 2007:  The Year in Review (2006).  Read the full article.

April-June 2006:  Mark McCormick on poverty.  McCormick was the guest speaker at the Peace Connections Annual Review.   Read the full article.

January-March 2006:  New Beginnings.  Sammie Simmons poems.  Read the full article.

January-March 2006:  Nonviolent Communication.  An overview the language of nonviolent communication.  Read the full article.

January 2006:  The Year in Review (2005).  Read the full article.

November-December 2005:  Nonviolent Communication.  Learn about this great new language and how it can add peace to your life.  Read the full article.

September-October 2005:  Finding 'the center' of Peace  Director Myrna Krehbiel shares insights from her working vacation.  Read the full article.

July-August 2005:  What's in Your Heart?  Board members met in May for a retreat to vision what's ahead for Peace Connections.  Read the full article.

July-August 2005:  Bridges Out of Poverty Update.  High praise for Summer Resource Calendar developed by Bridges community group.  Read the full article.

May-June 2005:  Iraq Invasion 2nd Anniversary.  A group gathers on Palm Sunday to reflect, remember, and recommit.   Read the full article.

March-April 2005:  Paths to Peace.  New materials offer ways to look at individual paths to peace.  Read the full article.

January-February 2005 : Peace Practice: Looking Back, Going Forward. Reflect on the year behind and focus on your goals for peace in the year to come. Read the full article.

January 2005: The Year in Review (2004). Read the full article.

November-December 2004: Ways to Promote Peace. Peace Connections offers several ideas about ways to promote peace every day. Read the full article.

Sept.-Oct. 2004: Main Street Politics. Peace Connections could be a place for political discussion. Read the full article.

July-August 2004: Making Peace Starts with Me. Peace Connections hosts children in the Newton public school summer Latchkey program during June and July. Read the full article.

May-June 2004: Speaker's Opposition to Nuclear Weapons Testing Is a Personal Battle. For the sake of future generations, Toni Gough, who is battling cancer, is speaking out against new nuclear weapons funding. Read the full article.

March-April 2004: Peace Connections Celebrates 20 Years! Twenty years ago, Peace Connections was started as Newton Area Peace Center. An early focus was nuclear disarmament... Read the full article.

Jan-Feb 2004: Year In Review (2003).Read the full article.

Nov-Dec 2003: First, Seek to Understand... Harvey County Asset Building Coalition coordinates information about A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Read the full article.

Sep-Oct 2003: Freeze-Framer Shows That We See Things Not As They Are, But As We Are. Americans tend to believe that enough smarts and elbow grease will guarantee success--but that is not the case with this deceptively simple "game." Read the full article.

Jul-Aug 2003: Results of Survey on War in Iraq. More than 115 responses to Peace Connections's survey were received. Read the full article.

Jul-Aug 2003: Editorial. Living in a nation at war, in the midst of violence and obsession with security, where freedom seems to be something one "wins" by force, how does one create more peace? Read the full article.

Jul-Aug 2003: Tips from a Senator. In April, Peace Connections hosted Kansas State Senator Christine Downey, who offered the following ideas for communicating effectively with legislators. Read the full article.

Mar-Apr 2003: Thousands Join A Season for Nonviolence. Two weeks before the start of A Season For Nonviolence, over 5000 booklets had already been distributed by Peace Connections. Read the full article.

Jan-Feb 2003: A Season for Nonviolence Comes to South-Central Kansas. What is violence, and where did you learn about it? If you are like most people, you already have answers forming in your brain. Likely, your memories are powerful, even painful. Now, consider what is nonviolence, and where did you learn about it? Are your answers equally clear and powerful? Read the full article.

Jan-Feb 2003: Editorial--Peace Ad Sparks Response. In two issues of November's Newton Kansan, Peace Connections included a small ad on a page dedicated to the efforts of people in the U.S. armed forces. Read the full article.

Jan-Feb 2003: The Year in Review (2002). Read the full article.