Mennonite Action Initial Mass Meeting: November 28, 2023

An initial mass meeting of Mennonite Action on November 28, 2023.

Mennonite Action is a movement of Mennonites bonded by a common belief that we have a responsibility to use our voices as powerfully as possible for the cause of peace and justice. We are mobilizing fellow Mennonites and Anabaptists across the United States and Canada to use creative nonviolent actions to demand a ceasefire, end the US and western funded occupation of Palestine, and build for a lasting peace.

We are Mennonites and Anabaptists, rooted in values that our cultural or spiritual ancestors passed down: peace, justice, community, mutual aid, and service. We know that these shared values fly higher than any nation’s flag. We refuse to turn a blind eye to violence and oppression no matter who is perpetrating it—even, and especially, our own governments.

We know that what’s happening right now in Israel and Palestine is unprecedented and tragic. We draw on our Mennonite history of opposing war, and in providing aid and relief to Palestine and to the Middle East. We are making a choice to act together, publicly, as Mennonites in this critical moment.