Christian Peacemaker Teams (roots in North America)
Christian Peacemaker Teams - International violence reduction work.
In 2003 he joined a Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq and stayed with civilians during the U.S.-led invasion.
He spent 3 weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team (a project of Voices in the Wilderness and Christian Peacemaker Teams).
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is an international organization set up to support teams of peace workers in conflict areas around the world.
In 2003, he traveled to Iraq as part of a Christian Peacemaker Team.
Many Friends engage in various non-governmental organizations such as Christian Peacemaker Teams serving in some of the most violent areas of the world.
James Loney (born 1964) is a Canadian peace activist who has worked for several years with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq and Palestine.
In 2003, he travelled with Danny Burns to Iraq as part of a Christian Peacemaker Team.
He had been serving in Iraq - often working tandem with Muslim Peacemaker Teams - when taken hostage and eventually killed.