From Service to Solidarity: When Peace Means Taking a Side

When people face violence and oppression, what do they need from us? When we see communities at risk, our instinct is often to try to help or to “fix” the problem out of sympathy. Yet Jesus invites us to go deeper, to hear communities of struggle call us not to serve them but to stand in solidarity with them against oppression.

Peace Catalyst’s Steve Schallert and Peter Digitale Anderson talk about 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 teaching solidarity in South Africa and organizing pilgrimages in solidarity with Palestinians, we explore how others’ struggle for justice and liberation is also our own, and we also explore the theology and skills that can help us truly stand for peace.

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