| Description | 'Community for Reconciliation' was an ecumenical Christian community committed to peace and mission. It was started by John and Joan Johansen-Berg during their ministry in West London. In 1986 a small residential community moved to Barnes Close, Chadwich, near Bromsgrove to act as a resource group to train and involve the wider community in campaigns. Sir Adrian Cadbury was a patron and sponsor of the 'Community for Reconciliation'.
A number of these leaflets relate to the work of the Community for Reconciliation, the community at Barnes Close. Other leaflets relate to specific projects:
'Romania Concern' was established following the Romanian Revolution of 1989 in which Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu was executed bringing to an end 42 years of Communist rule. The campaign aimed to channel aid to parts of Romania, support longer term reconstruction in churches and communities and to pray and work for reconciliation between communities.
'Un-Afr-Aid (United Africa Aid)' was a campaign to deliver aid and grants to various parts of Africa, support specific partnership projects relating to reconciliation ministries and educational work to combat AIDS, and work for reconciliation between communities, tribes and nations. It focussed especially on East Africa, where tribal conflict between Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda, Burundi and the surrounding area caused much destruction, hatred and hostility, and large numbers of refugees to flee to Zaire and Tanzania. |