News and discussion about Mennonite aid organizations.
Anabaptist Sociology and Anthropology AssociationThis group is primarily to encourage communication between online members of the Anabaptist Sociology and Anthropology Association (ASAA). It is also to serve as a contact medium and forum for (i) anyone interested in the sociology or anthropology of Anabaptist groups, and (ii) anyone who is self-identified as Anabaptist and is interested in these fields of study. It is not limited to ASAA members.
Persons desiring information on the Association may contact the facilitator directly rather than posting to the group. The URL for the ASAA home page is:
http://www.hillsdale.edu/DepartmentalHomePages/Sociology/ASAAHomePage.html
This category deals with activites realated to the mission of Mennonite Central Committee.
Mennonite Conciliation ServicesAnnouncements and discussion for members of the Mennonite Conciliation Service network (a program of Mennonite Central Committee U.S.) and other interested persons. Dispute resolution/transformation techniques and experiences, literature and research in the field, the role of Anabaptists in dispute resolution/transformation and sharing of resources. Subscribers are requested to introduce themselves to the group soon after joining.
Facilitator: Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
Mennonite Disaster Service news and discussion.
Mennonite Medical Association
Mennonite Economic Development Associates news and discussion.
This category contains groups dealing with Mennonite missions and outreach.
This group features Mennonite World Conference news. This year will have a special focus on the January 1997 meeting in Calcutta. See also the menno.reg.india group.
Mennonite publishing and publications.
Service opportunities, including Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS, of General Conference Mennonite Church) and Voluntary Service (of Mennonite Board of Missions).
Ten Thousand Villages, formerly SELFHELP Crafts of the World, provides vital, fair income to Third World people by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed. This income helps pay for food, education, health care and housing. Thousands of volunteers in Canada and the United States work with Ten Thousand Villages in their home communities. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit program of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the relief and development agency of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in North America. Ten Thousand Villages has been working with people around the world since 1946. In 1995, gross retail sales in North America totaled over 12 million dollars.
Victim Offender Reconciliation ProgramsAnnouncements and discussion for persons active in or interested in the Victim Offender Reconciliation/Mediation movement. Techniques and experiences, literature and research on the subject, the role of the church in general and Anabaptists in particular in reconciling victims and offenders, sharing of resources. Subscribers are requested to introduce themselves soon after joining.
Facilitator: Elaine Enns