On Sunday 12 September Quakers across Britain have been invited to participate in a day of prayer for the Naga people.
The Nagas are a group of predominantly Christian tribes in the North-Eastern area, which from before the time of independence has disputed its incorporation into the Republic of India. This unresolved conflict also changed into a violent internal dispute between different armed groups of Nagas. It is being addressed by all parties and is reaching a critical stage, such that the Naga Churches and Forum for Reconciliation (FNR) have asked that Quakers support them in a day of prayer to find the will and the way forward.

Quaker Peace and Social Witness’s Naga Conciliation Group has been working closely with the FNR, and in June 2009 the leaders of the three main armed factions signed a Covenant of Reconciliation. Since then there has been a virtual absence of violence in Nagaland, but much remains to be done to create peace and achieve face to face dialogue between the leaders. Thus our prayers have been requested by the Nagas.

Jan Arriens, co-clerk of the Naga Conciliation Group, hopes that Friends will take part in the day of prayer. He said: ‘Please join with us individually and in your Meetings, to hold the Naga reconciliation journey in the Light on Sunday 12 September 2010.’