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Tag Archives: peace
The Quiet of Unknowing
A quiet has descended upon us, a quiet which no longer boasts the great bonfires of old over which the legendary men gathered to tell tales, but which belies the burning manifest instead in trifling tongues which still flicker at … Continue reading
Posted in America, International Affairs, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged empathy, peace, war
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Dr. Denis Mukwege
Eastern Congo; it’s Africa’s own Africa and the Kivu capitals of Goma and Bukavu its dual-beating heart. Those who know, well they know; alas for those who don’t, it’s hard to explain. Two messy, shaken and tragic cities beautiful as … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, congo, Nobel Peace Prize, peace
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“OSLO” – A Play About Peace
In Angus Deaton’s seminal work on inequality “The Great Escape” he observes, “Our current deep-seated concerns with fairness, as well as our outrage when our norms of fairness are violated, are quite possibly rooted in the absence of storage options … Continue reading
Posted in International Affairs, Liberty, Uncategorized
Tagged israel, oslo, palestine, peace
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From Us, On Distant Shores – Enough!
Once upon a time I was visiting a gold mine in the Amazon jungle, guest of a group of mine managers concerned with community relations during turbulent times. Restless winds of revolution were blowing silently but ominously through the foliage; … Continue reading
Africa And The Peacemakers
It is raining again today in Africa. The grass is singing, if you listen closely you can hear it; the earth is rejoicing. Before the rains things are still: puffs of brown, a remaining dust girding itself for a final … Continue reading
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