Peace mission at EMU center stays strong amid global conflicts
In Harrisonburg Virginia the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University hosts a six week boot camp for 200 peacebuilders from about 45 countries. The session includes four Iraqi relief workers and diverse students who study trauma leadership water projects and women’s rights while honoring Tom Fox whose death in Baghdad drew renewed commitment to peace work.
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Harrisonburg
Tom Fox
Fox
Baghdad
Center For Justice and Peacebuilding
Eastern Mennonite University
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Lisa Schirch
Iraq
Schirch
EMU
Sandra Sewell
Gopar Tapkida
Muhammad
Tapkida
Center
Serbia
Nilofar Sakhi
Afghanistan
Clear Brook
Robert Gillette
Suffolk
Jovie Lobrigo
Legazpi
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Ariel Hitler
Walid Hamed Abed el Hadi
Jerusalem
Iraq famine of justice looms over Dujail defendants
Iraqi prosecutor seeks death for main defendants in 1982 Dujail crackdown case. Zan al-Moussawi argues for leniency for three low level suspects Abdul lah Kazim Ruwayyid Mizhar Ruwayyid and Ali Day id while demanding death for many others including Awad al Bandar and the 148 Shiites executed after a show trial. He asserts Saddam ordered the crackdown and stresses the victims suffered torture and mass imprisonment.
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Al-Moussawi
Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid
Mizhar Ruwayyid
Ali Dayid
Mohammed Azawi Ali
Awad al-Bandar
Saddam
Revolutionary Court
al-Bandar
Dujail
Iraq
Emy
Iran
Ibrahim
Ramadan
Mukhabarat
Baghdad
Sad
Raouf Abdel- Rahman
Mexican first lady role sparks 2000s campaign gossip
Mexico's first lady Beatriz Sahagun and other candidates' wives pushed for nontraditional influence. Margarite Zavala joined politics, Isabel de la Parra echoed limited public duties, while Lopez Obrador preferred a private life. Sahagun’s activism drew praise and criticism for funding raises and a possible presidential bid that never fully materialized.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Vicente Fox
Laura Bush
United States
Marta Sahagan
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Felipe Calderon
Fox
National Action Party
Roberto Madrazo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The
Republic
Calderon
Margarite Zavala
Associated Press
Madrazo
Isabel de la Parra
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Democratic Revolution Party
Beatriz Gutierrez
Lopez Obrador
National Palace
Los Pinos
Sahagun
Gutierrez
Zavala
Juneteenth Day Celebrated With Community Fellowship
The Juneteenth event drew about 80 attendees and featured speakers stressing heritage and freedom. Susan Scott and Pat McIntyre highlighted teaching children about ancestors and pride, while Marianne Remschner and Anthony Scott emphasized unity beyond Black History Month. The celebration originated in Galveston, Texas, funded by the local African-American Coalition.
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Susan Scott
Pat McIntyre
Garden City
Marianne Remschner
Remschner
Galveston
Texas
Tommy Austin
Austin
Anthony Scott
Pittsburgh
Recreation Boat Sinks Fail Despite Honest Effort
Gerstner noted the recreation commission built a small cardboard sailboat that failed badly. The crew drew a lone child to ride it, preventing a sinking. Blue ribbons and free drinks from the concession stand capped the event as participants learned from errors.
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Gerstner
Recreation Commission
Second grader from Haskell library earns Reading Rainbow honor
Hannah Horinek, a second grader, won a Reading Rainbow contest with a strong story and linging illustrations. She loves science books, Sandy Lane Stables chapter books, and drawing horses. She keeps pets at home and helped discover an 81 million year old mosasaur tooth near Monument Rocks.
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Froelich
Hannah
Haskell Township
Sandy Lane Stables
Charity Horinek
Horinek
Monument Rocks
Oakley
Scott City
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