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September 21, 2012

The Culture of Peace

Posted 2:43pm

Below is a reflection on the International Day of Peace by Rochelle Rawls-Shaw, intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. I read on a card I picked up at the United Nations, “Everything that is needed to build a culture of peace already exists in each of us.” The UN defines a Culture… Read more »

July 27, 2011

Numbers and the Horn of Africa

Posted 7:24pm

Reports from UN the Horn of Africa estimate that 10,000,000 people are experiencing a severe food crisis. That’s more people than live in New York City (not including urban area). That’s more people than live in Wyoming, Washington D.C., Vermont, North Dakota, Alaska, South Dakota, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine combined. Here… Read more »