Footpaths
The
journey towards peace is one in which the
end is not
known at the beginning.
Frequently,
the journey cannot be made by flying over the conflict,
or by driving past
the conflict.
Those paths are tempting, but in the end often futile.
It's
only by walking
through the conflict,
with the people who
are living it,
sharing the dust,
and the fatigue,
stumbling on rocks,
and starting again;
weeping with those
who weep,
and rejoicing with those who rejoice
that transformation can be reached.
This
newsletter is the story of those people
around the world
Who are walking the footpaths of
Truth and Mercy,
Justice and Peace.
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In
this Issue:
Women?
Decision Making? Peace?
By Nyambura
Githaiga
"I
can safely state that women have been involved in peacebuilding,
though their efforts have gone largely unacknowledged."
These
are Indeed Troubled Times
By Ruth
Zimmerman
"The
recent events in Iraq expose a pattern of prisoner abuse and torture
even worse than we imagined. We want to say to you all - and especially
to our Iraqi sisters and brothers - we are ashamed and deeply
sorry for this."
Changin
Lives
By Florina Benoit
"They
were all able to relate to the story and many wept."
Three
Generations of Death, Three Generations of Hope
By Jon Rudy
Women
in Peacebuilding: Why and What?
By Lisa Schirch and Manjrika Sewak
"Women
must be encouraged to use their gifts in building peace."
Peacebuilding
groups gather from around the world
By Chris Edwards
Program
Highlights:
Editor:
Patricia Spaulding,
(540) 432-4491
www.emu.edu/cjp
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