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:
Reflections
By Patricia Spaulding
Detention
and Deportation in the Wake of 9/11
By Kaushikee
"These
prisons, to which untold numbers of detainees have been whisked,
are a black hole where immigrants disappear for months…"
Changed
Forever
By Ameet
Dhakal
"If
a nation's values are tested at difficult times, America has failed
miserably."
Flash
Flood or Slow Drizzle
By Gretchen Werner
"What
about doing the harder task of digging not only into the rubble
of NYC, but into the rubble of our society, our laws, our fears?"
Post
9/11 Nepal: Who are the Terrorists?
By Anjana Shakya
"The
U.S. government has termed the Maoists a terrorist group, thus
giving the Nepali government free reign to terminate people without
any international outcry."
Next:
A Chorus of Opposition?
By Bonnie Price Lofton
"And
so, the world spirals toward more violence…"
"All
of a sudden, my name has become my liability"
By Manjrika Sewak
"How
do I go back to India and use the knowledge and skills learned
at CTP to assist those trying to douse the fires of communal hatred
and violence?"
A
Safe Way to Kill Terrorism
By Jacques Koko
"Instead
of investing in weapons and destructive strategies, we need to
invest in peace and constructive strategies."
Ligitimacy
for My Humiliation
By Lina Haramy
"Injustice
happens every second of the day, every day of the week, and has
been happening for 52 years, only now it is JUSTIFIED ! It's the
War against Terrorism!"
Nine-11
and the Undocumented Worker
By Marisol Cruz
"The
new "War on Terrorism" also gave the American people
the necessary fuel to hate and suspect all immigrants."
The
Roil of Rootlessness
By Michele Armster
"Friends
and family who confess to the power of the love of Jesus now fall
in line with the diatribe of dehumanization and demonization of
fellow human beings."
September,
2002: Sparse Words from the Journey
By Ron Kraybill
"…I
offer here the sparse words of one traveler to others on the way."
Editor:
Patricia Spaulding,
spauldip@emu.edu
(540) 432-4491
www.emu.edu/cjp
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