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School of Americas Watch meets with White House official
… McDonough the following in support of the closure of the school: A list of the six countries (Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela) that have removed their troops …
Peruvian diocese, first in South America, celebrates 475 years
… laypeople gathered for the congress, a series of workshops and speeches. Speakers came from Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain and Peru. Fr. Fredi Aparicio Quispe, Congress organizer, said …
Central American farmers seek buffers against climate change
… Wheat Improvement Center. The study, funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, focuses on Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In a keynote address at the Oct. 11 conference, …
Study focuses on climate change for Central American farmers
… Roaster," released Tuesday. The study, funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, focuses on Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. The executive summary of the report sets the …
Sister who led Covenant House dies
… in 11 cities, among them Oakland, Calif.; Anchorage; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Managua, Nicaragua. Under her direction, the organization's hot line (1-800-999-9999) became a 24-hour …
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, head of Covenant House for 13 years, dies
… and long-term residential programs for homeless youth in Canada, the United States and Nicaragua. Covenant House now reaches more than 57,000 children and youth in six countries each …
Nicaragua to no longer send troops to School of the Americas
… Porsia Tunzi … Nicaragua will no longer send troops to the controversial School of the Americas in Fort Benning, … activists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, met with Maryknoll Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of Americas Watch, and 20 … to send troops to the SOA. This is the least that we can do. We have been its victims." Nicaragua joins Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Bolivia in the decision to cut ties …
Statistically speaking: Vatican numbers hint at fading faith practice
… attend Mass for their first Communion on Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption, in Managua, Nicaragua. In two decades time, the Catholic population in the Americas increased more than 25 … attend Mass for their first Communion on Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption, in Managua, Nicaragua. In two decades time, the Catholic population in the Americas increased more than 25 …
The Psalms of Peace, part two (Ps. 46)
… God of peace at work to end war -- in El Salvador, Iraq, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Colombia, Palestine, Mexico, Egypt, India, even here in the USA. This effort to see …
12 Catholic women under 40 making a difference
… Corps,” Roder recruits, trains and places volunteers to serve in Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Nicaragua and Peru. Before Cap Corps, Roder was a critical driving force for establishing and …
US racial diversity under the spotlight at conference on chicano literature
… My paper utilized this perspective to examine these two Central American experiences, one from Nicaragua and the other from El Salvador. In both cases, women played the decisive role in the …
Drift by Rachel Maddow
… a lot of time looking at Ronald Reagan’s “arms for hostages” and support of the Contras in Nicaragua. I lived through these times and was actively opposed to Johnson’s and Reagan’s …
Re-encountering Lernoux
… her, attired as a chauffeur. The strategy worked: The sisters got their land. Penny Lernoux in Nicaragua in 1984 (Kenneth Silverman) Hearts on Fire does not soft-pedal some of the …
Activist recalls bloody train incident, nonviolent life in new book
… the Bay Area in California to block a U.S. Navy Munitions train loaded with weapons bound for Nicaragua and El Salvador. Instead of stopping the train and arresting the protestors, … humanity. Along the way, he provides in-depth analysis of American militarism in Vietnam, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, occupied Palestine, Ecuador, Brazil, Iraq, Cuba and Chiapas. … at the Washington, D.C., office of "Witness for Peace," trying to stop the U.S. war against Nicaragua, I met Brian and helped him support our friend Charlie Liteky, a Vietnam veteran who …
Latin American Policy
… In the 1980s, the Reagan administration became embroiled in the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, wars that killed thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands, and witnessed many …
The face of Christ in the checkout line
… I don’t get mad. By the time it is my turn to chat with the dark-eyed checkout girl from Nicaragua I am madly in love. 2. The office visit . Despite a life of good intentions, workers …
Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips
… want to do more. She then went on short medical mission trips to her parish's sister parish in Nicaragua and a one-month mission to Mississippi with Franciscan Sisters and another month in …
Celebrating the life of Scott Kennedy
… Canyon, to the Farmworkers' fight to unionize, to human rights struggles in El Salvador and Nicaragua, particularly through "Witness for Peace." In an effort to make a difference locally, …
Toxic charity vs. redemptive charity
… with those who are served. I mentioned to him the process long used by the Quest for Peace in Nicaragua. Clothing, household goods, etc. are not given away, but sold at low prices. The money …
Award-winner's novel reminds of tragic history
… President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s said of Anastasio Somoza, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua: “He may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he’s our son-of-a-bitch.” Demetria Mart'nez reminds …