Posts Tagged ‘reconciliation’
Apologies–mine, and otherwise
Oh, so many apologies. * First, to my few but devoted commenters–commentors? how is it spelled? this new internet age!–whose wonderful thoughts I’ve let languish in the “awaiting approval” pipeline. Sorry about that; it’s been a bit crazy here, and I didn’t want to click in and out until I could really engage. So, here [...]
News from the north: We’re sorry, eh?
I’ve been running around like a mad woman lately, with little time to blog, but I’ve been keep mental notes on all the things worthy of bothering you about. Here’s a definite first: Canada opened a truth and reconciliation commission this week to “foster healing” among the aboriginal peoples forced through ‘residential education’ systems–a nice [...]
Of reconciliation, reunion and returns–the $$ kind
Thanks to Diana for sending this link from CNN, where Christiane Amanpour just did a story about justice, forgiveness, living wages… Amanpour’s story is at once a testament to the remarkable reconciliation efforts happening in Rwanda, both on official levels and at the grassroots. She tells the story of Iphigenia Mukantabana, who weaves “peace baskets” [...]
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