What does justice look like 151 years after the Indian Island Massacre? November 17, 2011 by Austin Leininger PDF Version (Optimal
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On November 20, 2019, the Presbytery of Hudson River formally transferred the title of the former Stony Point Presbyterian church and associated property to the Sweetwater Cultural Center, a newly formed organization dedicated “to promote the education, health and welfare
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Photo: Healing Drums in Coastal Louisiana Photo by: 2010 Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) and Eco-Steward Evan Ponder, a Wetlands Advocate and Friend Featured in: Nov 2012 – Jan 2013 issue, “Hope for Eco-Activists: Discovering an Environmental Faith” Cultural Reinvigoration and Political Efficacy Coastal communities in Louisiana are at high risk
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A poem in response to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) re-authorization debate in Congress. Eighteen years ago, this week, VAWA was signed into law. In April 2012, the Senate approved a version of VAWA that extends services and protections to battered undocumented immigrants and to gay, lesbian, and transgender
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An introduction to the indigenous land rights articles November 29, 2011 by Carol Robb, Professor of Christian Social Ethics at San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union The assignment in a current doctoral seminar in distributive justice: Write an article to a general audience about a particular
MoreWhat does justice look like 151 years after the Indian Island Massacre? November 17, 2011 by Austin Leininger PDF Version (Optimal for Printing) The Last Dance The year is 1860. California has been a state for ten years. Settlers from the frontier town of Eureka have been invited,
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Lessons Learned from the Sliammon Nation November 25, 2011 by Zoe Bernatsky PDF Version (Optimal for Printing) On October 12, 2011, the British Columbia Treaty Commission issued a statement that was exceedingly disturbing in its failure to appreciate the complexities of justice in any treaty negotiations with First
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November 22, 2011 by Jinsung You PDF Version (Optimal for Printing) Naval Base: Development or Occupation? In 2002, the South Korean government initiated a project to build a strategic naval base on the southern resort island of Jeju, but it was postponed due to opposition from local
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How the United Nations Addresses Indigenous Rights December 7, 2011 by Mark Koenig, Director of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights notes that: Indigenous peoples across the world experience the consequences of historical colonization and invasion of their territories, and
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A Word of Caution for Human Rights Day December 6, 2011 by Patrick David Heery, an editorial They do not need a voice. They need a microphone. This December, Unbound offers a mini-issue for Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011, when people all across the world celebrate the United
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