Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by Amy Burke.
This week in the news: A case of spontaneous bovine spongiform encephalopathy better known as “Mad Cow Disease” surfaced in California. Heath officials immediately quarantined the diseased cow and claim that the occurrence caused no risk to the food supply. Meanwhile, an international court has found former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes in Sierra Leone. His [...]
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World Malaria Day 2012
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by Amy Burke.
Today is World Malaria Day! In the last decade the world has made great strides in the fight against malaria. Today there is a unique global movement where faith communities, international NGOs, donor institutions, governments and private corporations are all leveraging their expertise to end malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015. While hundreds of [...]
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Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by Dan Ruth.
This week in the race to the Presidency, the dogs are out in full force. The press are loving the controversy that has arisen from both the right and the left. Liberals continue to hound Mitt Romney over strapping his dog, Seamus, to the roof of his car in 1983, while conservatives have barked back [...]
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Photo of the Day: The Joy of Dancing
Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; [...]
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Somos Tierra Memory Gallery
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by Annalise Udall Romoser.
Artistic expression provides us with a language [that] touches the fibers of our emotions and consciousness. It is a mix of feelings with materials… we have, here, objects of daily life that force us to mediate, contemplate and to transform. –Camilo Gonzalez Pozo, Director of the Center for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation. Colombians dream big. [...]
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Page 7a: Stories You may have Missed
Posted on 13. Apr, 2012 by Amy Burke.
In the past few weeks, social media has been flooded with a strong public outcry with a variety of perspectives on the Trayvon Martin case, support for his family and friends, as well as multiple pleas for justice. In this week’s news, after a long and painful process, George Zimmeran was charged with second degree murder [...]
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Sahel Food Crisis Situation Report #1
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by Trevor Knoblich.
Summary of Situation The Sahel region of West Africa is facing a severe food crisis, with many areas expected to experience high rates of malnutrition in the coming months. The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and Chad have declared a food crisis and are calling for international assistance. Exacerbating the food crisis is [...]
