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News - 6 Giugno 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic, Racism and Riots: Is God Asleep at the Switch Or is He Angry?

The axiom not to discuss politics or religion is a boundary to which religions should not adhere. Particularly in this election year, it becomes imperative to be discussing which of the candidates might best lead our country. Christians are commanded to become workers for peace in our society. As Doctor Martin Luther King Junior encouraged, we all need to feel the fierce urgency of now. This is no time for apathy or complacency.

News - 2 Giugno 2020

George Floyd’s Killing, Police Brutality and Outrage: America Says “Enough”!

Today it appears that both ends of the protest spectrum are unacceptable for white America. Neither peaceful nor violent demonstrations are heeded, and both are deemed to be unjustified. On behalf of my community, I say that we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Enough is enough. Worse, enough is already too much.

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News - 18 Marzo 2020

The Underbelly of American “Values” and Coronavirus: Selfishness and Violence?

In the New York Times daily brief today, Wednesday March 18, Melina Delkic who writes the European edition of the morning Daily Briefing, talks to health reporter Donald McNeil and pinpoints the main difficulty in stopping the Coronavirus in the US: self-entitlement and selfishness. Delkic writes: “It’s basically urgent that America imitates what China did. […]

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News - 12 Dicembre 2019

Just Back From the Southern Border: An Update on the Migrant Crisis

The US-Mexico border. The "migrant crisis." The arena of the fake-news-driven, isolationist rallying cry that took 2016 by storm, and that risks dominating the 2020 election as well. I went to an emergency assistance “welcome” center for refugees and migrants a few miles from the border to understand the truth as we head into 2020, to find out who and how many are crossing, and why.

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Travel - 6 Aprile 2019

Dreaming of Exotic Travel but Afraid It Might be Dangerous? Consider this…

Ignorance about geography, distances, and geopolitics creates serious misconceptions about foreign countries. I’ve been in a few countries that were experiencing major violence while I was there, and while the threat of danger was real, it was clear that it seemed a lot worse from a distance, from home in the US, than it really was.

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News - 20 Giugno 2018

The Anti-Gun Movement: Let’s Change the Mentality, not the Laws!

After much useless debate and protest on the part of anti-gun supporters, and worthless promises on the part of politicians, today the children themselves are taking action to try to stamp out the out-of-control gun violence in this country. When young people set their sights on making change they can accomplish it. However, this may not turn out to be the case in this particular movement, for a number of reasons.

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News - 21 Agosto 2017

“…And There Was No One Left to Speak for Me”

Since Charlottesville, there has been an inordinate amount of talking heads debating the issue. Indeed I have been especially intrigued by those who continue to support Trump and his comments, many of them engaging in all sorts of rhetorical somersaults in order not to condemn explicitly neither the violence of the white supremacist nor the lacking comments of President Trump.

President Obama on the Shooting in Charleston: Hatred across Races and Faiths is a Threat to our Democracy and Ideals

English - 18 Giugno 2015

President Obama on the Shooting in Charleston: Hatred across Races and Faiths is a Threat to our Democracy and Ideals

Last night, a gunman opened fire at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people including pastor and state senator Clementa Pinckney. The Department of Justice is opening a hate crime investigation into the shooting. Here is President Obama's full speech on the shooting.

Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, speaks to the media after briefing the Security Council on the Secretary-General's latest report on children and armed conflict. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz

English - 9 Settembre 2014

United Nations: Children Protection is a Responsibility of the States

A Special Representative’s presentation at the UN on Monday highlighted the responsibilities of the states in children protection from wars and social crises. The appalling multiplication of crises affecting children since the beginning of 2014 is creating unprecedented challenges that overshadow progress. Among other nations, Italy is committed to act

UNICEF: Violence against Children Is in Plain Sight

Onu - 7 Settembre 2014

UNICEF: Violence against Children Is in Plain Sight

Hidden In Plain Sight: A statistical Analysis of Violence against Women and Children is a new report by The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that highlights violence against children in 190 countries. It reveals alarming global figures and data of the devastating extent of different types of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

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