Peace – At What Price?

Peace – At What Price? By Siegrid Raible Recently I attended a Requiem Mass for the victims of the Orlando, Florida massacre.  As part of the litany, the call by the church’s leader, “into your hands, O Lord, we commend our brothers and sisters” was met with the response from the...

In Memory XIII

In Memory XIII In the Face of Evil   June 10 and June 12, 2016 Orlando, Florida   Over the course of three days In two separate and unrelated incidents Two men shoot and kill fifty men and women And seriously injure fifty-three   On Friday, June 10th, twenty-two year old singer Christina Grimmie is Shot...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 71 Years Later

Hiroshima and Nagasaki : 71 Years Later By Siegrid Raible It is almost 71 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and three days later, August 9th on Nagasaki. In an instant two cities were flattened and hundreds of thousands of men, women and children lost their...

In Memory X and XI

In Memory X and XI Kalamazoo, Michigan, on February 21, 2016 A headline reads “Random Shots on a Deadly Night for Kalamazoo” Six dead at different sites Five families in shock and mourning A father and his son at a car dealership Richard Smith, age 53 Tyler Smith, age 17 Sister-in-laws and their...

Event: Save the Date March 19

SAVE THE DATE Pasos Peace Museum and the International Institute on Peace Education invite you to a symposium on the themes of CSW 2016 Sustainability through Overcoming Violence: Restoring Earth; Respecting Women Fordham Law School 140 West 62nd Street at Lincoln Center 10AM – 4PM Saturday, March 19, 2016...