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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Peace activists seek reconciliation
By: Peter Smith
Solange Maniraguha survived the horrors of genocide in Rwanda in 1994 -- but her parents, four siblings and about 150 others from her extended family were murdered.
 Today, she works as a trauma counselor and within a Quaker organization called Friends Peace House in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, trying to reconcile victims and perpetrators of the violence.
It's a daunting task, and one that's getting a boost from an unlikely place: Louisville, Ky.
As Maniraguha and other Rwandans attempt to win the trust of people from various religions, they're modeling their agency after Louisville's Center for Interfaith Relations.
"It's really more important to me to know how to work together without looking (at) which religion this person is coming from, but how to rebuild trust, reconciliation and finally durable peace," Maniraguha said in an e-mail to The Courier-Journal.
The unlikely connection between Kentucky and Kigali began when a group of Rwandan Quaker peace activists traveled through Louisville two years ago and learned about the Louisville center -- best known for organizing the annual Festival of Faiths, which brings in outside speakers and aims to foster greater knowledge and cooperation across religious lines.
The Rwandans invited the center's executive director, Jan Arnow, to visit their country, where in May, she conducted workshops and discussions with a group that included various faiths, from Muslims to Catholics to Quakers to Pentecostals. |
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FRANKFORT . Kentucky State Police have spent more than $170,000 on Taser devices and cartridges that troopers will be using by September.
The purchases come amid a revenue shortfall that has forced the law enforcement agency to implement cuts, including a reduction in highway patrols to save gasoline and the elimination of driver education manuals that have traditionally been provided free to Kentucky teens.
Invoices show state police purchased 191 of the weapons in June at a cost of $145,000, plus $25,000 worth of cartridges and batteries.
Some question the timing of the pur.chase, considering the state's projected $900 million revenue shortfall during the next two years. Others applaud the move, saying it has the potential to save the lives of both troopers and criminal suspects.
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After listening to Steve Beshear’s speech at Fancy Farm I came away with the feeling that Steve Beshear might be on Barack Obama’s list for Vice President. I know this is just a gut feeling, but watch this video and you decide.
I also had the opportunity to ask Crit [...] |
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