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Writes Nobel Peace Prize nominee, John Dear, SJ: "On May 1, the Catholic Worker [movement] celebrates its 75th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Marquette University Press will publish Dorothy Day’s diaries, The Duty of Delight. Meanwhile, a beautiful new DVD documentary, Don’t Call Me a Saint, has been released, offering rare interviews and footage […]

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Advancing the global campaign against explosive remnants of war, Belgium has taken the unprecedented step of banning investment in companies that manufacture cluster bombs. Belgium banned the weapon itself a year ago. Cluster munitions spread ‘bomblets’ — hundreds or thousands at a time — over wide areas from 1 to 20 square kilometres. Unlike landmines, […]

Posted in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, IHL (laws of war), Iraq, Israel, Kosovo, Laos, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, peace/armed conflict, right to life, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Sudan, Switzerland, UK, USA, Viet Nam | 5 Comments »