Archives April 2017

When even Saudi Arabia is aiming to become a renewable energy leader, there really is no reason for the rest of the world to do anything less. Despite the political environment in some places, let’s work together to push for rapid fossil fuel divestment and renewable energy investment. 🙂
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1071091/saudi-arabia#photo/1

This interview just went up today – in response to the recent church bombings in Egypt. Admittedly, I am biased  – Freddy has been a friend of mine for 25 years, and I work with him/for him at his NGO. However, one thing that comes through in this interview, as it often does with Freddy, is his sense of the value of education and relationship building as key to peacebuilding – exactly what our Mennonite schools and other institutions promote every day in a variety of ways. 🙂 (In fact, those of you connected with Rockway, MCCO, 50 Kent etc will recognize him from when he was out here a few months ago. :))
The segment is quite long – interview starts after some preliminary background info on the current context etc.  – but worthwhile, as always. 🙂

Egypt: Isis claims responsibility for Coptic church bombings
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/09/egypt-coptic-church-bombing-death-toll-rises-tanta-cairo?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
As details continue to emerge, it remains a sad day for Egypt, and the world…