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Why I Won't Win a Nobel Peace Prize
One of my most favorite Twitter feeds is Bob Goff (@bobgoff). Bob is the founder and president of Restore International, a non-profit organization that pursues audacious ways to restore justice to children and the poorest of the poor around the world. Restore is comprised of a dedicated group of people committed to ending human rights abuses towards children by moving from awareness of injustice, to action. They go into the courts in countries like Uganda and India to be the voice for the voiceless and to provide support and a defense for children in the justice systems. Restore also has schools and…
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Meeting with Senator McCaskill
On Thursday, a friend and I drove to Columbia, MO, to meet with US Senator Claire McCaskill’s staff. We had something important to discuss and to bring to her attention. On May 24, 2010, President Obama sign into law a bill that commits him to lead a new international strategy aimed at permanently stopping LRA violence and helping affected communities recover. In the 24 years that this crisis has engulfed millions of peoples’ lives across an entire region of Africa, no United States President has ever before committed publicly to helping seek its end. In signing the bill, the President pledged…