Desmond Tutu

The Changing Face of Service

Desmond Tutu | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, Bill Clinton, Hope, Non-Profits, Clinton Foundation, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Philanthropy, Ngo, Disease, Service, Africa, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Desmond Tutu

At a time when the global economic landscape looks so bleak, it's especially fortunate that non-governmental organizations like the Clinton Foundation are going where governments can't go to bring hope.

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Desmond Tutu: We Must Threaten Robert Mugabe With Force

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 12.24.2008 | World

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LONDON — Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Wednesday that the international community must use the threat of force to oust Zimbabwe's R...

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Heroes, Agriprocessors Conditions, Richard Branson, The Messages Project, Desmond Tutu, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Carolyn Lecroy, Prison, Cnn, Jail, Rabbi, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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Stories To Live By, Thanks To "The Elders"

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Mary Robinson, Holidays, Peter Gabriel, Christmas, Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, New Radicals, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, The Council of Elders, Kelly Toughill, Graca Machel, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way...

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Time's up for Robert Mugabe

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 12.09.2008 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Feingold Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangarai, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Condoleezza Rice, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Africa, Feingold Africa, Desmond Tutu, Robert Mugabe, World News
Sen. Russ Feingold

Regional leaders' patience is wearing thin as Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis worsens. The challenge now, though, is to translate public criticism into concerted pressure that raises the stakes.

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Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights

Jack Healey | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Will Ferrell, Human Rights, Moby, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Desmond Tutu, Congo, Torture, Video, Politics News
Jack Healey

2008-12-08-ferrell_dechuman.jpgThis is a video of artists, activists and children reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- send it to everyone you know.

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Talking with the Dalai Lama: What Would You Ask if You Had Just Ten Questions?

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Tibet, 10 QUESTIONS for the DALAI LAMA, Nelson Mandela, Tibetan Buddhism, Dharamsala, Desmond Tutu, Billy Graham, Dalai Lama, Spirituality, Living News
Cathleen Falsani

The delightfully imperfect documentary, which tells the Dalai Lama's story with rare historic footage, got me thinking: What would I ask His Holiness if I had 45 minutes alone with him?

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Setting a New President in Pet Adoption

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.24.2008 | Style

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Wendy Diamond

Okay, so President-elect Obama, if you ever read this I would like to give you my advice. Please adopt from a city shelter!

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Desmond Tutu on Obama and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sean Jacobs | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Sean Jacobs

"If you believe in the rule of law, then you are going to say the ICC is one particularly important instrument, because it is an instrument that is saying we will no longer tolerate impunity."

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Frank Talk on Race and Prop. 8

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Wayne Besen

In moving forward, we must build a coalition that embraces a universal set of principles. If we stupidly divide ourselves by sexual orientation or race, we can only expect a race to the bottom.

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Desmond Tutu Compares Obama to Nelson Mandela; Calls Him "Post-Racial" President

Sean Jacobs | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Sean Jacobs

Tutu counsels that Obama "could squander the goodwill that his election has generated if he does not move quickly and decisively on the international front."

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Why Christians Need to Vote

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

Hey Shane, thanks for weighing in. I appreciate it. I am so thankful for you and everybody who is asking the question of how to be faithful to Jesus a...

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It's Time to Set Them Free

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Global Coalition Against Poverty, Nelson Mandela, International Poverty, World Poverty, Desmond Tutu, International, Gcap, Politics News
Kumi Naidoo

Today, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we call on all citizens of the world to take action against the structures and rules that perpetuate the deepening poverty and inequality in our world.

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Words Of Wisdom From The World's Most Famous Senior Citizens

Times Online | Andrew Zuckerman | Posted 09.29.2008 | Living

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Andrew Zuckerman, a 30-year-old photographer and film-maker has spent the last year travelling the globe, photographing some of the world's most iconi...

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I am a Papal Party Pooper

Hilary Rosen | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Hilary Rosen

Washington is agog with celebrations of the Holy Father, so I hate to be a pooper at the papal party but...it is worth pointing out a visit by another holy man to the U.S. last week.

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An Evening with Desmond Tutu

Craig Kielburger | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Craig Kielburger

From fighting apartheid and encouraging reconciliation to advocating for the poor, Desmond Tutu has had one clear message: once we see each other reflected in our own eyes, and once we commit to listening and cooperating, we can live in peace.

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The Mess In Darfur

Jane Wells | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: George Clooney, Crisis in Darfur, Desmond Tutu, Don Cheadle, Omar El Bashir, Sudan, 8th World Summit in Rome, Chad, Darfur Sudan, Politics News
Jane Wells

Four years into the conflict in Darfur, when it seemed things couldn't get any worse, they have.

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Tutu Decision Reversed -- University Mission Restored!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: University of St. Thomas, Academic Freedom, Jewish Voice for Peace, Desmond Tutu, Justice and Peace Studies, Father Dennis Dease, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

Today's courageous action not only sends a much-needed signal on behalf of academic freedom and the cause of justice and peace worldwide, but it's a rare example of ethics in action.

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Banning Desmond Tutu is NOT Minnesota Nice. It's Downright Icky.

Coleen Rowley | Posted 10.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: University of St. Thomas, Ann Coulter, Blacklisting, Free Speech, Pete Seeger, Juan Cole, Dixie Chicks, McCarthey, Desmond Tutu, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

How in the heck could we have gotten so quickly to this dark place of blacklisting and suppression of academic freedom?

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