The Khmer Rouge and its atrocious use of concentration camps to imprison and divide innocent families is detailed in this tragic story.

A former pastor in El Salvador relates the tale of native Indians who were denied basic necessities and health care because they were on the “wrong side” of the battle.

This poet writes of a woman trying to live and raise her daughter in post-Revolution Cuba.

Incidents of racism and hatred against Adriana and her family have marked her life and prompted her to work harder for rights and equality in the Latino community.

The editor explores how to view violence and war as a Christian

America holds the promise of classless, colorblind society, but in reality that promise is still lacking.

A young Ukrainian details the history of his country’s suffering and his hopes for better days.

Information on Stauros activities, a reminder that the Notebook is available on audiocassette, and the announcement of postponing the 2003 trip to Israel. 
 

The executive director says goodbye as she moves on to other work.

As she takes over this new job, the executive director gives several ways to be involved with Stauros U.S.A.

A young nun agonizes over the displaced persons in the battles between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the conditions in which they are forced to live.

A devoted mother discovers her husband is having sex with his patients and later finds out he was also abusing their two young daughters.  One daughter received counseling and healed, but the younger one may never be whole.

Two contrasting images are presented – a sculpture of the rape of Orithyia, and a black-and-white photograph of a shoeless young woman in an asylum in Ohio.

A photo by Dorothea Lange captures the resignation mixed with defiance in a Japanese grandfather awaiting transport to a detention camp during World War II.  The injustice should be a reminder in today’s political climate.

Three people respond concerning the war in Iraq and President Bush’s stance.

A young biracial man traces how his color has influenced his life and brought discrimination from both whites and blacks.

A tender poem speaks of how one’s body holds abuse but also peace and serenity.

A Bosnian Muslim woman tells the story of her experience during the fighting between Serbs and Muslims in her country, her difficult journey to escape, and her feelings as she became accustomed to living in the United States.

The book examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in light of the biblical story of Jonah.

An Ethiopian woman tells a harrowing story of the “disappeared” victims in Ethiopia in the late 70’s.

She was raped as a 16-year-old girl and now, years later, still lives with the anger, fear, and consequences of that night.

Women are vulnerable targets in our society, and increasingly the threat is spreading to boys and children.  The editor believes we need to defend all those who are victimized so everyone may someday walk without fear.

This American Muslim tells how her family escaped from interrogations and detentions in Iraq, resulting in a deep appreciation for freedom and individual liberty.  Afraid and angry, she sees some of those basic freedoms being eroded in America based solely on ethnic origin or religious choice.