Chadian Sister Engages Kansas City Youth about Peace and Justice / Nelkem Jeannette Londadjim.

• VerfasserIn: Londadjim, Nelkem Jeannette,
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2020; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English; French
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 100 pages) :; illustrations (some color)

A woman meets young people from various backgrounds - at a U.S. university. She is African, from Chad. The students, eager to learn about her life, ask probing questions. She tells them about the war, her flight, her refugee status, her experiences in West Africa and Algeria. In turn, she discovers that they are still exposed to racism in their country - an outrage compounded by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. As an activist in residence, she dialogues with the students about their aspirations and encourages them to become artisans of peace and justice. We look forward, in turn, to the thoughts and writings of young people about the encounters shared here and the illustrations by a young Kenyan woman that accompany the essays.

Table of Contents

Preface / de la Professeure Carol K. Coburn = Foreword / by Prof. Carol K. Coburn -- 1. La confiance, premiere pierre de construction de la paix! = Trust, the cornerstone of peace -- 2. On m'a demande de parler de moi = I was asked to talk about my life -- 3. Comment en suis-je venue à ce travail pour la paix? = What inspired me to work for peace? -- 4. La paix exige la conversion du coeur = From less to more human relations -- 5. Le racisme n'est pas fini aux États-Unis = Racism is still alive in the USA -- 6. À Kansas City, c'est la fête de la lumiere tous les jours! = In Kansas City, every day is a Festival of Lights! -- 7. Les Beatitudes : The Beatitudes -- 8. Mon experience de refugiee et de migration forcee = My experience of forced migration and being a refugee -- 9. Justice et paix en Algerie = Justice and peace work in Algeria -- 10. L'Universite Avila et l'heritage spirituel des soeurs de Saint Joseph = Avila University and the spiritual heritage of the sisters of St. Joseph -- 11. Merci pour les encouragements = Thank you for the encouragement.