http://www.yourstreet.com/news/rwanda YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us I've had the chance to be reading more of the report of the Goldstone Commission Report ( PDF ). It's 425 pages long, so not an easy or light read! But I've been very impressed with the thoroughness of both the documentation and the argumentation in the report.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739416/goldstone-s-careful-documentation-argument Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:53:08 -0700                         "We've got new songs, we've got old songs, we've got songs we can hardly play!" As usual, Bono, you’re mostly right. U2's supersized pageant at FedEx Field last night was an... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733716/the-international-anthems-u2-fedex-field Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:55:08 -0700 » WaPo: Why the U.S. Needs Africa (Paul Kagame) Given how ugly the 90s were for Rwanda, it's at least a marginal positive to see the country occupied with other endeavors. Africa needs to acknowledge a key tenet of President Obama's July address to Ghana's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726000/gregsopinion-com-back-to-africa Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:53:08 -0700 They started with little more than the belief that they had escaped death during Rwanda's genocide for a reason. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730027/a-commitment-to-survival Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:02:08 -0700 The world is a small place, and it can be full of surprises. Here’s one of my own: As you read this, I’m headed to Rwanda. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720971/reporter-to-explore-rwanda-146-s-green-revival Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:55:08 -0700 Many of the Boston-area high school students held hands with their Rwandan student hosts as they walked through the Murambi genocide memorial in a former school in rural Rwanda. That helped the Americans and the Rwandans alike to make it through the trauma of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6701153/in-rwanda,-a-lesson-in-understanding Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 CEDAR HILL, Texas — Joan Twagira loves the thought of readers passionately discussing the latest novel they've devoured that she's decided to start a club at her book store in Kigali, Rwanda with the hope of drawing in more customers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6603392/business-program-helps-afghan-and-rwandan-women Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:00:08 -0700 Kellyville native Jerod Smith is a missionary in Rwanda, a tiny central African nation still recovering from a genocide that, 15 years ago, killed about 1 million men, women and children of the Tutsi ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6554085/the-road-to-rwanda Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:20:08 -0700 When Bend resident Vivien O’Connor heard her daughter Claire was going to teach in Rwanda, she balked. Vivien supported Claire’s decision to volunteer through the World Teach program with Harvard University but didn’t think Rwanda was very safe. The country is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6528763/to-rwanda-with-love-bend-s-claire-o-connor-went-to-rwanda-to-teach-now,-a Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:08 -0700 The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s African Health Initiative has awarded an $8 million research grant to Brigham and Women’s Hospital to strengthen and study community-based, integrated primary health care systems in rural Rwanda. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6482993/brigham-women-s-receives-grant-to-develop-clinics-in-rwanda Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:03:08 -0700 Okay, they're very different, but here they are: 1. This beautiful essay by African-American poet and author Alice Walker : Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters "the horror" in Rwanda, Eastern Congo and Palestine/Israel . It is a powerful reflection on some... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6420568/two-great-new-resources-on-palestine Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:21:08 -0700 Brooklyn Lyceum featuring Citizen Kane The Brooklyn Lyceum will be presenting classic movies on Friday evenings during the summer. On certain Sundays, the Brooklyn Lyceum also features family-friendly flicks. Tickets can be purchased online. Friday, July 24. 8 p.m.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6410811/weekend-events Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:45:08 -0700 NORWALK By LAUREN MYLO Hour Staff Writer The genocide in Rwanda ended in 1994, but more than 1 million orphans daily live with its effects. That's where Helen Kweskin comes in. Kweskin, an English teacher and former administrator at King Low Heywood Thomas in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6407249/local-teacher-reaches-out-to-rwandan-orphans Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:10:08 -0700   WORTHINGTON - When Kathy Lesnar read Immaculee Ilibagiza's book about her experiences during the Rwanda genocide, she was moved enough by the story to seek out an opportunity to hear Immaculee speak. But she never dreamed that she would get a phone call - out... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6365836/pilgrimage-to-rwanda-journey-inspirational-educational-for-lesnar Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:00:08 -0700 ARUSHA, Tanzania - A United Nations war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison yesterday after finding that he was one of the main perpetrators of genocide in the African country in 1994. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6343523/life-sentence-for-ex-rwandan-official Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Starbucks Corp. said that all of its espresso sold in the United Kingdom will be “Fairtrade Certified” by the end of the year and it will also sell a 100 percent “Fairtrade Certified” whole bean coffee from Rwanda in the U.K. beginning early next year. (SBUX) http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6232507/starbucks-to-expand-fair-trade-coffee-sales-in-u-k- Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:04:08 -0700 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow thee, all the days, all the days of your life…” She was so full of  peace…walking forward, never looking back. May love meet you there, love for the deepest and most tender places in yourself and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6217358/off-to-love- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:50:08 -0700 Associated Press - June 26, 2009 8:25 AM ET DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A candidate for president of Rwanda plans to visit Rwandan refugees living in southwest Ohio. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6216646/rwandan-candidate-to-visit-dayton Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:25:08 -0700 Rwanda "baptised" 18 rare baby mountain gorillas at what has become an annual event to highlight the plight of the endangered species. More on Animals http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6175784/rwanda-baptises-18-endangered-baby-gorillas Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:22:08 -0700 Some husbands give their wives jewelry for their 20th anniversary. Some take them on cruises. But for one man and his wife who have survived genocide in Rwanda, those gifts just seemed insufficient. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6124457/renewed-vows-heal-past-strife Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:23:08 -0700