REFLECTION Looking at Both Sides in 2016 with Pope Francis Since its publication in June 2015, the Laudato Si of Pope Francis has made incredible headlines and provided a wonderful resource for international gatherings. Though the encyclical addresses a...
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REFLECTION Looking at Both Sides in 2016 with Pope Francis Since its publication in June 2015, the Laudato Si of Pope Francis has made incredible headlines and provided a wonderful resource for international gatherings. Though the encyclical addresses a wide range of very crucial interconnected social-ecological issues, its gravitation toward the centrality of Human beings and the preservation of the integrity of creation is most evident. Inspired by the encyclical, the AEFJN co-organized a Pan-African conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on land grabbing and good governance in Africa. A representative of the Kenyan government from the Department of Lands who attended the opening ceremonies startled the participants when he called on the participants to LOOK AT BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. He was referring to the Kangemi community in Nairobi where a section of the community lives in abject poverty, in shacks without water, electricity and other basic social facilities while the other section of th
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