Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

The following Maryknoll stories, reflecting on-the-ground experience, connect to the theme of elections and leadership as well as the impact of U.S. policy on the five major themes of the election project:

Elections and leadership

• The Good Shepherd – what constitutes true leadership?

Global climate change and the environment

• Greening of the Mixteca Alta

A fair and sustainable economy

• Kenyans trapped by globalization
• “We are so hungry”

Welcoming the stranger

• High fences and denied visas restrict solidarity
• The story of Pedro

HIV and AIDS

• Dire health care realities in Tanzania

Peace and sustainable security

• Cathy Breen’s reflections from Iraq
• East Timor: Poor, young nation needs reconciliation
• The choice to forgive