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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 1 Jun 1994, p. 8

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N. Irish student in Waterloo studying world conflicts ermot Sands can‘t stop the world‘s wars himself â€" he is but one man â€" but his work may help us to better understand how the world‘s armed conflicts have begun MAKING A is a researcher for Project Ploughshares, an ecumenical organization which does research, policy and advocacy work on disarmament and development. The organization‘s national office is part of Conrad Grebel College‘s Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. Project Ploughshares is renowned for its proâ€" duction of The Ploughshares Monitor, a magaâ€" zine dealing with world conflict issues. A student at the University of Ulster in Derry, Northern Ireland, Sands arrived in Waterioo in midâ€"February for a 20â€"week field placement. Before hearing of his placement, he knew virtually nothing of Canada â€"â€" let alone Waterloo â€" except that it was cold and generâ€" ally peaceful. "My first reaction was, ‘Waterloo? Where is that won‘ ‘ tlmng SHOE CRAFTERS 749â€"0787 (FREE PARKING OfH Water St.) Hours: Mon.â€"Sat: 9:00â€"6:00 Thurs: 9:00â€"6:00 This Father‘s AKINENA OUR CUSTOM FRAMING â€" 25 YEAR GUARANTEE For Father‘s Day, give your Dad a framed picture of something he loves. In his home or his office, it‘s a practical gift And isn‘t that really how your Dad looks at things? Corner of Weber W. & Water St. N Come in for a free professional fitting in the closet. WATERLOO 725â€"1388 and how to stop new ones g in gamein n iazTa SUMMER LIVING COTTAGE & LEISURE SHOW mss NKE . > at ! 4 en a e $ "he * 3 h4 .9 & 3 s a€ is .: iye 4e y in l Hrage . |â€" a dlte d Fase 2 ib Cl s o i‘sg § ® uid . it s s | 5A es 0 F4 f oo enot 3 j plg; ce goord. $ ., s t ,/i w« o mt esns L Dermot Sands, a student from the Univerâ€" sity of Uister in Northern Ireland, is in the midst of a 20â€" week work placement at Conâ€" mwmnmamm >â€" K Tal 'thnywbmmedw(vid'-we).lt’l )+ f i w # -nmethincngnwupwith.'bepd.aflu p es s ; T ME | expect to be stopped and searched by the _ . f Pfi _ s e B4 research work that it‘s worse in dozens of other ; § s es is job at Project Ploughst nvoives f l * z. fx ; 8 mup‘mmmammmnmmfi" ,/i sn mation from newspapers, magazines and f «en human rights organizations‘ reports about curâ€" mezmnls rent conflicts around the world in order that they can be better understood. h __" Byd\eendolJun;Safiv;fllhvepmd\md Dermot Sands, a student from the Univerâ€" ingflneunplasimfioninNorfl\emhhnd. sity of Uister in Northern Ireland, is in the fach, he said, "I could fill a book with." midst of a 20â€"week work placement at Conâ€" .w:"bem:t- he said, but Tao Grebei CoÂ¥lege‘s insthiute of Peace and . .. M Umes SuD wos soope ham grang Conflict Studies. "You have a sense that you‘re doing someâ€" that? I had to look it up on a map." thing that‘s helping people." Sands grew up amidst the violence of the Sands is earning a university credit for the "Troubles" â€" violent clashes between the Irish work he is doing here, but he is not paid. He RepublimnArmymdmeBfidlhAxmy.He doea.however,get&eemmmdbondltCon- said it was this daily exposure to violence, along rad Grebel College, as well as a living with a lifeâ€"long interest in current affairs â€" that _ allowance. gpmndhi.sinflue@inpeacenndeonflictstudâ€" Not being sufficiently frugal by nature for lag (Continued on page 9) Mon. â€" Fri. 9:30 a.m. â€" 9:00 p.m. C Sat. 9:30 a.m. â€" 6:00 p.m.; Sun. 12:00 p.m. â€" 5:00 p.m. King St. N. & the Conestoga Parkway JUNE 1 â€" 4 1994 »NESTOGA MALL FEATURING: C@NESTEGA MAL 528 Victoria St. N., Kitchener (Beside Weston Bakeri¢s) 745â€"61 35 If you are interested ‘ in the fun and pleasures of Sailing, Visit the Club on Conestoga Lake or call Pas 202â€"1055 COf!StOPa LW Infomatinr Sailing Club for more information.

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