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Four persons from Lebanon and Laos will reflect on the reality and tragic effects of cluster bombs on their families, communities and countries in a story tour coming to EMU. <\/p>\n

Phounsy Phasavaeng and Lasee Phetsavong of Laos and Raed Mokaled and Bassam Chamoun of South Lebanon will speak on “Daily Terror: Walking in War’s Aftermath” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at EMU. A cluster bomb photo exhibit will also be featured. <\/p>\n

A cluster bomb is a small explosive submunition or bomblet that is delivered to its target in a large canister or shell. <\/p>\n

Cluster bombs are indiscriminate. They cannot distinguish between civilian and military targets. Their wide-area coverage and poor targeting mechanisms nearly guarantee that unintended victims will die or be injured, even when the weapons function as designed. <\/p>\n

Cluster munitions continue to kill long after a war ends because these weapons often fail to explode on impact as designed. <\/p>\n

Phounsy Phasavaeng<\/h2>\n
\"Phounsy
Phounsy Phasavaeng of Sekong Province<\/div>\n

Phounsy Phasavaeng of Sekong Province has lived her entire life among unexploded bombies which litter the Lao countryside. <\/p>\n

She was born in 1978, several years after the US bombing of Laos had ended. As a young child, she lost a nephew to a cluster bomb. <\/p>\n

Ms. Psasavaeng is currently employed as a project manager at CARE International<\/a> and participates in demining operations in her home province.<\/p>\n

Lasee Phetsavong<\/h2>\n
\"Lasee
Lasee Phetsavong of Houa Phan Province<\/div>\n

Lasee Phetsavong was born in Houa Phan Province, an area heavily damaged by the US air war. <\/p>\n

She works for the War Victims and People With Disabilities Project in Laos, which includes organizing immediate care for persons injured by unexploded ordnance and assisting with long-term education and employment needs of victims.<\/p>\n

Raed Mokaled<\/h2>\n
\"Raed
Raed Mokaled is an optician in the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon.<\/div>\n

Raed Mokaled, an optician in the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, has also worked with the Lebanese Red Cross<\/a> since 1991. <\/p>\n

In 1999, Raed’s middle son, Ahmad, was killed on his fifth birthday from injuries sustained while playing in a park near his home. <\/p>\n

He had come across an unexplored cluster bomblet.<\/p>\n

Bassam Chamoun <\/h2>\n
\"Bassam
Bassam Chamoun of Ansar, South Lebanon<\/div>\n

Bassam Chamoun of Ansar, South Lebanon, has served as Lebanon program coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)<\/a> since 1985 and is a board member at a local school for disabled children. <\/p>\n

In 2006, his family home received significant secondary damage from Israeli bombs directed into their neighborhood. <\/p>\n

Since then, he has worked closely with MCC Lebanon to support Lebanese non-governmental organizations in cluster bomb awareness campaigns as well as in providing support for victims of bomblets. <\/p>\n

Phounsy Phasavaeng and Bassam Chamoun have attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) <\/a>at EMU. <\/p>\n

Admission to the program, co-sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee and EMU’s Peace Fellowship, is free. <\/p>\n

For more information, contact Dan Wessner, 540-432-4467.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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