And the South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has retired from public life. Tutu had announced earlier this year he would step down on October 7th, his seventy-ninth birthday. Tutu is widely known as one of the leading voices for peace, justice and human rights around the world. A central figure in the South African struggle against apartheid, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Tutu chaired the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is a member of “The Elders,” a group of twelve activists and former public officials advocating for peaceful solutions to global conflicts.