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Andrew Young on peace, justice, and assorted other issues
Andrew Young wants you not to worry. Despite humankind’s failure to solve the problems of poverty, racism and inequality, and the smaller issues that cause us to despair, Young tells his listeners...
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The Human Face of Human Trafficking
Suppose, just for a moment, you are a 13-year-old girl who has been trafficked in America, the land of the free. You’ve been brought to the U.S. – kidnapped, sold by your impoverished family, picked...
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Jury Duty: the Good Citizen job
The dreaded envelope arrived. Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco: You are summoned for JURY SERVICE (capitalization theirs) during the week, and at the place indicated below. Please...
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On Light Overcoming Darkness
While governments talked of war and security last week, and innocents in Lebanon, Kenya, France, Afghanistan and elsewhere buried their dead, faith communities around the globe struggled to find ways...
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Do Lives Matter? Or just guns?
California Assemblymember David Chiu, whose district includes The Bayview, speaks to Vigil participants Candles lit, holding signs that read SPREAD LOVE, NOT VIOLENCE or COMMUNITIES AGAINST GUN...
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Sewing Seeds of Peace & Justice
I have always drawn the line at public demonstrations. Writing letters to editors or legislators, signing petitions, calling representatives, even publishing blogs & the occasional tweet – those...
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Ben McBride on Peacemaking 101
Just when peace for violence-prone communities seems an impossible dream – along comes Ben McBride. McBride, who merges the zeal of a Baptist youth leader with the practicality of 15 years as an...
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CHAUVIN’S – – AND OTHER JURIES Twelve of our fellow citizens quietly did their civic duty in Minneapolis. Beginning March 29 and ending April 20 they listened to more details of a terrible crime than...
View ArticleMob Violence – Is it here to stay forever?
A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES Her name was Joyce Almeida. An 18-year-old student, she was killed instantly by one shot through her lung. Joyce had been on the edge of the downtown crowd with her parents, who...
View ArticleRestorative Justice and Me
If you punched me in the nose and went to jail, can we still be friends? Or again be friends, to put it more accurately? Maybe if you reimburse me for all those bills. And say you’re really really...
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