Ms. Day started the Catholic Worker Movement Catching up more on the last month… While running in the American Solidarity Party Primary the past couple months, I went out to do some “Whistle-Stops” in Northwest, Ohio. Twice, while being interviewed … Continue reading
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More catching up on the past two months… I volunteered at an outreach to the homeless in Cleveland on Christmas night, during a trip back to the city to see relatives. This is run out of St. Malachi’s Church on … Continue reading
I just did a newspaper story about an Eagle Scout who, for his “Community Service Project,” raised $1,500 and, along with some other Troop members, put in six really nice statues of saints on the grounds around a local Catholic … Continue reading
I met with a group of Vanderbilt University students (and others) who were traveling from Tennessee to Tampa, Florida to stand in solidarity with farm workers protesting for better pay. The students are part of a Workers Dignity Project … Continue reading
I’ve been doing some interior house painting at a place on 38th St. here on and off the past couple weeks. The people who own the place are extremely peace and social justice oriented. While many homeowners have … Continue reading
The kids and I went to a talk last night by Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) with Cesar Chavez. To about 350 people at the University of California at Monterey Bay World Theatre, Ms. Huerta … Continue reading
Our family stood in solidarity with a group of Latinos on a downtown square in Hollister, California, yesterday. They were there to protest current, hot-button proposed new immigration policies that, among other things, would: make it a felony to be … Continue reading
We went to the dusty, farm town of Arvin, California, which is chock full of farm workers, tiny houses and delapidated trailers. Although a relatively small town, it is now the “most crowded” town, per capita, in California. A typical … Continue reading
We’ve spent the last week in the San Joaquin Valley in California campaigning and looking at farm worker issues… In Keene, California, we stopped at the National Ceaser Chavez Center. I met with Douglas Blaylock who administers the Robrt F. … Continue reading
As I type this, the coronavirus is in 180 countries playing havoc with practically everything. One of those ‘things’ is the global food supply chain. Planting is being delayed. Food import/export markets are being disrupted. Things are breaking down. So… … Continue reading