11/12/05
Have spent much of the week starting to work on updates for the position papers on our website. We currently have some 15 years of research to draw from… A main focus during this particular week was putting together an … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: November 2005
11/11/05
Veterens Day. The front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer carried a story about a Marine Veteran who said he grew up watching war glorified on such shows as: Combat. After he got into the Service, he did tours of … Continue reading →
11/9/05
Met with an activists from the country of Columbia, who is on a speaking tour in America. Jenry Nermi is the Director of the Christian Center for Justice and Non-Violent Action in Columbia. She said Columbia has been in the … Continue reading →
11/8/05
Went to a Bible Study at St. Coleman’s Church in the heart of the near westside of Cleveland. The topic of “sin” came up. An all but ‘lost concept’ on many Americans these days, sin was described in a multitude … Continue reading →
11/6/05
I interviewed Gordon Fine, 67, who is the president of the Student Parent Organization (SPO) connected to Waverly School in the heart of inner city Cleveland. He recently moved from suburban Cleveland to this area because he felt: compelled to … Continue reading →
11/5/05
I took the kids to a “Candidates Night” in our neighborhood. There is a mayoral race this year, and the current Cleveland mayor, Jane Campbell, spoke about Hispanic issues (the neighborhood had a big Hispanic population). She said since her … Continue reading →
11/4/05
We stopped at the Catholic Worker “Storefront” for the disadvantaged where we volunteer when we’re back in Cleveland. I got in a conversation with a 24-year-old black male who lives in the inner city and is in his second semester … Continue reading →
11/3/05
Met with a human rights activist from Columbia, South America. He is currently in the U.S. to raise awareness (behind the scenes) about the plight of the poor living deep in the forests of his country. According to this activist, … Continue reading →