I interviewed a man in Atlanta who was with the Special Forces. (He requested anonymity.) He said he was sent to a country in Central America during the Reagan era. He was there to train rebel troops … Continue reading →
We’re back in Atlanta, Georgia, continuing to look at urban poverty issues… Today I sat in on an excellent presentation by Nelia Kimbrough, a long-time social justice advocate in this city. (Ms. Kimbrough is on the staff at … Continue reading →
Talked with Don Shawl, 54, at the Mercy Health Clinic (see previous entry) in Athens, Georgia. He is a construction worker who has been laid off for two years because of the recession. He also has a … Continue reading →
More on Jubilee partners in following entries… I’m fast forwarding to our next stop in Athens, Georgia, today, and a tremendously refreshing and innovative “free clinic.” While the health care debate grinds on in D.C., a solution — … Continue reading →
From Atlanta, we headed a couple hours east to Jubilee Partners Community in Comers, Georgia, for a series of interviews. The first day we met with Brad Smith who gave us a tour of the rural property. Jubilee … Continue reading →
I talked with Brandon Hollis from the Georgia Justice Project while in Atlanta. This is a non-profit organization that was started in the late 1980s. They currently represent 30 prisoners spread throughout 22 prisons in Georgia. The … Continue reading →
Today my wife Liz gave a talk to a gathering at the Open Door Community in Atlanta. She talked about the history of the Catholic Worker Movement. (The Open Door is patterned after Catholic Worker Houses.) … Continue reading →
At the Open Door Community in Atlanta, Georgia, there is a “foot clinic” every Wednesday evening. Volunteer medical students, nurses and the like, give homeless people massaging foot baths, trim toe nails, medicate sores, cut out corns… It’s … Continue reading →
We continue our Georgia On My Mind Tour (Is that original, or what?) We are at the Open Door Community in Atlanta for this phase of the tour, as we continue to look at urban poverty issues. The … Continue reading →
I gave a talk to some 40 people at the Open Door Community in Atlanta, Georgia, today. The gentleman who introduced me, prefaced the talk by reading from Proverbs 30: 7-9. The crux of the passage … Continue reading →