The New York Times carried a piece yesterday describing anti-immigration mob violence in Johanesburg South Africa. Groups of vigilantes were taking to the streets to beat and burn to death recent immigrants to this city from the country … Continue reading
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I went to Mass at St. Patrick’s in Cleveland for St. Patrick’s Day where they read something from the writings of (Who else?): St. Patrick. St. Patrick wrote that God scattered many from Ireland in his day because they … Continue reading
The front page of the NY Times carried a piece on the worsening situation in the Congo. A Civil War in the Congo, which ended in 2003 (and was the bloodiest in modern African war), is heating up again. … Continue reading
We attended a “Fair Trade Party” at Beth and Al Mancuso’s place in Cleveland. They were selling fair trade goods and food, coffee, tea, etc… from Third World countries. The intent is to help the poor in, say, … Continue reading
In the wake of a President Bush veto of legislation to provide $23 billion for water projects across the country, Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio said he would work to override the veto, according to the Associated Press. “We … Continue reading
Our last day at Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I listened to Mike Grainge give a talk on “Grace.” He said the “greatest act of grace” he’d ever seen was in Milawe, Africa, during a stint in the Peace … Continue reading
Black History Month: At Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I interviewed Grant Edkins from Cape Town, South Africa and Yamiko Samu from Malawi, South Africa. They said in their country some 35% of the land has already been given … Continue reading
We are in Rome, Georgia, on the next campaign stop. I was interviewed by WGAR radio yesterday. And the following is a blog entry my wife wrote last night: “I am conscious today of the privilege in … Continue reading
I gave a talk on Finding Common Ground in Politics at the Oberlin, Ohio, “Peace Potluck” tonight. During the Q & A period, people from the audience talked about their protests at the School of the Americas, their work … Continue reading
For prayer time yesterday, I read the family part of a front page NY Times article about the desperate conditions in the Congo. According to the article, in less than a decade more than 400 million people have died there. … Continue reading