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Apr28

CPRD does Romeo and Juliet in Vodun

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  • Arts and Activism, Featured, Veterans/Elder Activists

Veteran of Hope, Cleo Parker Robinson, brings a marvelous adaptation of Romeo and Juliet to Denver this weekend and next.  If you’re in Colorado, don’t miss this extraordinary, danced interpretation of the classic Shakespearean play.  Juliet...

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May8

Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story (short doc)

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  • Dismantling Mass Incarceration, Featured, Indigenous Connections, Social Justice

BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY is a documentary feature about a Chinese immigrant who became the youngest prisoner at San Quentin State Prison and later one of the nation’s most recognized leaders on prison reform and youth violence prevention. Eddy ...

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May20

Honoring Asians as Central to American Buddhism

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  • Compassionate Spirituality, Featured, Religion

A great article about the need to address white supremacy and cultural appropriation in the interpretation of Buddhist history and teachings in the USA.

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Jun28

Black Male Teachers Inspire Black Boys

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  • #BlackLivesMatter, Dismantling Mass Incarceration, Education for Democracy, Featured

“Schools often do not allow black boys to be who they are. They can feel isolated, feel school is not for me.”  Vincent Cobb, co-founder of The Fellowship of Black Male Educators says that African American teachers are more likely to see acting-out ...

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Aug13

The Spirits of Black History

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  • Diaspora, Featured, History, Religion

A thoughtful meditation on the “hauntings” of Blackness in the modern world and the non-linear way we connect to our culture, our music and our history across the Afro-Atlantic diaspora. Read the essay by James Padilioni, Jr.  here.

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Oct17

Real Black Grandmothers — Wonderful Resource!!

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  • #BlackLivesMatter, Compassionate Spirituality, Featured, Indigenous Connections, Women's Wisdom

This is such a WONDERFUL resource. Just saw it today. It includes oral testimonies from a range of Black women talking about their lives, their children, their grandchildren and their struggles, joys and insights. You can read transcripts or listen to aud...

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Jan22

King and Faith: Urgency of Now

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  • #BlackLivesMatter, Compassionate Spirituality, Featured, Movement History, Veterans/Elder Activists

January 14, 2018 conversation with Profs. Clay Carson, Charles Long, Rachel Harding and Rev. Jay Williams at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA  

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Mar2

A new book on Vincent Harding and the Mennonites

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  • Featured, General, Rosemarie Freeney Harding, Social Justice, Veterans/Elder Activists, Vincent Harding

Joanna Shenk, a writer, activist and minister, has published an extended interview with Vincent Harding focussed on his experiences with the Mennonite Church, during and after the time he and Rosemarie were representatives of the Mennonites to the south...

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Mar9

Interview with Activist and Educator Marcella Pendergrass

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  • #BlackLivesMatter, Featured, Veterans/Elder Activists

Marcella Pendergrass is a long-time racial and gender justice activist who grew up in Michigan and has been living in Seattle for many years.  She is an amazing fire-woman with a profound sense of justice and community.  She was nurtured in her activism...

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May23

Learning to Wait on the Wind

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  • Compassionate Spirituality, Education for Democracy, Featured

  This is a wonderful reflection on the benefits of patience, contemplation and attention to the natural rhythms of the world — in teaching and in life.   From the blog of Prof. Nancy Lynne Westfield on the website of the Wabash Center for T...

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