This Sunday’s Share the Wealth features my current student Mario who is excited to share about Montenegro, his homeland and his culture. Mario is an avid tennis player and in his first year at Maryville…
In the last 10 years, Immigration topics have become increasingly mainstream in both media and politics in the United States. As the topic of immigration will continue to protrude America’s political and social agenda, I…
I had the good fortune of having Sari in two clases at Maryville University. He also came to at least 20 Sunday Share the Wealth events, so I am happy to ask him to share with…
I first met Thuy Khuu in 2006 when she took my Social Justice class at Saint Louis University. Born in Vietnam, she moved to the US at the age of eight with her parents, sister and brother. In…
WASHU’s Brown School is consistently ranked at the top of social work schools in the nation. But what does that mean if you lose your own humanity in the process? In this Share the Wealth,…
Merriam-Webster: “n: coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans” Gabriela Keator: “n: a vocational calling. A thing that sparks immense joy” For the majority of my life, I forced myself…
Last summer I joined the WP4BL Sandwich Squad and started delivering PB&J sandwiches to a community of unhoused people living on the street in Santa Monica, a few miles down the street from where I…
#1 Welcome What are your associations about and/or experiences with Lawrence Ferlinghetti? #2 Owner of a Bookstore City Lights Spend five minutes browsing the site and notice what you notice. #3 A Publisher Allen…
Dear Friends, Please join our gathering as we share representative works of the San Francisco poet, painter, provocateur, and publisher, whose A Coney Island of the Mind is one of the best-selling volumes of poetry of…
I once asked Jean Abbott what made her choose the path that she chose in life. Her answer became a guiding principle in my life. She said that she was raised to believe (I believe…