Friends at Sophia House are hosting a book reading and signing of my recent novel, Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine. I and those present will take turns reading aloud a few of the short chapters…
Mark asked a few months back if I would share why I love my work as a lawyer, particularly in a field where many lawyers don’t love their work. I am happy to be part…
Thanks to Trish and Annie for hosting tonight’s sharing on accompaniment; to Marty King for testifying about being on Arco those last weeks 20 years ago; to each person who read aloud, listened, spoke and/or opened up to her…
In a notebook I recently wrote the following about my novel, Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine: There’s so much accompaniment taking place: Internationals accompanying the Palestinians in Gaza The Palestinians accompanying the internationals Henry accompanying Josh…
I will share stories from my work as a hospice nurse with the goal of humanizing both nurse and patient. We are not angels. They are still fully alive. And there is not really a…
This Sunday I will be sharing my experiences and reflections on soccer. Soccer is technically just a game, but those of us who play or follow soccer can rarely see it objectively. Soccer is necessary,…
For our next Share the Wealth, Oliver Clark will be speaking about his experiences doing street photography in North St. Louis. In the past year Oliver has photographed the homelessness, drug addiction, abandonment, and recent…
Tony’s sharing tonight on the municipal courts, racism and ArchCity Defenders work reminded me of the following lines from Bertolt Brecht: It take a lot of things to change the world: Anger and tenacity. Science and…
Hi. My name is Tony, and I’m an attorney with the ArchCity Defenders. I just got off the phone with a client. Like many of my clients, this woman is poor, black, and a single…
What Does Our Food Eat? – Eggs, Chickens, and Food Systems in Pastocalle, Ecuador This summer Melissa Chapnick spent six weeks living and working in Pastocalle, Ecuador. Working in conjunction with Dr. Lora Iannotti of…