When she was 20, Sara began farming in north St. Louis city at New Roots Urban Farm. After obtaining her permaculture certification and working as a ranch hand in southern Oregon, she moved to Sandhill…
Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences…because we say, ‘Art is something that happens, a process, not a quality, and all sorts of things can make…
“Stories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world…
This past April, Virginia Druhe went on a Veterans for Peace delegation to Vietnam. She will share about the vibrant society of Vietnam through the eyes of U.S. veterans working to repair ongoing destruction resulting…
This week Jane Safina will share what she loves about her city Saint Petersburg and her Russian culture. Jane (Zhenya) has performed professionally in Russian Folk Dance. (She also learned tap, hip-hop, break-dance and more.) She…
When I first began my studies at SLU three years ago, I quickly learned from my peers, my professors, and St. Louis natives that I should do everything in my power to stay on the…
Since 2011, Julie O’Heir has worked for the SLU Prison Program, which offers educational opportunities to incarcerated men and prison staff at the ERDCC* community in Bonne Terre, MO. Her role has led her to…
If you want to understand your mind, sit down and observe it. –Munindra, Bengali Buddhist At the end of March, Chris Wallach spent a week on silent retreat at the Insight Meditation Society retreat center…
Katherine Kelliher read aloud the following letter at tonight’s Share the Wealth on the Restorative Justice Movement. From their week in Los Angeles, Katherine and Anne gave a lot to fill our hearts. Please pass…
This March, we spent our Spring Break in Los Angeles immersing ourselves in various facets of the restorative justice movement. We spent time with the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative (JRJI), Homeboy Industries, and the Anti-Recidivism…