See the move Trade
See the movie Trade, be agents of change: The CIA estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 girls, boys, and women are trafficked annually into the United States to be pimped out or sold for forced sex. Worldwide more than 1 million people are trafficked across international borders against their will. “We are not finding victims in the United States because …
Read MorePark Community Church faces the history and future of Cabrini Green.
When standing on the site of Park Community Church’s new building the view is certainly breathtaking. Under the Chicago skyline you are lined on one side of the street by brand new half-million dollar town homes, and on the other by public housing projects slated for renovation. The stark contrasts of the rapidly changing neighborhood are striking. New development aside, …
Read MoreThe Jena 6 and “stealth” racism in the U.S.
What do three nooses hung from a tree in response to a black student sitting in its “whites only” shade say about racism in America? Volumes. Today over 20,000 people from all 50 states marched on Jena, LA. This is an issue that everyone needs be familiar with. The incident one year ago and the events following came to boiling …
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