Author: Jennie
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In Gratitude for USAID
An open-letter to my representatives in Congress (Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Eric Schmitt, and Congressman Sam Graves) about how one USAID program may have saved my husband’s life.
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USAID’s Work in Sudan Saved My Husband’s Village
USAID saved lives with emergency food that reached my husband’s village during famine. One friend in his village, born in the 1980s, is named “Reagan” – in honor of the President who began sending U.S.-farmed sorghum to keep Sudanese people alive. My husband, who was just learning to read English, clearly remembered reading “FROM THE…
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January 20th Through Mercy’s Eyes
In this cross-post, Mercy Aiken juxtaposes what she saw from Gaza and what she saw from Washington D.C. on January 20th.
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MLK on Where We Go From Here
Cross-posting this excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr’s 1967 speech at the 10th annual session of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Cultivating Beloved Community by “Calling In”
Days before MLK day and Donald Trump’s inauguration, listen to this podcast for great stories and advice on how to build beloved community. Without dodging the hard questions in our polarized society, Loretta Ross invites us to resist “calling out” culture in exchange for “calling in.”
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MLK Calls Us Beyond War
Cross-posting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in New York City.
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Cognitive Dissonance in D.C.
The Blob knows what is going on, but it doesn’t call any of the shots… To work in DC now is to understand that the genocide in Palestine is not a mistake. The people actually in charge are doing this. (by Josef Burton)
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Massacres Under US Hegemony
In the second in a three-part series on the Korean War, Tasha, Munjo, and Tenzin present about the dark history of Korean War massacres under US hegemony.
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Demystifying Divestment, 01/19, 1 pm ET
This will be an informative and interactive webinar, useful for anyone interested in divestment for themselves, their faith community, town, city or other institution. Registration required to receive the zoom link.
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Korea is Increasingly Connected to the Conflicts Around the World
In the midst of a world at war, the Korean Peninsula is not only connected to these global conflicts, but is itself a geopolitical fault line. The author urges the South Korean government to tred cautiously.
