January 2011
11 posts
Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our...
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Without love there is no revolution
– Bell Hooks
Why should a man have to die for, something he never should’ve had to...
– James Brown about MLK Jr
December 2010
16 posts
Speak truth to power.
– Marian Wright Edelman
Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world....
– Margaret Meade
American Friends Service Committee is hosting its Immigrant Rights Organizing Conference at Rutgers University in Camden Saturday December 18th. I will be facilitating a workshop on organizing youth for the cause. We will discuss issues brought up in this video and more. If you’re in the area, please feel free to drop by.
HIP@Civitas Students Take on the Town
HIP@Civitas students KaTia and Talaytha went to various organizations and businesses in Baltimore City today, interviewing individuals on their perspectives of peace and respect. They did a wonderful job and learned a lot. Special thanks to Park Heights Renaissance, the Public Defender’s office (in Park Heights), Community Mediation Program, Power Inside, the Yabba Pot, and my co-workers at...
Significant social change comes from the bottom up, from an aroused opinion that...
– Senator Paul Wellstone
Peace is good, let’s stop the fights!
Get together and make the rights
And I...
– Dorian Evans, HIP @ HAP student
Kenneth Morrison’s Book Release Party.. continuing the discussion of equality and wellness through art
Youth Wellness and Equality Day’s Community Forum (audio isn’t too good would have to be watched with loud and audio and headphones or good speakers)
So how did Youth Wellness and Equality Day Go!?
On Saturday December 4, 2010 at Coppin State University, youth advocates, social workers, writers, lawyers, entertainers, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers came together to discuss how to make all youth feel safe and valued in our society. Youth Wellness and Equality Day was something you don’t see much in Baltimore: a day where people from all walks of life came together to support the...
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford...
– James Baldwin
Action Alert: Pass the Dream Act but make it more... →
It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor...
– Martin Luther King, Jr
Until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any...
– Haile Selassie I