‘Cruel Manipulation of the Poor’: Memorial Day reflections
by Tim W. Shenk CUSLAR Coordinator CUSLAR was founded in 1965 by Cornell University students and clergy seeking justice after the unjust U.S. military invasion of the Dominican Republic. […]
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Oye Mi Gente: Las múltiples crisis de las comunidades latinas en EEUU
Por Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Presentación en el foro virtual, “Oye Mi Gente: Foro Público de la Comunidad Latina de la Campaña de la Gente […]
May Day in times of pandemic, automation
by Tim W. Shenk, CUSLAR Coordinator What does it mean to honor the legacy of organized workers around the world in a time of pandemic and automation? When I lived […]
Easter reflections: “If they kill me, I’ll be resurrected in the people” – St. Oscar Romero
by Tim W. Shenk, CUSLAR Coordinator Easter is Resurrection, the triumph of the poor living under empire, the final victory of life over death. Today as we face multiple crises, […]
#ElPasoFirme: Border Network Brings Compassion in midst of Violence, Militarization
By Kimberly St Fleur “Mommy! Mommy! I see my dad!” Those were some of the words I heard while in El Paso, Texas volunteering at the seventh edition of the […]
Hugs Not Walls: The Border Issue of the CUSLAR Newsletter
By Tim W. Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Excerpted from the opening article of the issue, Making Sanctuary: Claiming and Defending our Human Rights. Access the full […]
On the border and in New York: Everybody’s got a right to live
Reflections prepared for a presentation at the forum titled, “Everybody’s Got a Right to Live,” hosted by the New York State Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral […]
Unite the Poor! Strategy of the Poor People’s Campaign
by Tim W. Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Unite the Poor! The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is based on an idea whose time […]
‘When the Law Is Injustice’: CUSLAR Newsletter on migration
by Tim Shenk CUSLAR Coordinator Editor, CUSLAR Newsletter See the full PDF of “When the Law Is Injustice” Summer/Fall 2019 CUSLAR Newsletter. When talking about immigration, people in both major […]
On the San Diego / Tijuana border: Bearing witness to legislated suffering
by Rev. Benjamin Perry In December, I traveled to the Tijuana/San Diego border with Union Theological Seminary students. We witnessed the deepest cruelty in how humans can treat their neighbors, […]
