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 […]
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‘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, […]
Where do we draw the line?
by Tim Shenk, editor Thousands of people from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala joined together to walk north toward potential asylum in the United States. “It is easy to blur […]
‘We nurses are on the front line’
Mary Jane Shanklin, RN Kansas This testimony was given at a forum of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. I’m a proud union member of […]
‘End American militarism abroad by ending it here in our communities’
Chris Overfelt Kansas City, Missouri This testimony was given at a forum of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. My name is Chris Overfelt and I’m […]
‘Poverty is violence against the poor’
Bomani Williams Mobile, Alabama This testimony was given at a forum of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Greetings, my name is Bomani Williams, and I’m […]
We do not live in a ‘mom-friendly’ country
Elizabeth Strader Indiana This testimony was given at a forum of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. My name is Elizabeth Strader. I am a proud […]
‘I had to leave everything to come here, with the hope of saving my daughter’s life’
Guadalupe Magdaleno Sunflower, Kansas This testimony was given at a forum of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Good evening. My name is Guadalupe Magdaleno. I […]
‘Lines that unite’: CUSLAR highlights borders, climate change, political shifts
See the full PDF of “Lines That Divide, Lines That Unite,” Winter/Spring 2019 CUSLAR Newsletter. Where do we draw the line? by Tim Shenk A hard rain’s a-gonna fall: Climate […]
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