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Davidson County Transitional Services got involved with this event kind of late but knew that I could not let this opportunity pass our community by. I planned about four days of events which included a expungement clinic, employee rights clinic, a viewing and discussion of the featured …
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Noel Castellanos In 1989, I was living in San Jose, California, where I worked in ministry with Latino youth. Like many leaders in urban communities, I was struggling to establish a ministry that was both relevant and impactful. I came to realize there were needs in the community to be addressed, …
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by Heather Beaudoin As a CCDA member and staff member of Equal Justice USA, I’ve been incredibly grateful to CCDA for giving us the opportunity to host a networking session during the annual national conference. This will mark the 4th year that we’ve hosted a networking session, and looking back, …
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By Dr. Kit Danley 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Continuing the Sacrifice for our Future" Our family and our ministry have lived embedded in a multi-ethnic/largely Latino community for almost 40 years. Though we have lived in communities of …
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Psalm 51:1 – “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion. The Magdalen, a Garden and This by Kathleen O’Toole She who is known by myth and association as sinful, penitent, voluptuous perhaps... but faithful to the last and then beyond. A …
Presta Atenciõn! The Lenten Journey of Attention Psalm 121:1-2 I lift my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Saint Kateri was the first Native American woman to be canonized. She was daughter of a Mohawk chief and an …
During the fourth week of this Lenten season, we reflect on a disciplined love. "We must live by the love of what we will never see..." … and we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character hope, and hope does not disappoint us … Romans …
But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him]. — Luke 10:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) Kindness By Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a …
