Director, Newport City Downtown Devp in Newport VT and Co-Director, Center for Jubilee Practice. Father of 3 and grandfather of 2. Mountain Biking and Kayaking
The #Matthew25 course “Civil Initiative and the Engaged Church” concluded Monday with a presentation on being more aware of and reducing the destructive damage done by hate groups and the intolerance they help to foster.#pcusa https://t.co/jaRGcOcLMa
A Common Statement on Racism, Advocacy for Black Women and Girls, and the 224th General Assembly (2020) from Past Moderators, Co-moderators, and Vice Moderators of The General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Predecessor Church #GA224 https://t.co/NQpleRKvJC
@538politics I would love to hear your thoughts on the implications of the “almost” results in the NY 17th race for Nita Loey’s seat. Interesting because no incumbant, a field of both progressive & moderate candidates, Hasidic block dynamics of Rockland County @MondaireJones
Agree - genuinely want to better understand. I wasn’t in favor of the decision to refer the report on black women and girls. Help me understand how voting down the substitute responds to that.
I do not understand Kerri Allens point — vote it down because it does not go far enough — but the alternative (the original motion) goes even less far? #ga224
#GA224 just you wait! Check out this amazing video a la Schoolhouse Rock and a la Hamilton to learn about how policy is passed in the #pcusa. https://t.co/nWJQAs3XsO
I want to be grateful for streaming support for #ga224, but I'm also struck by the juxtaposition between opening with greetings from indigenous leaders in our church and the streaming sponsorship from a bank that helped fund the Dakota Access Pipeline.
BREAKING: Dr. Scott Warren found NOT GUILTY on all charges for providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to two undocumented men. Yet again, No More Deaths has withstood the government’s attempts to criminalize basic human compassion.
"Here we found the body of a young man on Saturday. In the first drainage, a little to the left. Laying under a Mesquite tree 400 ft from pavement with a jug of water still by his side, he was in his early 30s. Three years younger than me. (thread)
CLIMATE EMERGENCY @ Pine Ridge Rez In SD. 20K out of food/water. Multiple casualties. They're asking 4 fed govt help. White folks emptied dams knowing it would flood reservation. Pipes burst, extreme snow followed by abnormal high heats caused flooding. Emergency #: 605-867-5007