November 2009
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the house zine
while we were at the protest in ft. benning, house members handed out copies of our first zine. along with ekua’s prayer, the zine contained a piece about the value of community and a general explanation of the phases of service we are undertaking together. of course, the paper version of the zine is precious but if you can’t get a hold of one or you’re trying to use less paper,...
a prayer
Great Spirit,
We come to you holding hands, each of us acting as a representative
creating a great circle of world communities
with the understanding that without You,
there could be none of what we value here on Earth.
We understand that this time is prolific, and we are each willing to do our individual parts
to achieve the composite productivity of our communities.
We are willing to see...
the sparrow community house at soaw
this weekend is the annual protest at the gates of the school of the americas, a combat training school for latin american soldiers, located in ft. benning, georgia. five of the six sparrow house members will be in attendance handing out info about serving in decatur. in addition to being witnesses for peace at the gates on saturday and sunday, two house members will be at the protest at the...
an investigation for the people →
“I have received many complaints of public housing demolitions and no replacements in the same number of units from various parts of the country, but specifically from Chicago,” Rolnik said.
“They listen to me but they don’t hear. They don’t have to hear. This...”
– bell hooks from Wounds of Passion
“Somehow we keep our lives so well hidden from one another that we do not guess...”
– Elizabeth O’Connor
