Culture

Two Perspectives on Presbyterian Divestment from U.S. Multinationals that Sustain the Occupation

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it’s hard to get the two sides in the Jewish world to sit together and discuss the issues, since anyone who supports even the very limited form of divestment proposed by the Presbyterians is, as J Street’s Jeremy Ben Ami said recently in explaining his opposition to any form of Boycotts, Divestments or Sanctions, crossing “a red line” and hence, in the view of the Jewish establishment, automatically suspect of being anti-Semitic. We believe a public debate is a more healthy way to conduct this discussion,

Gender and Sexuality

Practicing Feminism for Father’s Day

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Let us join together and make this Father’s Day a Feminist Father’s Day. Let us be bold and courageous, knowing that we can make a huge difference in the lives of our children, families and communities. Let us join with feminist movements to help change society, one diaper, load of dishes, conversation, public stand, direct action, mass convergence, at a time.

Culture

Laughing in Prison – A Short Reflection

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To celebrate the five year anniversary of Project TURN’s classes inside NC prisons, Ben Theimer, a Duke Divinity student, shared a short reflection about his TURN experience and laughter in prison.

Culture

CA Leaders Ask SF Archbishop To Cancel Participation In Anti-Gay Event

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We are proud that Rabbi Michael Lerner, co-chair of the NSP– Network of Spiritual Progressives, and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue-Without-Walls, stood with other community leaders in urging the conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco to withdraw from an anti-homosexual group’s rally in Washington, D.C. Read about it here.

Culture

Maya Angelou, Africa, and Us.

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It’s upsetting how many people imagine the entire continent of Africa either as a prehistoric theme park, where lions and elephants cavort across thick jungles and dusty savannas, or as a place of hunger, disease, and death. Despite great progress, many Americans still approach the African continent as a sort of fictional container for their fantasies and fears.

art

Creating Meaning Out of Trauma: Iraq War Veteran Aaron Hughes Turns to Art

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Aaron Hughes didn’t know he wanted to be an artist. He was just twenty years old in 2003 when he was suddenly deployed to Iraq. As the Iraq war lingered on Hughes began to question why he and his fellow soldiers were occupying a country halfway around the world. But from his disillusionment sprang something new: the desire to create art. Hughes now devotes his life to art and activism, spreading his anti-war message around the world.