Social Justice

As you may have picked up, dear reader, from previous posts, I am a drug and alcohol counselor with homeless addicts in a city setting. One of my clients, during our one on one session a few days ago, came to me with fears that she is going to hell because she is homeless. She informed me that the Vatican recently released a new list of things that are deadly sins, and this was on it.  Read More »

In my Master of Social Work program, I am taking a social justice class. In one assignment, I needed to write about a social disparity that I have noticed, unfair treatment, prejudices. I feel quite strongly about this, not only as a social worker but also as someone who is affected by these prejudices.  Read More »

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Hypocricy: crying out about Darfur and Kenya while avoiding eye contact and crossing the road to purposely ignore the homeless man sitting on the sidewalk asking for change. Or maybe he's just sitting there.

I know, I know. Darfur and Kenya are far away.  Read More »

What is the role of nonviolent civil disobedience in provoking social change?  Read More »

First Principle of life is that a day above ground is better than a day below

Do you agree with the hierarchy of values that puts food, clothing and shelter at the top?
A DAY ABOVE GROUND IS BETTER THAN A DAY BELOW.  Read More »

Six million tears and even yet more
Beating and murder they had to endure,
They were forced into death camps without a choice
The Nazis refused to listen to their voice.

Starved, beaten, and tricked till they found death's path
The Nazis just scorned and deepened their wrath,
Why should so many have to sadly face
The harshness of not being wanted in a "superior race"?  Read More »

I was talking to my dad the other day and he was telling me about a new form of terrorism that would cast devastating effects on the world, especially the United States. We have become so very heavily dependant on technology that virtually everything runs on some form of energy or technology.  Read More »