'the art and resurrection of justice' Tagged Posts
Food Insecurity
According to data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s California Health Interview Survey, at least 4 million low-income Californians struggled with food insecurity during 2011-12. Food-insecurity is the inability to consistently afford enough food. Researchers find that food-insecure adults face higher risks of chronic diseases (like diabetes and hypertension) as well as depression and poor mental health. For children, food insecurity is also linked to poor academic outcomes. To learn more about this visit Map the Meal Gap…
Art and Resurrection of Justice
“Justice is what love looks like in public.” ~ Cornell West Here is a video from the Justice Conference 2014 that I attended. Justin Dillon, founder of Made in a Free World helped me to understand the nuances and complexities of Human Trafficking. You might find him helpful as well. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/91323579]
Art.
An old silent pond. Into the pond a frog jumps. Splash! Silence again. “It is perhaps the best known of all Japanese haiku. No subject could be more humdrum. No language could be more pedestrian. Matsu Basho, the poet, makes no comment on what he or she is describing. He implies no meaning, message, or metaphor. He simply invites our attention to no more and no less than just this: the old pond in its watery stillness, the kerplunk of…
Local food literacy
There are many ways to become informed about food literacy. Here is link to California Food Literacy to learn more. and a video regarding a local ranch that is reaching in love even as it expands its business in our area.