Estimados amigos, ¡No Estoy de Acuerdo! "Yo estoy completamente en desacuerdo con usted. Isis nunca estaría de acuerdo con el diálogo aunque les tiraran alimentos, ropa, medicinas, tiendas de campaña para todos ellos. Ellos son un grupo terrorista. ¿No entienden lo que son? Ni en un millón de posibilidades su idea funcionaría. Creo que está loco ": Una chica respondió emocionada, cuando les pregunté por sus comentarios a mi charla. Estaba un poco afectado por ella. Así que tan pronto como ella terminó antes de que pudiera responder, una niña estudiante compañera afroamericana respondió con lágrimas y entrecortada por no ser capaz de terminar sus pensamientos, "…yo no estaba para nada de acuerdo con ella. La violencia nunca funciona. La no violencia es la única manera... ". ...
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Dear Friends, I Disagree! “I disagree with you completely. Isis would never agree to dialogue if we dropped food, clothing, medicines, and tents to them. They are a terrorist group. Don’t you understand who they are? Not in a million chances would your idea work. I think you’re crazy.” A gal responded emotionally, when I asked for their comments to my sharing. I was a bit taken back by it. So as soon as she finished before I could respond an African American fellow student girl responded with tears and choking up not being able to finish her thoughts, “I disagreed with her very strongly. Violence never works. Nonviolence is the only way….” Here I am in one of the 7 talks I gave at Verdugo Hills public High School. This is at least the 4 th ...
Dear friend , The Homeless Speak Straightforward “I think you are right, we need to drop humanitarian aid to convince them to talk but we have to keep bombing them too,” retorted an outspoken fellow in the Chicago “Men’s Homeless Shelter” He said this in response to my reflections on dealing with Isis nonviolently. I showed them this photo to bring home the reality of bombing. It is so easy to forget how a bomb affects the people . Another man ask “But what can we do right here now?” I responded, “That is a very good question. One thing we can do is pray. I believe there is a lot more power in prayer than I or probably anyone here realizes.” Another added, “t...
Hinchazón en la Rodilla Hola amigos, Me di cuenta de la hinchazón en la rodilla por algún tipo de picada. Obvio que era algo serio, así que fui al hospital y recibí una inyección. Me dijeron que lo mantuviera en el aire así que empecé usando pantalones cortos. Ayudó por poco tiempo. Pero entonces empezó a hincharse de nuevo. Cada vez que los colombianos lo veían casi todo el mundo comentaba, "los antibióticos no funcionan: usted tendrá que ver a un sobandero" (curandero). Entonces nos fuimos como equipo para un barrio donde los paramilitares estaban abusando de la gente. Allí llevamos a cabo una manifestación de protesta. Hubo 6 u 8 hombres allí que nos observaban, por lo que algunos de nosotros fuimos a hablar con ellos. Un de ellos notó mi picadura y remarcó "usted tendrá que ver a un sobandero." Entonces él dijo: "Oh, conozco uno, tengo un coche y yo estaría dispuesto a llevarte a verlo." Ya que no conocíamos al tipo, estábamos rec...
Hola amigos, Llamada telefónica de las FARC “Hola, este es el Comandante Morales de las FARC. Estamos tomándonos su finca”. Las FARC es el grupo guerrillero más grande de Colombia. Ante esto, José y María con su hijo Jorge salieron rápidamente con solo su ropa en sus espaldas.” José estaba llorando ya que renunciaba a su sueño de una finca para poder proveerle un futuro a su hijo “, María intervino mientras me contaban su historia. José añadió lo siguiente: ”María estaba preñada de nuestro siguiente hijo .La finca comp...
Hello, Friends, A Pito Bite & a Traditional Healer I noticed swelling on my knee from some kind of bite. It was obvious something serious so I went to the hospital and got a shot. They told me to keep it in the air so I began wearing shorts. It helped for a little while. But then it started to swell again. Whenever the Colombians saw it most everyone remarked, “antibiotics will never work: you will have to see a sobandero” (traditional healer). We then went as a team to a neighborhood where the Paramilitaries were abusing the people. There we held a protest demonstration. There were 6 or 8 guys there watching us, so some of us went over to talk to them. One fellow noticed my bite and remarked “you will have to see a sobandero.” Then he said, “Oh, I kn...
Hello friends, A FARC Phone Call “Hello, this is Commander Morales of the FARC. We are taking over your farm.” The FARC is the largest guerrilla group in Colombia. At this Jose and Maria with their son Jorge left quickly with just the clothes on their backs. “Jose was crying as he gave up his dream of the farm to provide a future for his son,” Maria chimed in as they told me their story. Jose added the following: “Maria was pregnant with our next child. The farm consisted of acres of coffee, and many cattle. We had 20 hired employees. The FARC said they wanted to recruit our 8 year old son Jorge because they noticed he was such a good worker and therefore would make a good soldier. “The FARC found us in the town where we tried to escape. The FARC then sent four guys to his school and told the school they were sent by us to pick him up. Neigh...