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Pathway to Justice


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Refugees and migration

​A Poem by Warsan Shire 
​Shire is a Kenyan born Somali poet, writer and educator.  

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Kathleen O'Toole, Poet

Lion
A Poem by Kathleen O'Toole
In Memoriam, Rev Vernon Dobson

Just this week a well-informed citizen  

in Washington, DC asked; “What happened 

to Baltimore?” Meaning its economy, meaning 

its port and politics, meaning its black community.

Continue reading here.



Images capture the grief, anger and hope that fosters change.  Look for it.
Los Jornaleros del Norte bring their beautiful music to immigrant detention centers.  Have a listen here.

WORD & IMAGE

May 22 Convention - Nevadans for the Common Good from Nevadans for the Common Good on Vimeo.

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This video production of the First Las Vegas Valley Community Convention is an intriguing mix of word, image and music.  It is both a reminder of what happened at the launch of Nevadans for the Common Good and a foretaste of what a strong, broad based organization can do. 


Australian Prison Boat

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Australia's history of prison boats returns. Hulks housed convicts, now we use boats to imprison refugees.

Amanda Tattersall, Organizer, Sydney Alliance

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Graffiti art is a public expression of image and text.  Some of it rises to a standard of impact that grounds a community in transcendent values.

Street Smarts from a Street Poet

Johnny HamptonJohnny Hampton, Zion United Methodist Church, North Las Vegas, NV
Capitol Hill

            Democrats
            Republicans
Confused on capital gains
Playing the blame game
Yet
The whole United States is in shame.
Voters don’t know which way to vote.
            Democrats
            Republicans
Both bad names.
Whichever way we vote 
It’s still a shame,
Playing the political game.
But it’s people’s lives
Past and future being deprived.
            Democrats
            Republicans
Talking jive.
But all the poor people
Trying to survive.
What happened to “In God we trust”?
But the man is telling you to follow us.
Lying, cheating, stealing, committing crimes,
Still passing bills.
That’s Capitol Hill.

            Democrats, if you win, where are we headed?

            Republicans, if you win, where are we headed?

Everybody talking loud, saying nothing.
A divided house will not stand.
            Democrats
            Republicans
Still not the plan,
Still can’t come together man to man.

Capitol Hill needs another plan.

           - Johnny Hampton
            2011



Take a closer look at what's happening in Las Vegas, Nevada

Consider the challenge of building a culture that values the young, the old, the cut out and the shut out.  Nevadans for the Common Good accepts that challenge.

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