By Caroline Adams From my office window, I have been able to watch spring bring Scarritt Bennett Center back to life. Redbuds, Cherry Blossoms, and Dogwood trees are all full with rich, colorful blossoms and carpenter bees are back to work. The labyrinth here at the...
Read MoreBy Marie Campbell Labor rights, anti-poverty, anti-racism, women’s empowerment – all of these come together in the Fight for $15. Fight For $15 is fast food cashiers and cooks, retail employees, child care workers, adjunct professors, home care providers, and airport workers who have come together from all...
Read MoreBy Anita Peebles Recently, I found myself in a preschool classroom juicing oranges with a bunch of four-year olds. I complimented one little girl, saying, “I like how you are using both your hands and your strong muscles to juice the orange.” A little boy promptly...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Scarritt-Bennett Center is excited to welcome Alysia Burton Steele on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11. On Friday, April 10 at 6:30pm we will host a lecture and book signing with Steele highlighting her newly released book: Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom. In an...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl Here we are in the midst of Holy Week. We have taken the Lenten Journey with time for renewal and reconciliation with God and family/friends. Now it is the week of intense soul-searching; of retelling the story of the life and death...
Read MoreSince I was little, I have collected small items on vacations and trips with my family and friends. I was always picking up little stones from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, twigs or flowers from hikes, and sticking them in the side pockets of my...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl Grieving often seems to be like walking in a forest in the rain. There is no escape and the rain is persistent in its presence and the obstacles it creates. The tears and pain keep coming and seem to be never ending....
Read MoreBy Elena Rosario On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims...
Read MoreBy Joyce Sohl I do a lot of reading: mysteries, newspapers (at least 2 a day), research articles, historical novels, etc. I also read several books or booklets and the Bible on a daily basis as part of my devotional life. But during this Lent, I...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Around the world, March 8th is recognized as International Women’s Day. This is a day to acknowledge and celebrate both the work of women and the work for women’s equality all over the world. As we celebrate the progress that women have made...
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