Three new photo albums were added in the Photo Gallery:
(1) L.A. Air Force Base/Missile Test Protest,
and (3) Dental Clinic Shrimp Feast from earlier this year, and more photos were added to the Occupy L.A.
Album, beginning on page 2, from November last year.
LACW Theo Kayser attended the Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering in Chicago from May 11-14, and on Monday, May 14, Theo joined seven others in entering Prudential Plaza, where President Obama’s Chicago campaign headquarters is located, and all were arrested for trespassing. Upon going to court, Theo received one year probation. The 125 Catholic Workers gathered were part of what is labeled as a “Week Without Capitalism” as a witness against US and NATO policies, specifically the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and others nations. The NATO Summit will be held on May 20-21. Tens of thousands are anticipated to converge on Chicago this week for several protests scheduled to coincide with the relocated G8 Summit at Camp David and NATO Summit in Chicago. The fully militarized Chicago, and surrounding area Police Departments, and the National Guard, including the newly implemented “sound cannon” are ready to greet protesters and squash our First Amendment rights. It could be the first time SB 347, signed into law on February 27, will be used. The good news is that the “indefinite detention” part of the NDAA is no longer valid per a New York federal judge’s decision. View video footage and articles on Monday’s Catholic Worker event HERE, HERE and HERE.
On May 1, 2012, after our kitchen closed, the LACW served a hot meal to those participating in the May Day/General Strike festivities, we then joined the march from Main St. and 5th St. to the Financial District, then to Pershing Square for a rally. Here are PHOTOS of the event. Also, HERE is a video of the day’s events.
Here are PHOTOS of the LMU and Marymount Institute for Faith, Culture and the Arts Shakespeare program, of which Jeff was a contributor.
Catherine was interviewed this morning (Friday, April 20, 2012) on Sonali Kolhatkar’s program “Uprising” regarding the furor over the Vatican’s statement against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
Click HERE to view the story and listen to the 13 minute interview.
The LACW fully supports the upcoming May 1 General Strike (M1GS), and encourages EVERYONE to participate. The late prophetic Philip Berrigan, (see this article) and (Jonah House), often stressed the need for a general strike in this nation to begin the process of ending capitalism and become a more just and peace-loving society.
The Occupy movement has understood Phil’s prophetic call and has boldly led the effort to fulfill that dream and empower the 99% to bring down this diabolical unjust system and (hopefully) usher in a system based on the biblical principles of Enough found in Exodus 16: 4-36, Sabbath Economics, and Jubilee Justice, found in Leviticus 25 and Deuteronomy 15: 1-11, and adhere to Jesus’ words in Mathew 25: 31-46, that demands that there be NO poor in our midst, and that we worship Yahweh alone, and in this serve Christ who lives in the poor, indeed all victims of empire. Please commit to supporting this epic event and participate in the various activities being planned. Click HERE and HERE or HERE for further info. Remember — ***NO WORK — SCHOOL or SHOPPING: EVERYONE IN THE STREETS!***
Link to it here: Homeless Enablers—And Proud Of It!
Jeff will give a presentation on Shakespeare’s King Lear at a performance, reading, and musical essay at a Loyola Marymount University event celebrating “The Heart, the Gift, and the Book: Shakespeare’s First Folio”, and book launch and book signing of In Possession of Shakespeare: Writing into Nothing (to which Jeff is a contributor) on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 pm. Click HERE for further information. Also appearing at this event is poet, Arnal Kennedy, longtime Hennacy House guest, friend, and co-worker at our soup kitchen.
Jeff will appear at the annual L.A. Times Festival of Books, held on the USC campus, Expostion Blvd. at S. Figueroa St., L.A. 90089, on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, from 10 am to 6 pm in the LMU booth (#214) to promote and sign his book, BROKEN and SHARED: Food, Dignity, and the Poor On Los Angeles’ Skid Row. You are welcome to attend either or both events.
Here are PHOTOS of this year’s Good Friday Stations of the Cross at places of darkness around downtown L.A..
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