Accountability Culture

In response to my November article about why we use the phrase “Black Lives Matter,” Clifford, a CLF member incarcerated in Illinois, asked me to look into the work of political philosopher Hannah Arendt, who wrote extensively about power and accountability from her vantage point as a survivor of the Holocaust in Germany.

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My Graveyard of Honor

AFGHANISTAN — I can never go back, but it doesn’t let me leave. It latches on to you like an addiction, mentally and physically, and tears you apart like a ravenous dog.

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Remembering our Beloved

In the March 2021 issue of Quest, Rev. Jennifer shared a prompt to send us remembrances of incarcerated loved ones whose deaths may have not been marked by the outside. Here are some of the names and reflections we received.

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Hunger and Abundance

Jesus and his people were on overload. They had been working day and night, healing the sick and helping whoever needed help.

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The Hunger Banquet

The invitations were elegant. They announced a hunger  banquet. And as soon as people began receiving these invitations, I began  getting calls.

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