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Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 6

Day in Montgomery Legacy Museum National Memorial for Peace and Justice Lunch – Filet and Vine SPLC Memorial Alabama Statehouse Equal Justice Initiative Dinner at Martha’s Place Retire to 1412 Water Avenue The Memorial to the Confederacy at the State House was a beautiful place, but thinking of what happened there angered me. So many...
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09
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 5

Church service at Ye Shall Know the Truth Baptist Church – Reverend Clinton Pettway Picnic with Mary Lee Bendolph and the folks of Gee’s Bend. Visit with Charlie Lucas Retire to 1412 Water Avenue Breaking down the walls of separation, two communities came together and sang one song. We sang, clapped, cheered, and prayed like...
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08
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 4

Breakfast at 1412 Water AvenueBrown Chapel Charlie Lucas’s studioHistory Maker’s lunch with Lynda Blackmon LoweryJourneys for the Soul with Joanne Bland Dinner at Healing Waters Retreat Center and a visit with Dr. Bernard Lafayette.Retire to 1412 Water Avenue I thought that the time we had at Brown Chapel was just so amazing. I thought the...
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07
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 3

Sorry for the delay-Internet has been a little sporadic ….but now in full color! Breakfast at Hargis Meet with LaQuita Middleton Holmes and Children’s March participants Janice Kelsey at the Bethel Baptist ChurchConfederate Memorial ParkOn to SelmaDinner with our hosts – Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation at Healing Waters Retreat Center. Retire to...
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06
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 2

Breakfast at Hargis Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Kelly Ingram Park Lunch – Zoes Kitchen 16th Street Baptist Church Joe Minter –“Africa in America” Dinner at Dreamland Back to Hargis After we left Hargis, I though the park (Kelley Ingram) was really interesting. But once we got to the museum (The Civil Rights Institute) I was...
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05
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Day 1

We Fly Meet with Reverend Thomas Wilder and Dr. Martha Bouyer at the Historic Bethel Baptist Church. Dinner catered at the new Bethel Baptist Church Retire to YMCA Hargis Retreat Center My focus and perception of my surrounding has changed and I am now noticing every detail that sticks out from the white travelers and...
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04
Apr

Alabama Odyssey 2019: Prep

The Middle School is in its final stages of preparation for their Alabama Odyssey. Bags packed, Maple Syrup stowed, Minds open. Stay tuned… https://youtu.be/NWSyMU9cnC0
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02
Apr

Friday, Aug 31/ Family Picnic 5-7pm

Friday, August 31st 5:00 -7:00 p.m. Green Mountain Camp for Girls Bring a dish to share, we’ll have the grill going! See the newsletter for more details!
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29
Aug

Middle School River of Spirit Odyssey Day 6

Tuesday, May 8th Tour of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center with Barbara Sahli and students of Malik Academy Lunch at café with students of Malik Academy Salaat Prayers Meet with Brother David Vryhof from the monastery of the Society of St. John Eucharist Service, Society of St. John the Evangelist Last Supper in...
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09
May

Middle School River of Spirit Odyssey Day 5

Monday, May 7th Sri Lakshmi Hindu Temple Lunch in Harvard Square Harvard Art Museum Dinner – Harvard Square The Humanist Hub Discussion Group with Greg Epstein This morning we had a beautiful experience at the Sri Lakshmi Temple. Raju was our guide, and he was very welcoming. Rama, a volunteer at the temple, also was...
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08
May
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