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« Important Series: Souls in Transition | Main | Updates from the re-location of those whose home is the sidewalk » November 20, 2009
Emergency Interruption on Christian Smith
I have an entry on Christian Smith already done and ready to post. As I checked my email this morning, however, my day quickly changed. It was from Gary, one of my friends from downtown, a man looking for employment, but unable to find it. He and London look out for each other underneath the overhang of the library. Here is his email to me: As of Thursday November 19th the Library and Post Office have been "BANNED" for the homeless as far as sleeping. The SDPD has cleared most of the homeless out of the immediate downtown area. Only real groups of homeless now are down "A" Street and down by 16th and Market. Thought you should know so you can pass the word around. I have immediately sent an email to Amy Benjamin (abenjamin@sandiego.gov) if you would like to email her as well. She has an office of director or something under the city like that for "housing and homelessness": Dear Ms. Benjamin: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * More, Sam Nichols sent an email describing a similar event of spatial control of the poor through state-sanctioned violence that his friends in Palestine have suffered. It's intensity is much higher than even the displacement forced downtown. By the dynamics are similar. The fact that Sam's Christian Peacemaker's Team took the violence into their own bodies is both tragic and beautiful, a witness to faith in God and in Christ the King who will judge all according to their treatment of those who are poor, in need of food and water (Matt 25:31-46). Here is Sam's email: Hello loved ones, I wanted to send a brief email about things that have been going on in Tuwani lately. The 'bare bones' version of the story is that two CPTers got beaten by settlers. They were pushed to the ground and kicked in the ribs; they sustained minor edges, cuts, bruises and rib/head pain. They were walking near a Palestinian family who was walking home, when settlers appeared. They (CPTers) tried to intercept the settlers and took the brunt of the beating. Here is the CPT release Basically, it's been a really hard week. It's really hard to see your friends get beaten up. It's even harder when its not a random mugging for a couple dollars, but when it is because of real hatred, and real evil. The whole thing just feels so evil, so dark, and it's really hard to deal with that. Going to the hospital with my friend to get stitches because she was pushed down a hill, hit her head on a rock, and then kicked in the ribs until she surrendered her video camera (which showed their faces on film). It's just evil. Today I read MLK's dexter avenue christmas sermon. He speaks about loving enemies. Some of it was really good to hear and some of it was really hard to hear. I encourage you to read the sermon. I don't have many profound things to say, just that I (and we) could all use your prayers. Please pray for the Sarah and Laura (who were beaten), the Palestinian family (the Nasser Ali Awad family, who can't walk home with their 3 children in any semblance of safety, the children were crying during the incident), and please pray for the people who carried out this attack. The world seems really dark right now, so I pray that God's light shines through into this night which is devoid of stars. Allah bisa'idna (God help us), Posted by johnwright at November 20, 2009 8:14 AM Comments
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