Kunduz: MSF Demands Independent Investigation Into Hospital Attack
#Kunduz outrage: Demand an #IndependentInvestigation on MSF* Hospital Attack *Médecins Sans Frontières a.k.a. Doctors Without Borders On Saturday 3 October 2015 the MSF hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was repeatedly bombed by … Continue reading
KC: Support Veronica’s Voice on October 3
Veronica’s Voice is a friend of JW and hosting a great fundraiser night this weekend. The survivor leaders of Veronica’s Voice and VV friends are hosting a Homecoming themed trivia night and silent … Continue reading
JW: Construction Begins on Asilong CHM Secondary School in Kenya
Construction on a new building of Asilong CHM Secondary School in Asilong, Pokot, Kenya has begun! JW Justice leadership team member Sam De Jong traveled to Asilong last month to work … Continue reading
Kenya: History of Pokot Pastoralism
As JW continues our construction and partnership with the Pokot people of Asilong village, JW Justice leadership team member Julie Morris is digging into some good research. She shares this … Continue reading
Race and Incarceration: The Atlantic on Mass Incarceration in America
“American politicians are now eager to disown a failed criminal-justice system that’s left the U.S. with the largest incarcerated population in the world. But they’ve failed to reckon with history. … Continue reading
Race: The Evangelical Toolkit
An idea coined by authors of the well known book “Divided by Faith”, Michael Emerson and Christian Smith – the evangelical toolkit – expresses the a problem of race in … Continue reading
Immigration: A Story of Patience
“An orphan named Patience and an argument for open immigration.” Read on >
JW: Strawberry Swing to Benefit Pokot Projects
On Saturday, August 1, JW is planning to have a table/booth at the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair, the proceeds from which will be directed to our Pokot initiative. This … Continue reading
Sudan: “The Worst Atrocity You’ve Never Heard Of”
If you’ve followed the JW Justice Blog for a while, you probably one of the few who has heard of it–the ongoing bombing and slaughter of innocent civilians in the Nuba Mountains … Continue reading
KC: Payday Lending Ban
For years payday lending has served to concentrate greed and prey on the most economically vulnerable in Kansas City and elsewhere. Two Kansas City lenders were recently banned from the … Continue reading
On Being: Race & Belonging
“Race is a little bit like gravity,” John Powell says: experienced by all, understood by the few. He is an esteemed legal scholar and thinker who counsels all kinds of … Continue reading
Race: Report Shows 95% of US Prosecutors are White
Another angle on racial injustice in America: A new analysis finds 95 percent of elected prosecutors in the U.S. are white. NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks to Bryan Stevenson of the Equal … Continue reading
Race: Yes! Magazine Interviews Desmond Tutu
Yes! Magazine’s Summer issue focused on #blacklivesmatter and included a beautiful interview with Desmond Tutu and his daughter the Rev. Mpho Tutu called “Could there be racial peace in the … Continue reading
Hope: Liz Bohannon on Not Losing It
It’s been a big few weeks in the news and there has been a lot to process. It seems the tragedies never end. From the massacre in Charleston to recent … Continue reading
Amazing Grace
Did you know that in the past week, both KC Mayor Sly James and President Barack Obama publicly sang “Amazing Grace”? From an old World Series bet with the mayor … Continue reading
Sermon: “When the Verdict Hurts”
As we mourn the tragedy this week where worshippers were shot down in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, we revisit this sermon by Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley, “When the … Continue reading
Race: “The condition of black life…”
In light of the tragedy this week in Charleston, South Carolina, we share this article with a complex perspective on “the condition of black life”. Along with reading the article, … Continue reading
KC: Andrew Johnson on Gentrification
JW friend Andrew Johnson wrote this post on white privilege and the false perceptions of gentrification in the urban core of Kansas City. He states, “Dear believer, please sit with … Continue reading
