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Candlelight

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Callen Harty

When I arrived at the candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin there was one other person there, a young African-American male who asked my name and then introduced himself as Ibraham, the Muslim variation of the Judeo-Christian prophet Abraham. Shortly two … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged African-American, bigots, black, blood, Bo Morrison, candlelight vigil, Derek Williams, drugs, Emmeett Till, gang, hatred, Hmong, hope, Ibraham, incarceration, James Byrd, Jim Crow, Jr., Judeo-Christian, Latino, love, lynch, Martin Luther King, masters, Medgar Evers, minorities, Muslim, oppression, prejudice, prison, privilege, queer, racism, Trayvon Martin, Troy Davis, voting, whites | 1 Comment

A Life Filled with Violence

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Callen Harty

My mind and my heart are still numb from the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Days later it continues to stay on my mind. The shooting resonated in the country primarily because of the children. They were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Battle of Bad Axe, beating, Black Hawk War, brass knuckles, bullies, Cain and Abel, capital punishment, Chicago, color, Colorado, community, criminal justice, Dane County Courthouse, Denver, Dubuque, family of choice, fights, gang, gay, Horan Hall, humiliation, interior peace, Julien Dubuque Bridge, knife, Los Angeles, Marines, mass killing, Mississippi River, murder, Navy, non-violence, overdose, pacifist, peace, Platteville, post traumatic stress disorder, prison guard, prisoner, PTSD, racist skinhead, rape, respect, Revolutionary War, robbery, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Savanna Illinois, sexual abuse, sexual orientation, shooting, South Pacific, suicide, Viet Nam, violence, World War II | 1 Comment

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