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Sunday, April 24th, 2005I finally got around to watching Motorcyle Diaries this weekend, after anticipating it since last summer. On the whole, I was disappointed with the movie, as a movie, because of a pace that d-r-a-g-g-e-d at parts, and the inclusion of too many “roadtrip” cliches. But the point of the film I loved, even though Ernesto [...]
"Waiting for Medici vs. Fight Club"
Friday, March 11th, 2005Check out Rudy’s thoughts on resourcefulness. I’m feelin’ this, mainly because it so aptly describes our story. Thirteen iner city kids ages 14-22 started Generation Xcel in 1996 with no money, no space, no equipment, and no paid staff. And no Medici (benefactor). Objectively, there was no way we could open a youth center in [...]
Akon’s achin’ ghetto
Monday, March 7th, 2005If you ever wondered why God loves inner city kids, check out the (cheesey pun alert!) aching song Ghetto by hip hop/R&B singer Akon. An immigrant to NJ from Senegal, he was ensnared by the streets until a jail stint forced him to concentrate on his music. A lyrical sample follows: These streets remind me [...]
29,000 died of hunger today
Friday, February 25th, 2005That many die of hunger every 24 hours. To them we dedicated the Voice of Silence. Over two hundred inner city teens gathered at Primitive Christian Church to consider the pain of hunger as part of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. Through spoken word, music, dance, and art, they identified with the hurting and vowed [...]
VOICE (of silence)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Join Generation Xcel in raising awareness of global hunger and AIDS at the “Voice of Silence,” an interactive evening of music, spoken word, and artistry presented in partnership with World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. Friday 2/25/05, 7 pm @ Primitive Christian Church 207-209 East Broadway (b/w Jefferson and Clinton Streets) F train to East Broadway Xpress [...]
Where’s the Faith in the Faith-Based Initiative?
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Beliefnet is hosting an interesting discussion on the promise and disappointments of President Bush’s faith-based initiative. The article that started the controversy by ex-Bush aide David Kuo Responses: Marvin Olasky; White House Ron Sider: Bush’s real poverty scorecard
Honest Abe – a man of perspective
Monday, February 14th, 2005“‘The short and simple annals of the poor.’ That’s my life, and that’s all you or anybody else can make of it.” – Abraham Lincoln, quoted in US News, “The real Lincoln” (2/21/05) How inspiring, especially considering Honest Abe is regarded as one of, if not the, greatest American president!
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