by Tom DeWolf | Jun 5, 2014 | Coming to the Table
The National Gathering of Coming to the Table took place at Eastern Mennonite University during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute May 23-25. An article about the gathering, “Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 4, 2013 | Movies, Reviews
I can’t wait to see the film Free Angela & All Political Prisoners. The primary focus of the documentary is Davis’s infamous 1971 trial. She was arrested in 1970; charged with conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder following the failed attempt to free...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 8, 2012 | Trauma and Healing
If you spend much time on Facebook or Twitter you are likely aware of the “Kony 2012” video that is flying around online. For those who don’t know, the non-profit group Invisible Children has produced a captivating 30-minutes video that has gone...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 3, 2011 | Gather at the Table, History, Genealogy
Most readers of this blog are familiar with my writing partner and friend Sharon Leslie Morgan. Together we are writing Gather at the Table which will be published by Beacon Press in 2012. One particular area of expertise of Sharon’s is her focus on genealogical...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 25, 2011 | Coming to the Table
Thank you to my Coming to the Table friends Sharon Morgan and Edie Lee Harris for sharing this story. In 1960, a 6-year old African American girl named Ruby Bridges was escorted by federal marshals into an elementary school in New Orleans after integration became the...
