Comments for Sage Wit http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit Bringing clarity of expression, wit and humanism to the writing process and social justice issues. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:48:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Social Change through Sandwiches and Spuds by Susan http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226&cpage=1#comment-399 Susan Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:48:44 +0000 http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226#comment-399 Hi Pam, Thanks for commenting. I remember you telling me about weekly lunches the Social Justice Committee served throughout the summer. It's great that the members of the congregation also sat and broke bread with those being served--what a great way to make the event feel more like a block party or social gathering where the hosts join the guests once everyone has been served, rather than one group doing something for another group. (I hope that makes sense...) Hi Pam,

Thanks for commenting. I remember you telling me about weekly lunches the Social Justice Committee served throughout the summer. It’s great that the members of the congregation also sat and broke bread with those being served–what a great way to make the event feel more like a block party or social gathering where the hosts join the guests once everyone has been served, rather than one group doing something for another group. (I hope that makes sense…)

]]> Comment on Social Change through Sandwiches and Spuds by Pam http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226&cpage=1#comment-398 Pam Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:37:34 +0000 http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226#comment-398 I've heard about the spud patrol before, and I love it. The Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation that I'm a member of did something similar last summer. Every Monday at 11, from May through September, we fired up a grill and served lunch to homeless persons in our rural county. This was not a random act, as we did it every week, but it was definitely a catalyst both for members of our own congregation and other members of the community. And we didn't just serve lunches (with salads and fruit and deserts and beverages), we also sat down and broke bread with these people. Often you couldn't tell who were the servers and who was being served. I’ve heard about the spud patrol before, and I love it. The Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation that I’m a member of did something similar last summer. Every Monday at 11, from May through September, we fired up a grill and served lunch to homeless persons in our rural county. This was not a random act, as we did it every week, but it was definitely a catalyst both for members of our own congregation and other members of the community.

And we didn’t just serve lunches (with salads and fruit and deserts and beverages), we also sat down and broke bread with these people. Often you couldn’t tell who were the servers and who was being served.

]]> Comment on Social Change through Sandwiches and Spuds by Sue http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226&cpage=1#comment-397 Sue Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:00:01 +0000 http://sdc-sage-editing.com/sdc-sagewit/?p=226#comment-397 Thanks for your comment, Kate, and I'm glad to hear to hear the post has inspired you to be more open to different kinds of contributions. I also fully recognize the need to do the educating that will change the policies and structural inequalities further upstream. It is indeed a case of it being both/and rather than either/or. It is also the case that we need to recognize the value of both approaches. Love, Sue Thanks for your comment, Kate, and I’m glad to hear to hear the post has inspired you to be more open to different kinds of contributions. I also fully recognize the need to do the educating that will change the policies and structural inequalities further upstream. It is indeed a case of it being both/and rather than either/or. It is also the case that we need to recognize the value of both approaches.

Love,
Sue

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