Dear Project Members, IM ALWAYS SAYING THAT AL-MUTANABBI STREET STARTS IN THE MIDST OF YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS; FROM LIBRAIES TO BOOKSTORES, FROM SCHOOLS TO COMMUNITY CENTERS. IT STARTS WHEREVER SOMEONE BEGINS TO WRITE TOWARDS THE TRUTH OR WHERE SOMEONE PICKS UP A BOOK TO READ. THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO GRASP THAT IDEA IMMEDIATELY, LIKE MADISON IN THIS VIDEO SENT TO ME BY ONE OF OUR PROJECT MEMBERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELLI SINCOCK). MADISON UNDERSTANDS ON A VERY INTUITIVE LEVEL EXACTLY WHAT BOOKS MEAN WITHIN EVERY CULTURE. HER JOY AND EXCITEMENT, AND HER DESIRE TO CONVEY THAT TO OTHERS MAKES HER AN IMMEDIATE FRIEND OF OUR PROJECT!! SHE MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT SHE IS A ROVING AMBASSADOR FOR AL-MUTANABBI STREET!! https://youtube/watch?v=GGHeh6OPhg4&sns=fb WHO ARE WE REALLY IF NOT EACH OTHER? WHAT MEANINGS AND RECKONINGS DO WE TAKE FROM OUR LIVES IF WE DO NOT SEE THAT OUR HOPES, OUR CRIES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY, FOR PEACE, FOR SHOULDERING OUR OWN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, ARE INTERMINGLED AND INSPIRED BY THE VOICES AND LIVES OF SO MANY OTHERS. And today Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here In San Francisco, where I sit with my open book as I ride the 43 bus to work. And every now and then I will look up to see two or three others who have opened their own books, and this shared solitary act will close a small bit of distance between us. All best, Beau
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:59:03 +0000
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