Posts Tagged ‘El Paso’
Width of a Fence
Photo by Bruce Berman of Border Blog My spirit craves relief. The desert cries out for liberation. This afternoon is dragging on and the pain in my neck has moved closer to my brain, tender lightning storms brilliant in my skull. I just read about some more people being shot up and down. Another drug rehab place. 18 [...]
December 31st, 2009 by mmlindsey
Student-Santa alliance benefits beleaguered bordertown
Mexico, our weary sister, continues to struggle for a brighter day. In her fight she has captured our hearts; now we stand beside her, and we are not alone. Our friend Billie has become a powerful voice for the Borderland. She is a fighter for Justice, a carrier of Hope and Love. Billie and her [...]
August 8th, 2009 by Matt Lindsey
Dark Side of the River
Poverty is not the problem, it is the symptom. The problem is an inability to share and to distribute the wealth. In 10 or 20 years, these kids roaming the streets will be the same kind of criminals we see here today. They will be killing and trying to smuggle drugs because they won’t see [...]
July 30th, 2009 by mmlindsey
The Dividing Line between rich and poor
This video was posted on the El Paso’s NewsPaper Tree site. This is our life… a life in flux. We have only been here for one year, and in a year we have seen the border evolve into a military zone, separating the rich from the poor. Please watch, it is a blaring glimpse into [...]
July 22nd, 2009 by Matt Lindsey
No More Trouble
And we define news as acts of violence rather than the hidden acts of love that keep hope alive… so even as we see the horror of death, may we be reminded that in the end, love wins. Mercy triumphs. Life is more powerful than death. And even those who have committed great violence can [...]
May 22nd, 2009 by Matt Lindsey
Amor por Juarez
If Jesus preached in New York City what he preached in Galilee, we’d lay him in his grave again. Woody Guthrie Living in a border town as volatile and spotlighted as the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez border will certainly challenge one’s worldview. It has flipped mine upside down. For example, try explaining the $7 million a [...]
April 24th, 2009 by mmlindsey
War on Drugs?
We came across this super interesting video on El Paso’s online newspaper. It is a commentary about the so-called “War on Drugs” from a veteran reporter who has been working the streets of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The video is 63 seconds long and worth your time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOtgCTm78eM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnewspapertree%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded]
January 10th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey