OPINION: Community Correspondent

Praying with our Feet at Occupy Oakland

When my teacher and mentor at the Jewish Theological Seminary Abraham Joshua Heschel told me and others that he had been “praying with his feet” when he participated in the Selma Freedom march in 1965, he confirmed for many a way of overcoming the dichotomy between my religious practice and my radical politics. In many ways, the antiwar movements of the ‘60s and early ‘70s of the last century felt like that kind of community prayer.

OPINION: Community Correspondent

We Do Not Need an Office Building in Golden Gate Park!

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Gardeners' Union (261) mob boss Vince Courtney will likely bring in his orange-tee shirted troops to support the new office.

Golden Gate Park founder and Arboretum designer John McLaren and benefactor Helene Strybing must really be rolling in their graves now!

OPINION: Community Correspondent

We Do Not Need an Office Building in Golden Gate Park!

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Helene Strybing appears at the Friend Gate (named after the wealthy Friend family).

Golden Gate Park founder and Arboretum designer John McLaren and benefactor Helene Strybing must really be rolling in their graves now!

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