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Poem from a prisoner

Written by M. S., Prisoner in CA





Statistically Proven

Another child born in poverty; another high powered assault

Rifle on inner city streets; another child dies by "fate"

Another statistic!

Another woman beaten; another woman raped;

Another crime committed; another statistic!

Another welfare check; another homeless family;

Another potential surgeon, superstar, scientists and senator addicted

To drugs; another lost hope; another broken… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 27, 2009 at 4:02pm — 1 Comment

"SOBIN BEHIND THE WALL" DIRECTOR DENNIS SOBIN COMPLETES HIS FIRST BOOK IN JAIL



From Prisons Foundation.org



Dear Friends,



Midway through his six month sentence, for giving testimony at D.C. City Hall in defense of an unconstitutional court order that his government, attorney son obtained to prevent him from appearing, the Director of Prisons Foundation, Dennis Sobin has completed the first of two books! He set, as one of his… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 20, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Stop & Hear The Music



Pearls Before Breakfast

Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let's find out.



HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L'ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on January 14, 2009 at 11:01am — No Comments

Prisons vs. hospitals

One of the more interesting facts I found when trudging through my MA thesis is this:

ratio of prisons to Americans 1:63,000
ratio of hospitals to Americans 1:53,000

The difference of course is that (in the absence of a health care system worthy of the name) prisons are accessible to all Americans.

Odd but indicative of national priorities I suppose.

Added by Paul McIvor on January 10, 2009 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

Six months later...

Ok, I've definitely been off to a slow start here. I finally got around to writing my first penpal in October and received my first response. It was very exciting to connect with someone. The first thing we both noticed were the coincidences. My penpal is incarcerated in Washington state and I'm residing in Texas, but we both grew up in the San Francisco bay area.



We're both on-again off-again sitters, so I think it will be a positive experience for both of us to encourage each other… Continue

Added by Jason on January 4, 2009 at 5:13pm — 2 Comments

Dharma Downloads

The Forest Sangha has some good dharma material downloads including a 2009 calendar. I couldn't get the link to work for the calendar so have included it attached to this post. Visit their site for more great downloads. (Thanks for Rod Sperry for this link).…



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Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on January 3, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Dharmically Speaking

"Dharmically Speaking" is a very interesting blog that explores in depth about preparing and delivering dharma talks and the intersection of public speaking and dharma teaching.



A wealth of info there...check it out!



A few of the topics include:



* Exegesis

* Homiletics

* How Buddha Taught

* Talk Builders

o Talk… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on January 3, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Winter

In the heart of winter, the chill freezes lakes and rivers; water becomes so solid that it can bear men, beasts and carts. As the spring approaches, earth and water warm up and thaw. What then remains of the hardness of the ice? Water is soft and fluid, ice hard and sharp, so we cannot say that they are identical; but neither can we say that they are different, because ice is only solidified water, and water is only melted ice. The same applies to our… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on January 3, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

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