CD Release Party

For something different I and a friend from Pax Christi attended a CD Release Party for a group from the neighborhood. I had heard Voices at the SOA Watch parties-when a person is either going to prison or is being released from prison. I also heard them at the SOA Watch at Ft. Benning in November. Chris Inserra is the lead person and she heard me talk at St. Gertrude's during our Peace Conference in the fall. She came over to me and asked "how are you doing?" and said to another person on my left, "Katy is a special person." I felt very honored as all these folks have been in jail for justice and peace concerns.

Chris in fact told how she might be in jail at Christmas. Chicago has the most militarized high schools in the country. They are creating "military academies" in high schools. One is located here in Edgewater called Senn. I believe this one is a Navy Academy. The students want to shut the school down this week and demand it be redesigned to be a special like a charter school. So lots of adults are providing support for the students! These are high schoolers willing to take on the system! I am so impressed by their courage. These children are making the decision to enter the military when the latest research is showing that the human brain is not fully mature until one is 30! We must do all we can to save our children. The latest statistic on our soldiers returning from Iraq is 100 a week are committing suicide, a response to the horrendous wounding of taking human life.

I digress a lot. The name of the new album is "Dare the Untried: Save the World" produced by Voices. Need any more info, send me an email. Lots of food and lots of good music. Eighth Day was well-represented with about 5 staffers present and so was my faith community. Those folks being members of the community too. So we sang together tonight and will pray together in the morning.

The snow continues to come down. We walked from the apartment, it was so beautiful in the 30's, with Christmas lights in windows and outside. A perfect before Christmas time walk in a Winter Wonderland. Blessings of Advent everyone.