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//---> Walking a Tightrope. pt 1.
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Cam’el preferred a Circle of difference, believing tension better than harmony.
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For Miguel Dios, the gangs of his LA barrio were the only family he knew. A poet, transplanted and now reformed, Miguel saw being affiliated with Cam'el as a path to freeing his people from oppressions across multiple borders.
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Zora Childs loved teaching tenth grade social studies. A few hours each week, she drove Rideshare, attending the group's meetings. She freely shared her collected data but frequently secreted story gems in her personal journal.
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Justis Ferrell remembers his grandfather talking about family ties to the Hopi of Arizona. A park guide at Valley of Fire in Moapa, he was able to view up close ancient petroglyphs on red sandstone ledges. During lunch breaks, Justis imagines a much different Las Vegas.
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Baldwin and Lana Sung were pastors’ kids. Their dad oversaw a congregation made up of older Korean Christian immigrants. They experienced both the joys and resentments of church.
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While Lana held beliefs out of respect and tradition, Baldwin drifted away, disillusioned by how out of touch the place was. He loved the Word, but action was needed as encounters on the streets between those with power and those without escalated.
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Colson Barthes made time in between deployments to rethink urban renewal. With the help of Brent, he surveyed depressed city streets drawn into micro-quadrants on a large blackboard. He was fascinated to hear stories of how these segregated communities came to be.
