Author: timfrakes
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Religion and Ethics Weekly: Haiti
At the Haiti/Dominican Republic border, I ran into Gail Fendley a producer with Religion & Ethics Weekly on PBS. Gail and her crew were producing a story on relief work from the Dominican side of the border. We exchanged business cards and I was able to share footage I recorded in Haiti which they used…
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Haiti, Three Weeks After: Chris Herlinger Reports
My friend Chris Herlinger from Church World Service and I produced this story in Port Au Prince, Haiti, three weeks after the January 2010 earthquake. Port Au Prince, Haiti February, 2010 by Chris Herlinger In the nearly three weeks since the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake, Haiti feels like a desert bereft of much that makes…
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Faithful Travel with Rick Steves
My friend Rick Steves is on the cover of the February Christian Century. Check out his interview and then check out the video I did with him a while back titled: Faithful Travel. The video links Rick’s travel philosophy with his faith.
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Kevin Coval 2010 Spiritual Journey
This is a 2010 Spiritual Journey I produced on Chicago Hip-hop poet Kevin Coval for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club‘s WTTW Channel 11 PBS Chicago program, 30 Good Minutes. Hip-hop music helped Kevin find his poetic voice and led him to a deeper understanding of his Jewish faith.
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Why We’re Addicted to Disaster Porn
My friend, photo journalist Paul Jeffrey shared this David Sirota story with me. I post it here as a response to friends and family who ask, “How was Haiti?” Though not a religious article, I think there is some Gospel in here somewhere. Tim Why We’re Addicted to Disaster Porn By David Sirota, AlterNet Posted…
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Wrapping Things up in Haiti
Packing up my equipment and belongings as my time in Haiti draws to a close, thoughts and emotions percolate. I was invited to come to Haiti two weeks after the January 2010 earthquake that leveled much of Port Au Prince and the surrounding countryside by the ELCA Disaster Response and the Lutheran World Federation. As…
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Food Distribution Gone Bad
Here is what it looks like when a food and tent distribution goes bad. This scene was recorded in Gressier, a village about 20 km outside Port Au Prince, two weeks after the 2010 Earthquake.
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Sylvia Raula, LWF Haiti
Sylvia Raulo, Country Representative for the Lutheran World Federation Haiti Program reflects on the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.
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Personal Notes from Haiti
Hait Notes: It is 5:00 a.m. here in Port Au Prince. A still photographer, Paul Jeffrey and I are driving out to the city center this morning to do some filming in good light. I am staying at the Haiti offices of the Lutheran World Federation. It is a large house converted into offices in…
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Blankets for Haiti’s Dissabled
Caring for people with disabilities is a priority for Church World Service and the Act Alliance as Haiti rebuilds following the January 2010 earthquake.