Category: Peace and Justice
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Children’s Peace Camp in Ramallah
Love Thy Neighbor The Living nonviolence peace camp is a ministry of Love Thy Neighbor, an organization dedicated to provide educational resources and programs about the plight of Palestinians in Palestine/Israel and to support both peoples’ deepening commitment to nonviolence as the way to bring a just peace for themselves and their neighbors.
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Quiet Strength: The Deaconess Community, ELCA
Quiet Strength is a short documentary I produced in for the Deaconess Community, ELCA. The video looks at the history of the community its role in Church and society and the future of the organization. The video is narrated by the Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey. www.frakesproductions.com Part 1. Part 2.
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Micro Enterprise and Silk Production in Bangladesh
Have you ever wondered how silk is made? Outside Saidpur, Bangladesh I toured a silk production facility. The small factory is a non-profit operation (RDRS) that provides jobs and economic opportunity for women in this poor nation. The silkworm is the caterpillar of Bombyx mori, the domesticated silk moth. The silk moth is entirely dependent…
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Forgiving the Unforgivable: Restorative Justice
Forgiving the Unforgivable: Restorative Justice This is a 1999 feature story I produced for Mosaic, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We recorded the story in Mitchell, South Dakota, Restorative justice was an emerging concept in American criminal justice and the faith-based advocates who supported it. Restorative Justice sheds light on…