Tag: Justice
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Ransomed Son
The greatest fear for many Iraqi refugees is receiving news that a loved one has been kidnapped back home in Iraq. Iraqi Voices Amplification Project
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Iraqi Voices Amplification Project
I am excited to announce that on October 1st, I leave with a group of artists for a three week trip through Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Even better, I want you to come with us! As part of the Iraqi Voices Amplification Project, Intersections International has brought together a delegation of creative artists, for a…
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Good News Partners
Good News Partners Final from Tim Frakes on Vimeo. My friend Gary Brugh asked me to help Good News Partners create a video about their affordable housing ministry. Good News Partners is a community organization seeking the joy of God’s justice and working to empower the North of Howard community in Chicago and people of…
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Peace Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land
Peace Not Walls outlines the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America‘s strategy for peace in the Middle East and accompaniment with Palestinian Christians. Producer/director Tim Frakes Productions won a DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award of Excellence from the Religion Communicators council for “Peace Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land. The video was produced for the…
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Holy Land in the Shadow of War
This holiday season found me in the Holy Land. I was invited by a friend, Kathy Adam, to tag along as she lead a group of Minnesota pilgrims on a visit to Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other places in Israel and the West Bank. It was a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, visit with old…
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Just One Question
Only two questions about global poverty have been asked in the history of modern presidential debates – a shockingly low figure. In 2008, voters need to know what Barack Obama and John McCain will do to end the most extreme suffering in our increasingly interconnected world.
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Making Gravel in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Think you have a lousy job? Take a look at these guys making gravel at a construction site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka is the capitol and principal city of Bangladesh. Many live on less than a dollar a day.
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Forbidden Family
Forbidden Family is a story about the separation barrier and its effect on one Lutheran Palestinian family. I produced this video for the ELCA in 2005. The social, political, economic, and religious situation in the Holy Land is complex. This video, “Forbidden Family,” highlights one very visible aspect of those complexities and its effect on…