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Deacon Carlos Valdéz was angry. Gang member intimidation of seventh and eighth graders on the school playground of his parish, Ascension Catholic Church on the north side of Minneapolis, was so intense that the school principal had begun to patrol the schoolyard with a baseball bat. Frustrated at th...

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Published inLatino Catholicism p. 190
Main Author Timothy Matovina
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton University Press 07.11.2011
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied sociology
Behavioral sciences
Bishops
Catholicism
Christianity
Churches
Clergy
Community organizing
Doctrinal theology
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Faith
Hispanics
Human societies
Political campaigns
Political elections
Political organizations
Political parties
Political processes
Political science
Politics
Practical theology
Religion
Roman Catholic Church
Social activism
Sociology
Sociology of religion
Spiritual belief systems
Spiritual leaders
Systematic theology
Theology
Voting
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Summary:Deacon Carlos Valdéz was angry. Gang member intimidation of seventh and eighth graders on the school playground of his parish, Ascension Catholic Church on the north side of Minneapolis, was so intense that the school principal had begun to patrol the schoolyard with a baseball bat. Frustrated at the lack of police response to the principal’s pleas for help, in 1996 Valdéz enlisted the support of the Joint Ministry Project (JMP), a local faith-based community organization that addresses urban issues. Armed with training in community organizing from JMP and professional organizers from the Gamaliel Foundation who work with it, Valdéz
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