Public Catholicism
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 in | Latino Catholicism p. 190 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Princeton University Press
07.11.2011
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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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ISBN: | 0691139792 9780691139791 |