Instead of pan-handling, Cynthia creates original, one-of-a-kind bookmark-sized original works of art from found items and sells them on the streets of Golden Hill to passers-by.

NOTE: This article was originally posted here.
I sat up the other night and watched the preview for Google Wave. Like many people, I’m looking forward to trying it out. But as I watched, it dawned on me that the biggest attraction is it’s convenience. We love convenience. Convenience can be a good thing. But there [...]

Submitted by RJ Palmer.
There is a story behind every homeless face and it is a courtesy you give another to listen.
Being homeless, however, is more than a condition. It is a label which frightens some and arouses contempt in others. And seeming needy in any event is a good way to lose friends, especially with [...]

“yesterday morning, as one of my 16 year old female students waited at the Old Town trolley station to go to school, she was approached by border patrol agents and asked for “papers” – she showed them her school ID and explained that she was on her way to school, but she was continually harassed [...]

NOTE: I am writing this post because several people sent me notes after following my Twitter updates yesterday. I wanted people to be able to read fully what happened. Initially I intended to post this on my personal blog rather than the Ecclesia Collective blog. There are three reasons why I post about these issues [...]

As promised, here is the latest information on Friendship Park. This was the press release our coalition sent out today…
Friends of Friendship Park Coalition Calls on Federal Authorities for Transparency in Plans for Border Wall Construction
Human Rights and Peace Advocates Insist that Public Access Remain a Priority
San Diego, California – On Monday, December 29, 2008, [...]

Friends of the Collective,
As many of you know, I have become increasingly involved in border issues here in San Diego. Weekly, I go to the border, to Friendship Park, to take communion with sisters and brothers from both sides of the border. Myself, other members of the Collective along with other San Diegans have continued [...]

For almost two decades, residents from San Diego, CA and Tijuana, BC have traveled to Friendship Park on a cool Saturday afternoon in December. They come together to celebrate La Posada sin Fronteras. My first experience with Friendship Park was at La Posada. Literally meaning “the inn” in Spanish, La Posada is a longstanding Mexican [...]

Geoff Hsu has posted a bunch of photos from the God’s Kingdom and Migration talk at Friendship Park yesterday. Maria and Marcos BROUGHT it!