Church of Our Lady of the Sugarcane Worker

In the state of Sao Paulo lies a small city by the name of Ribeirão Preto.  It’s a beautiful city where the people are friendly and some of the most hospitable I’ve ever experienced.  I spent several days visiting family in Ribeirão and discovered a city with an interesting story.  Ribeirão was at one point the largest coffee producer [...]

An Open Letter to Columbia University

Learn about how Columbia University is assisting in the gentrification not just in Harlem and New York but now in Rio, at the expense of their own students.

Food Justice … what is that?

What is food justice?  It’s been only  recently that I have thought about what that means.  Is it about food access in our inner cities?  Is it about land and agricultural reform across the globe?  Or is it a combination of all those conditions that shows the need for all those affected by food injustice [...]

So, here it goes

I leave for Brazil in 3 weeks, still need to get my visa, haven’t fully secured a place to stay in most of the places I’m visiting, and I’m not sure I have enough money.  But, God is good and we’ll figure it out together.  In the meantime, I plan to do some readings to [...]