tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412227631061765247.post5037785187024316467..comments2023-07-15T15:00:08.636+02:00Comments on Steve and Diantha Hodges: Mission in Africa: November 7Steve and Diantha Hodgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15155791614526061562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412227631061765247.post-39467812978846847162010-12-07T12:36:22.510+03:002010-12-07T12:36:22.510+03:00Thank you for your comments, and thanks also for y...Thank you for your comments, and thanks also for your commitment to respect each person and to the "long haul" of building positive relationships no matter how difficult.Steve and Diantha Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155791614526061562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412227631061765247.post-76245164580737233242010-12-01T19:52:32.588+03:002010-12-01T19:52:32.588+03:00This paragraph describes what I fear will be a mor...This paragraph describes what I fear will be a more and more common experience as this century goes forward. As you know, Steve, I am working with men who were on Death Row and innocent, some for 20 years. They certainly describe themselves as having PTSD, and the first imperative of working with them is the same one -- respectful listening. As an organizer, and as someone who has made an effort to deal with racism in the US seriously, I have found the word 'respect' more and more central to what I do. Every Child of G*d stands where she or he does for a multitude of reasons, infinitely beyond our ability to fully evaluate. There is no real way forward but to respect each person, as brutal a road as that is. <br /><br />Thanks for what you two do, and please keep communicating about it.Maurerguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169324288262033891noreply@blogger.com