The Journal of the Baptist Peacemaker October-December 2016 - 2

In ThIs Issue
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Baptist Peacemaker

OCT-DEC 2016

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XIMENA ULLOA MONTEMAYOR IS
PROgRAM MANAgER FOR FIRST
SUMMER CONFERENCE IN MEXICO

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THE NEW BPFNA BOARD

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2016 HISPANIC SUMMER PROgRAM
TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT PEACE

10

STORIES FROM THE HISPANIC
SUMMER PROgRAM
by Mayra Picos Lee

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UNDOCUMENTED: IT'S COMPLICATED
by Josué Saldivar

13

SOA WATCH MOVES CONVERgENCE
TO US/MEXICO BORDER
compiled by Nathan Watts

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WHEN DID WE SEE YOU IN PRISON?
Peace Camp 2016 by Katie Cook

16

FREEDOM: A Peace Camp Sermon
by Nick Jones

17

THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE: A
Peace Camp Sermon by Kate Polaski

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WHAT A PRISON TOUR CAN TEACH YOU
A Peace Camp Sermon by Becca Donley

19

SEMINARIO INTERCULTURAL MAYENSE:
Hopes & Dreams in Chiapas by Katie Cook

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THE POWER OF STORYTELLINg:
Learning to Preach with Indigenous People in
Southern Mexico by Amaury Tañon-Santos

22

CROSSINg BORDERS IN FORT WORTH,
PART 2: An Interview with Dr. Melanie L. Harris
by Katie Cook

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BPFNA STATEMENT ON CENTERINg BLACK
LIVES IN PURSUIT OF RACIAL JUSTICE

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DEATH-ROW EXONEREES: Hearts Broken by
Injustice by LeDayne McLeese Polaski

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RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES

	

NO LONgER STRANgERS: CROSSINg
BORDERS FOR PEACEMAKINg, PART 4:
What It Means to Cross Over
by Doris García-Rivera

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
by	Lauren	McDuffie
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Journal of the Baptist Peacemaker October-December 2016
