Don't put down the camera
I recently spoke on peace. I made a small contribution to one of Barna’s Frames books and went to a launch event a couple of days ago. (Here’s a link. It's all pretty interesting, but the peace segment starts at about 1:30:00). According to their research, Americans are concerned about domestic violence, bullying, gang violence, and wars. So I was talking about domestic and gang violence when someone tweeted:
Has carol ever lived in a city where she has been subjected to violence or ever been in a gang? How does she "know" so much?
The “know” in quotes is always difficult, mainly because people often question my legitimacy. I’m a five-foot tall white woman, so why should I be talking about community violence, educational inequities, and poverty? Why would the world need another know-it-all “ally,” blabbering about stuff she doesn’t know at all?
