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Archive for March 11th, 2005
"Waiting for Medici vs. Fight Club"
Friday, March 11th, 2005Check out Rudy’s thoughts on resourcefulness. I’m feelin’ this, mainly because it so aptly describes our story. Thirteen iner city kids ages 14-22 started Generation Xcel in 1996 with no money, no space, no equipment, and no paid staff. And no Medici (benefactor). Objectively, there was no way we could open a youth center in [...]
Odale, vato. The homies are comin
Friday, March 11th, 2005I spent the afternoon with John Teter and three of his InterVarsity leaders from Long Beach, California. They’re planning a six week urban intensive this summer with a dozen or so students, and they’re crashin’ with us in New York. After a couple hours with the Dodger lovin’ wanna-be-Yankee fans, it’s clear we’re gonna have [...]
Muslim clerics denounce Osama
Friday, March 11th, 2005What’s amazing about this story is that it’s taken over three and a half years since 9/11 for Muslim clerics to issue “the world’s first fatwa, or Islamic edict, against Osama bin Laden … calling him an apostate and urging others of their faith to denounce the al Qaeda leader.” Why?