ALAGIE came from a culture where homosexuals were considered the work of the devil and subject to jailing or the death penalty. As a student in the US Alagie posted 14 words in defense of gay rights. He suffered mightily as a result, but survived to become a fierce advocate for human rights.
Category Archives: Social Justice
Willie Poindexter, “Master Of Verbal Judo”
An eight-degree black belt in karate, Willie devoted his life to honor his mother, daughter and family. Until he recently retired, he worked at SB juvenile detention facilities, often with troubled, sometimes violent teens in ways described as, “the best there ever was.”
Barbara Ireland, “The Bright Light Is Always You”
A dear friend died from breast cancer at too early age. In her honor, Barbara created the Walk and Run for Breast Cancer, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research.
Lee Heller, “A Force Of Nature”
A former English professor moved to SB and dedicated her life, energy and resources to protect animals and our precious local environment and effectively promote social justice causes.
Mark Asman, “Extending Always The Hand Of Friendship”
As one of the first ‘out’ gay priests in the Episcopal Church, Mark explains his difficult journey, while others provide witness to the indelible mark he has made for social justice and equality in Santa Barbara.
JENNIFER PARKS, “A Servant’s Heart”
It is an understatement that our society does not deal realistically with death. Initially a trained birthing nurse, JENNIFER PARKS came to SB where she has lovingly created meaningful programs for those who might have died without anyone to mourn or celebrate their lives.
DENNIS APEL | Living Their Truth
| Dennis and his wife Tensie have devoted their adult lives to serve others (Catholic Worker Movement in Guadalupe, CA) and to protesting against US military expenditures (VAFB) while failing to provide adequate education, housing, health care, food security, transportation, etc. for the working poor. |
KRISTIANNE CLIFFORD | “I am not my past mistakes”
Kristianne made some bad choices at age 26 and spent the next 18 years paying for them in a California prison. She was paroled in 2012 after achieving many academic and leadership successes. Kristianne currently studies at Antioch University SB and directs Freedom To Choose, which offers a lifeline for those incarcerated in US prisons and jails (over 2.2 million in the USA).
Women’s March L.A. January 21, 2017
baba2films along with 750,000 other people marched in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Stan Roden and Phyllis de Picciotto interviewed dozens of people along the parade route about why they were there and the message they hoped to send to the Trump administration. This film contains a few of their comments.