Meditation Champion
Editor:
Thank you for printing Barry Evans’ excellent description of Humboldt’s jail meditation group (“A Room Without a View,” July 22). Evans mentions Karen Keasey, the jail’s Correction Program Coordinator. The decade-long existence of this program is a tribute to Ms. Keasey’s commitment to helping those of us who find ourselves in jail. She is a great example of a government employee who goes the extra mile to look out for a vulnerable population.
The simple life skill that this program nurtures — the ability to “come home” to peacefulness, even in a potentially challenging environment — can have a great impact on those in the jail and also on anyone who ever comes into contact with someone who has been imprisoned. But without Ms. Keasey’s advocacy, this no-cost program might easily have been lost.
She deserves our thanks.
Mitch Trachtenberg, Trinidad
→ post a comment
seven-o-heaven
Old Town Arcata
Will Plaza Point put the kibosh on Arcata whippersnapper shenanigans?
Today
Label GMOs Signature Gathering Training
meetings / 4 p.m. Sun Yi's Academy of Tae Kwon Do, 1215 Giuntoli Lane, Arcata. Help gather valid signatures to get the 'California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act' on the 2012 ballot. E-mail northernhumboldtlabelgmos@hotmail.com. 223-0424.
Open Celtic Music Session
music / 3 p.m. Cafe Veritas/Mosgo's, 180 Westwood Center, Arcata. Informal monthly gathering of musicians playing Irish and other Celtic music. Hosted by Seabury Gould. seaburygould.com. 845-8167.
Nonviolence Action Camp
etc. / 10 a.m. Chinmaya Mission near Piercy. Weekend-long direct action orientation features workshops, role playing, seminars, ceremonies and field trips. Bring food, bedding, warm clothes, signs, banners, bikes, drums, acoustic instruments. Pre-register. saverichardsongrove.org. 932-5898.
Audubon Society Field Trip
outdoors / 9 a.m. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1020 Ranch Road, Loleta. Meet at Refuge Visitor Center off Hookton Road. Leisurely, two- to three-hour trip intended for people wanting to learn birds of Humboldt Bay area. 822-3613.
More →
0 Comments