Today we explored downtown New York City. After an optional bagel breakfast, we took the subway down to the south pier. We saw Ellis island and the Statue of Liberty from a distance (due to damages from Sandy we could not go to the actual island), and we had a discussion about the American Dream–what Continue Reading »
Finally! Today was the day we’d arrive in the king of all cities, New York City. We woke up especially early (6:30) so we wouldn’t catch the insane New York traffic, and we arrived in the Big Apple around 1:30. After dropping our things at the hotel, we headed to the New York Historical Society Continue Reading »
Our day started with a bright and early 7:00 wakeup followed by an approximately 2 hour drive to Kent, Ohio to speak with Alan Canfora on the Kent State campus about the events that transpired there on May 4th, 1970. Alan was a student and activist at Kent State in 1970 and was a survivor Continue Reading »
We started off the day with a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. Then we all jumped onto the bus and headed to our first speaker of the day. Our meeting was at Northwestern University with former Dean John Levine. He spoke to us about the future of technology, and how it would affect our Continue Reading »
No one was surprised when we rolled up to a Holiday Inn last night. We have stayed in so many that they now seem like home to me. After breakfast, we had a meeting at Northwestern Law with the John Howard Association.The content of the meeting only had a little to do with why we Continue Reading »
Hi everyone, The group will be spending Sunday heading east from San Francisco to Chicago. Nothing to report to today, but we’ll be looking forward to catching up tomorrow with details about the trip back east and the departure of the 22 day-ers. Thanks!
Mark Twain once wrote that the coldest winter he had ever seen was a summer in San Francisco. Everyone became extremely aware of this when we hit the streets of San Fran for one of our chillier and less educationally intense days. Our first stop was the historic Haight and Ashbury street where Billy debriefed Continue Reading »
It doesn’t take much to make a difference and there is no better place than San Francisco, the center of liberal thinking, to discuss this concept. Our first meeting today was with a guy named Leon Veal. Leon was a very interesting person because he was illiterate until age 44 when he decided to join Continue Reading »
Today we drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco. During our drive we stopped in Santa Barbara for lunch. After that we had a long drive until we made it to the heart of Northern California. Finally, we arrived in San Francisco! This would be the last hotel for some of us on this trip. Continue Reading »
After relatively early wake up, we headed South Central Los Angeles to learn about the area and it’s reputation. Once we arrived, we gathered on a street corner and quietly observed the neighborhood. As a group, we were asked what we thought South Central was all about, and began to discuss its culture and history. Continue Reading »