Monday, October 13, 2008

St. Paul, Minnesota

Reflection written by Jon Bruns, Reservations and Information Desk Manager, Campus Center & Conferences, Macalester College.

We had an interesting dialogue that provoked both thoughts by our group and additional questions as well. One of the interesting facets of our dialogue and discussion included talking about what we would make a documentary about, if we were going to make a documentary like Valerie’s film. There were a wide variety of responses, and it was great to hear about some of the social justice work that is being done by a variety of people. There were individuals working with the homeless, on Indian Reservations, and in African countries. It’s always inspiring to hear about this type of work, and I think that it is very beneficial to learn about these experiences first hand. That was definitely one of the components that I took away from the film, and others said that they did as well. The educational component of learning about a different religion and culture was very mind-opening.

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