"A lifetime of solidarity with the poorest of the poor"...Fr. Peter Hinde to receive Honorary Doctorate degree
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"A lifetime of solidarity with the poorest of the poor"
Fr. Peter Hinde to receive Honorary Doctorate degree
Fr. Peter Hinde, O.Carm, co-founder with Sr. Betty Campbell, RSM, of Tabor House in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and a co-founder of CRISPAZ, Cristianos/as por la Paz en El Salvador, will receive an honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, IN on May 12, 2012.
Quoting Marty Schladen of the El Paso Times, "Hinde, known now as Father Peter, has gone from World War II fighter pilot to a member of Veterans for Peace who comes to El Paso every Friday to protest U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives among and ministers to some of Juarez's poorest residents. And he argues that U.S. policies help keep them poor.
"After experiencing the civil-rights movement while living in Washington, D.C., and the beginnings of the movement known as liberation theology while living in Peru, Hinde plans to end his days in Juarez trying to demonstrate what he sees as the effects of trade policy on Mexican workers.
From Cathy Cornell, President of the Board of CRISPAZ: "Peter's accompaniment of the people of the Americas - his walking and working with people in the South and then sharing their stories with people in the North in a form of reverse mission - embodies the mission of CRISPAZ. He provides us with an example of how to be a responsible citizen of the US."
Warmest congratulations, Peter!
A fund has been created to further the work Peter has done in El Salvador and with CRISPAZ. If you would like to donate to the "Peter Hinde Fund", please send your donation to CRISPAZ, 215 E. 14th St., Cincinnati, OH45202 or visit www.crispaz.org