Sister Helen on Social Media
Can you help us make it to $25,000 by midnight tonight? https://givenola.org/madp
I’ve always admired Sister @helenprejean. This thread is so worth reading and absorbing. https://twitter.com/helenprejean/status/1266864932236255232
I saw the video. I made myself watch the full atrocity, hearing George Floyd’s hoarse whisper, “I can’t breathe,” to Officer Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
Now would be the perfect time for all white folk to read this piece by my friend @heathermizeur, “Uncomfortable Truths of Whiteness.”
https://medium.com/@soulforcepolitics2020_10266/uncomfortable-truths-of-whiteness-4e235678dda6
I’m so thankful for @helenprejean. This is how you give public expression to embodied solidarity.
This is what I meant by moving from “I’m sorry” to “let’s dismantle white supremacy”.
This is a thread worth reading. https://twitter.com/helenprejean/status/1266864932236255232
I saw the video. I made myself watch the full atrocity, hearing George Floyd’s hoarse whisper, “I can’t breathe,” to Officer Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
To my fellow white folks: Please read. https://twitter.com/helenprejean/status/1266864932236255232
I saw the video. I made myself watch the full atrocity, hearing George Floyd’s hoarse whisper, “I can’t breathe,” to Officer Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
As usual @helenprejean is out in full force dropping knowledge and facts. Fighting on the side of truth and equity. https://twitter.com/helenprejean/status/1266864942956916736
This “looting-shooting” threat has its own vile history, too, first uttered by Miami’s white supremacist police chief in the 1960s against civil rights demonstrators who were raising their voices against racial segregation and demanding their Constitutional rights.
I saw the video. I made myself watch the full atrocity, hearing George Floyd’s hoarse whisper, “I can’t breathe,” to Officer Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes.
I stand in solidarity with African Americans calling for an end to police brutality. May the cruel killing of George Floyd become a moral imperative to work in our communities for radical police accountability and reform.
Im not catholic, christian or of any particular religious persuasion
But yall need to go follow @helenprejean cuz she be preachin str8 TRUTH on her page
Being kind in an unjust system is not enough.
A Message from Sister Helen’s Staff:
Here’s some Zoom humor for your enjoyment!
Here I am – live from my apartment in New Orleans! My team's got me all set up with Zoom.
I'm sequestered here in my house in New Orleans, so I thought I'd show you a bit of what's going on here.
A postcard from me to you! To cook Cajun, you always start with a roux like you see here in my skillet. Heat three big tablespoons of oil until very hot, then slowly add flour and stir, stir, stir until the mixture browns. A roux is different from Yankee gravy. Then add seasonings: yellow onions, scallions, garlic, bell pepper, parsley - and cook, adding water as needed.
My ticket to the Academy Awards from 24 years ago today – March 25, 1996. Dead Man Walking was well-represented. @susansarandon won Best Actress for playing a nun who was in over her head. @timrobbinshere was nominated for Best Director, Sean Penn for Best Actor, and Bruce @springsteen for Best Original Song. That night helped till the soil for a national conversation about the death penalty.
Congratulations, Colorado!
I lost a great friend and teacher today. Millard Farmer was the first pro bono appeals lawyer I called (frantically) to try to save the life of Patrick Sonnier, who was the first person I accompanied on Louisiana’s death row.
Today is Sr. Helen’s birthday! This past year has been full of surprises and moments of grace. It’s good people like you who share Sr. Helen’s hope to see a world without executions that keep her going. Please share any birthday wishes in the comments and we’ll make sure they get to her.
This is my writing desk. My Daddy sits with me when I write. The desk was his in his law office.
The statue is St. Joseph – patron of my community, the Sisters of St. Joseph. That cross is made of wood from an oak tree I played under as a child.
You can see St. Luke, writer of one of the Gospels, in the icon as well as a picture of Mary Magdalene's big surprise at the tomb on Easter morning.
The braid of grass across my desk is "sweet grass" from a Northern Cheyenne friend.
I made me some good chicken stew in this roux. First, I baked the chicken in the oven to give it a head start.
Cajun cooking doesn't mean pepper hot. The secret is tasty seasoning and slow cooking. Add Tony Chachere's seasoning to taste. Yum. I first learned to cook when I was writing Dead Man Walking. Been devouring my good stew with rice for the last three days.
After every possible effort in the courts and Pardon Board failed, Millard held my hand as together we witnessed Pat’s tortured death by electrocution on April 5, 1984.
Millard committed his being to working for the most marginal members of our society. I’m comforted that I depicted Millard in living color in my book, Dead Man Walking. RIP, Millard.
