Book Description

Marc Greenberg begins the interview with recollections of his family, the influence of Jewish faith traditions, and some formative childhood memories around unfairness in the world. He recalls his experiences at the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and the possibilities that it suggested to him about community and action. He describes the Earth Community event at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, and the ways that it led him to subsequent activism. He describes the Thanksgiving Food Forum event in 1982, and the early activities of the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing (IAHH), such as the City Hall vigils. He details the founding of Life Skills program (initially Education Outreach Program) at St. Augustine's Church on Lower East Side and the formation of its Speakers Bureau. He describes personalities such as Larry Locke, Sister Agnes O'Grady, and James Parks Morton. He muses on aspects of healing self-anger and throughout the interview considers the relationship between spirituality and community.