‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Interview between Luke Telander and Patrick Cabello Hansel
Luke: Where did the idea for La Natividad come from? How did you and your church become involved? Patrick: Luisa and I had integrated arts into our ministries in the Bronx and Philadelphia, and when we moved to Minneapolis in 2005, we noted that In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater was two blocks away. By chance, we ran into (figuratively) Sandy Spieler, the artistic director of the theater in Target”'s parking lot. Soon we began to meet and talk about a way to enact the Christmas story from the point of view of our shared community, one which is primarily immigrant, mainly undocumented, multilingual and multicultural. Luke: What is the main message you are hoping will come across from the performance? Patrick: That the birth of Jesus is not merely an historic event, but an event that is happening in our midst, and that people”'s struggles today connect with the struggle of Mary and Joseph. Luke: Why do you think that the Nativity story is [...]
TRUSTGIVING: Oyate Wacinyapin/Russell Means November 10, 1939 ”“ October 22, 2012
By Laura Waterman Witttstock Russell Means died Monday, October 22, just weeks before his 73rd birthday. ”¦“complex man” Like all other leaders throughout history, Means was a complex man, hard to understand at those times when he seemed to be reckless or unaware of the effect he was having on those close to him. ”¦“single purpose..safeguard promises of treaties”¦” Yet from a distance, he had an astonishingly brilliant character, unafraid above all, but also willing to put himself at the center of controversy. He seemed to have a single purpose ”“ to safeguard the promises of treaties with tribes, most especially his own Oglala Lakota nation ”“ but in a greater sense, all native people. Rushmore and Mayflower Protests Throughout his public life, which began in 1970 when he moved from San Francisco to Cleveland, Ohio and started his association with the American Indian Movement (AIM) Means only knew one direction: [...]
