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Entries Tagged as 'Joseph Bernadel'

Thanks, Maj. Bernadel, for the insight on Haiti

October 18th · 1 Comment · Focolare, Haiti, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

Maj. Joseph Bernadel, U.S. Army retired, graced our monthly “Model Interfaith Dialogue and Unity” series Sunday. Maj. Bernadel is CEO of the Toussaint L’Overture High School for the Arts & Social Justice in Boynton Beach. He is the permanent representative of the Haitian Diaspora to the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti. He is eminently qualified to […]

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The Major and the Imam(s) for Haiti

October 15th · 1 Comment · Haiti, Islam, Muslim, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

A reprise of my piece published in the Muslim Journal Sept. 24 seems apropos in light of Maj. Joseph Bernadel’s talk upcoming Sunday: The January 12, 2010 earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti devastated an already impoverished, exploited and neglected nation. In making sense of incomprehensible loss, many people, once again exhibiting the indomitable Haitian spirit, took […]

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Maj. Bernadel on Haiti relief @ UMCPB, Oct. 17

October 15th · No Comments · Haiti, New Africa of the Palm Beaches

Join Us For A Comprehensive Update on Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Efforts Featuring: Maj. Joseph Bernadel U.S. Army Retired, CEO, Toussaint L’Overture High School for the Arts & Social Justice in Boynton Beach, Recently unanimously elected as the permanent representative of the Haitian Diaspora on the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti (ICRH). Sunday, […]

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Routine acts of kindness contrast with divisive rhetoric

September 30th · No Comments · Muslim, Quran, Ramadan, The Coastal Star

My latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star: “For those of us who experienced 9/11 in America, our hearts were heavy in two respects. One, because of the senseless loss of innocent life. But then there was a double blow to us, because in the process, the religion of Al-Islam was blemished, by the conduct […]

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