In the past week, my life has been bookmarked by two letters.   On New Year’s Eve, I put a letter in the mail to the Governor.  On Christmas Eve, I received a letter from a friend who is currently serving his LWOP sentence at Avenal State Prison. 

Let’s start with Christmas Eve.  How do I know someone at Avenal? 

I am sitting here in Schiphol International, on a five hour layover heading back home to Los Angeles. My team and I just spent a fast-paced week in Trieste – reconnecting with old friends and forging new connections. We were here to do the advance planning for a study visit that Heart Forward is planning for 20 people in October of this year.

Thank you to Mary Schleicher who responded to my invitation to provide a “guest blog” for Accoglienza. She, too, is deeply interested in the history and application of Radical Hospitality.

This will be a four-part blog. First, I will define Radical Hospitality. Second, I will describe places where Radical Hospitality is evident . . .

We are on the precipice of an important year. In 2020, a foundation will be laid for a new way…