Patch's blog

Patch and DennisA few weeks ago Susan Parenti and I met with Dennis Kucinich, US representative from Ohio. For us, Dennis has been a hero: a stalwart for peace, justice, and health care for all.

Dear Friends of Gesundheit, I am sorry it has been so long since I have written. There is so much to do and so little time to do it all in—I want to sing sweet gratitude for my life, for friends, for the joy of nature and the arts, and the radiant privilege of working every day for peace and justice for all people.

Dear Friends,

Darn, so much time has passed since my last web diary entry, I just returned from a week-long college alternative spring break clown trip to Guatemala (while John G. was leading one to Nicaragua) with 20 clowns (students) from 5 countries. Our youth team made it run smoothly as we hit 2-3 engagements each day in Guatemala City and Antigua.

“Few trends could so thoroughly undermine the very foundations of our free society as the acceptance by corporate officials of any social responsibility except to make as much money for their shareholders as possible.”

Dear Friends,

We who have been the core of Gesundheit! humanitarian clowning for decades, started taking groups of students on spring-break trips to poor countries to clown. We want young people to experience, in themselves, what happens when they see that their actions of love and healing relieve suffering. Why would we focus on this age group?