Oakdale Federal Alien Detention Center (Oakdale, La.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Common Ground Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-243
Abstract
Common Ground was a community of faith founded by Quakers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1982 to break cycles of poverty, racism, and sexism through nonviolence education and action. Collaborative work with Baton Rouge Friends Meeting, local Clergy and Laity Concerned and Dignity chapters led to founding and shared workspace at Bienville House Center for Peace and Justice. Common Ground developed an educational program for abused residents and ex-residents from the city's domestic violence...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1982-2006
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
