WAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

A Reflection by Rabbi Donna Berman There is a famous Buddhist teaching about how, soon after his enlightenment, the Buddha passed a man on the road who was struck by the Buddha’s peaceful and radiant presence. The man stopped and asked, “My friend, what are...
Eats of Street, featured on WFSB

Eats of Street, featured on WFSB

Donna Berman, Executive Director of Charter Oak Cultural Center, explains Beat of the Street’s fresh food program Eats of the Street. “We put these pots on the street and we fill them with organic vegetable plants, and anybody can pick the vegetables when...
Charter Oak’s #FacetotheName project

Charter Oak’s #FacetotheName project

The Hartford Courant recently did a feature on Charter Oak’s #FacetotheName project, a daily Facebook series that shares the faces of Black individuals who have been killed in altercations with the police. The article also features Unspoken Truths moderator...