Gordon Kindlon – Air date: 08-02-05

Gordon Kindlon, Mercy Corps’ Head of Office in Al Amarah, noted that “how” we identify projects is a critical aspect of our work and can have a long-term impact on the success of our programs. … Kindlon, however, was not 100 percent satisfied. “We still need to talk with more women before we can accept these priorities as truly representing all the community,” he said at the close of the meeting. … “To do the work required in the village, we really need to improve access, so we can bring in supplies and equipment,” says Kindlon. It happens every year: by the end of your Thanksgiving meal, you swear you’ll never eat again. By Friday afternoon, a little something to cleanse the system will be tempting. You can absolve your repentant self at Urban Spring, a juice bar and sandwich shop at 185 DeKalb Ave. in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, just east of Ft. Greene Park. Call 718.237.0797 for hours. Urban Spring is built around the belief that eating is a political act. This stance puts any restaurant in good company in Ft. Greene. Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry’s book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, debuted at Smooch, an organic coffee and vegan snack shop around the corner from Urban Spring, a few blocks east the restaurant Ici offers organic food and wine, and the solar-powered Café Habana Outpost is a but a few blocks south. Before establishing themselves in Brooklyn, Urban Spring’s owners Gordon Kindlon and Consuelo Casarotto were political activists in many other …

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