Last Monday Marian Wright Edelman, the president of The Children's Defense Fund, spoke at Belmont. She was a beautiful woman with a quiet strength about her and I really appreciated and respected her advocacy on behalf of children everywhere. In her speech she talked about the pipeline that exist for many child from the crib to the prison. Being in an ethics class taht takes place in prison where inmates (whom we call insiders) are fellow classmates and learning more about the Criminal Justice system has helped me see in a clearer way the reality for many people and the lack of choices that exist for some children from the beginning. Free copies of her latest book, "The Sea is so Wide and my Boat is so Small," were handed out after the convocation and I got one. I'm so excited to begin to read it.