Murphy Davis talks about renewing commitment to the struggle for justice: http://petrafoundation.org/about/.
“Why we love and work at the odc: streets and prisons” a note from volunteer Mary Catherine Johnson
[Below is a note from Mary Catherine Johnson to Eduard Loring sharing her experience of volunteering at the ODC.] You write the best love analogies – thank you! I wish I could […]
Troy Davis joins the cloud of witnesses

Troy Davis was killed by the State of Georgia last night at 11:06 p.m. Billy Moore, who spent 16 1/2 years on death row, led all of us at Open Door through […]
Homeless Take Over Imperial Hotel remembered on WABE
Listen here: /js/flash-version-detection.js/embeddedplayer.js?mediaURL=/wabe/news.mediaplayer%3FSTATION_NAME%3Dwabe%26MEDIA_ID%3D975804%26MEDIA_EXTENSION%3Dmp3%26MODULE%3Dnews%26ext%3D.mp3&linkText=IMG%20SRC%3D'/national/newsroom/images/listen2.gif'%20border%3D0%20alt%3D'Listen%20Now'IMG%20SRC%3D'/national/newsroom/images/mp32.gif'%20BORDER%3D0&playerType=Flash%20Video%20Player <span class=”altText”><a target=”_blank” href=”/wabe/news.mediaplayer?STATION_NAME=wabe&MEDIA_ID=975804&MEDIA_EXTENSION=mp3&MODULE=news&ext=.mp3″><IMG SRC=’/national/newsroom/images/listen2.gif’ border=0 alt=’Listen Now’><IMG SRC=’/national/newsroom/images/mp32.gif’ BORDER=0></a></span> or at WABE’s site: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1810763/Atlanta./Homeless.Take.Over.Downtown.Hotel.(‘This.Day.in.History’-1990
Ira Terrell featured in the AJC
The fading blue wall is covered in Ira Terrell’s love letters. Dozens are stuck there. He looks at his homage and smiles. “I love the Peachtree,” he says, pointing to one of […]
Holy Week and Easter with the Homeless: 2011 Schedule

We invite you to join us for worship with our friends on the street during Holy Week. [Download a flyer] Palm Sunday, April 17 Open Door Community, 910 Ponce de Leon Avenue […]
Part 2 of Murphy and Eduard’s interview on jesusradicals.com
It can be found here: jesusradicals.com. Or you can listen to it here: http://www.jesusradicals.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/FlowPlayerClassic.swf
Sis. Mary Jude responds to community needs
Dear Ed and Murphy, Greetings from St. Louis. I hope both of you are doing well. I got your wonderful newsletter and, as always, was inspired by all the articles. When I […]
We remember Curtis Osborne

Curtis Osborne was executed by the State of Georgia on June 4, 2008. View this film documenting the racism of Curtis’ public defender, who did not tell Curtis that the prosecution had […]