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T.H.O.M.A.S. (Those on the Margins of a
Society)
EDGES
Magazine
| Issue 24 |
INDEX
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January 2001 |
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welcome
PAM
Pam is our new
project worker working within Preston Prison and the local community
co-ordinating a Mentoring Programme for ex-offenders. |
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| Editorial |
Father McCartney introduces issue
24 from the heart of Delhi |
| You Have Changed My Life |
An ex-heroin addict explains how
Thomas has changed his life |
| My Time In China |
Dominic, a member of our Reconcile
Support team tells of his experiences |
| Crime & Drugs.. they're not worth it |
Phiippe is one of our clients in
our Reconcile project. |
| My First Twelve Months |
Barry, one of our project workers
relects on his first 12 months with us. |
| Poetry |
By Steve Murphy, an ex-client |
| Finding Out My Son Is Gay |
Bernadette from Middlesex shares
her story |
| Prodigal Son |
By Marargaret Huggan who leads our
Recovery Spirituality with Drug Users |
| In Your Face |
An impression of our new drama
workshop by Craig Egan, one of our clients |
| The Slum Of Jahangirpuri |
Akbar Ali, project manager
explains about the project |
| Drugs In Bombay |
The Forum Against Drugs in
India |
| Children With No Place To Go |
Xavier Devadas, Director of
Shelter Don Bosco in Bombay, India, explains about the centre |
| On My Twentieth Birthday I First Took Drugs |
Paul relives his experiences |
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A WELCOME FACE
It was good to have Madubala
Pandya with us at our Edges Personality of the Year Awards
She
represented the Hindu Community |
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| Survival In The Forest |
Simon reveals the hardships of a
night spent out in the middle of nowhere |
| A Christmas Meditation |
Father John Michael Hanvey
reflects |
| Poets Corner |
A poem by Paul, a client on our
Drug Rehabilitation Programme |
| Sikhism |
Jogindar Singh shares his
journey |
| The Ethnic Minority Young Person's Forum. |
Zaurian Luqman is a project
co-ordinator for the forum in Blackburn |
| Inter Faith is so crucial |
Fawad Bhatti is the Interfaith
development officer for Blackburn with Darwen |
| Our International Project |
Thomas's proposed new project in
India |
| It all Started At School |
Richard, a client on our Reconcile
Project, shares his story |
| Social Interaction |
Elaine Kennedy speaks about her
sessions with our young people with drug problems |
| We are a Community of Love |
Thomas is a family opening its
doors to anyone who passes through. |
| Setting the Outcast Free |
Father Lourdu Swami is the Exec.
Sec. for the Catholic Bishops Conference Of India on the Commission for Dalits
(Outcasts) |
| A Helping Hand |
Father Gregory, assistant director
of Caritas India. |
| India - Our Young People Are Vibrant |
Father Joel D'Cuna is the National
Director of Youth for the Catholic Bishops Conference in India. |
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India - Communication is Paramount |
Father Dominic Emmanuel is the
Communications and Public Relations Officer for the Catholic Bishops Conference
in India |
 People Make
Mistakes
We help people turn away from the mistakes of
crime and drugs and build new lives |
