according to a writer, william golding, that a plane carrying some british choirboys, and and that novel, that golden rope, unfortunately, when the plane crashed, only the choirboys survived. the pilot was killed. many of you know that that incident was transformed into a novel. it was entitled lord of the flies. you also maybe saw the movie. in that movie, these pristine area date, scholars, well behaved, british white boys, the longer they stayed on that island by themselves, the boys of discipline access to resources, they involved to becoming savages. and the last piece of meat that they were able to come by was that wild. the longer they stayed on the island, they began to destroy each other. unfortunately, a man emerged at 1600, number 45. they tried to warn us in 1920, that it is if the american public did not use its head for more than if the people of the land where to get their heart s desire, and a downright run would adorn the white house as president. that
according to a writer, william golding, that a plane carrying some british choirboys, and and that novel, that golden rope, unfortunately, when the plane crashed, only the choirboys survived. the pilot was killed. many of you know that that incident was transformed into a novel. it was entitled lord of the flies. you also maybe saw the movie. in that movie, these pristine area date, scholars, well behaved, british white boys, the longer they stayed on that island by themselves, the boys of discipline access to resources, they involved to becoming savages. and the last piece of meat that they were able to come by was that wild. the longer they stayed on the island, they began to destroy each other. unfortunately, a man emerged at 1600, number 45. they tried to warn us in 1920, that it is if the american public did not use its head for more than if the people of the land where to get their heart s desire, and a downright run would adorn the white house as president. that
the first selected governor of california. that is the same burnet. he tried to pass the same law here in san francisco, african americans would be exterminated if he had his leg, or at least he thought. but the law didn t pass. however, although the law does not pass, friends, he was still distinguished in some of the community here is the skill, so much so that he had his name was put on the school on many schools and on the state of california. mind you, it wasn t until 170 years later, because of the heroic efforts of him, that the child development center was changed. and in fact, he is now called, instead of peter burnett. it is now called leola harvard child development center. [applause] after an african-american woman who was the first african-american principal in the area. and again, it was 170 years later due to the heroic efforts of our beloved dr. amos brown. at that is history. what does that mean? we need to keep that history alive. we cannot forget it. we c
what was endemic racism, anti-semitism, islamophobia, and homophobia, not to mention hatred against homeless people, we need more of this. and so standing side-by-side with this imam, and bishop justice, and together with a reverent brown, i offered these blessings of the jewish tradition. may god bless and protect all of those catholic charities in the historic bayview, and at access point to who care for our most vulnerable. may god s light shine on and through everyone who will utilize the services of this access points. may they feel loved, cared for, and valued. may god s light some shine on us all. when we look to our left and to our right, may we see the face of god, even in those with whom we may disagree, and especially in the faces of those who suffer amen. good morning. first, i want to thank god for his opportunity. you have to be present, and to witness what the rabbi just commented on and a reference to people of all traditions coming together for a common
hope she will inspire all of you as she does all of our staff thank you. welcome. [applause] thank you. what a wonderful crowd to have today. wow. this is beautiful. first of all, i want to extend a warm welcome and thank thank you for participating to our interface leaders interfaith leaders. and i also, of course, extend our warmest welcome to our did terry s, london threet. [cheers and applause] to our dignitaries. london breed, reference dr. amos brown. [cheers and applause]. danny glover, civil rights leader and distinguished actor. [applause] , the director of homelessness and supportive housing division of the city of san francisco. [cheers and applause] , and captain matthews, one of the very few african-american women captains in the force. thank you. we thank them for their leadership and helping solve some of the most difficult problems in our community. i would like to thank all of you, our neighbors, community partners, our guests, you are here today, in