Bill Walsh

Segment Synopsis: Bill talks about the start of casa latina andhow he became involved in its start. Values of US are difficult to live in. Intentions to start an intentional community. He talks about moving from providing housing for homeless people to a focus on housing latina women a few years after its start

Segment Synopsis: Bill has noticed a slow increase in housing and rent prices but does not feel that it has been a rapid process like gentrification.

Segment Synopsis: Bill talks about the people he has known who lived in the house and about how long they stay there.

Segment Synopsis: Bill talks about the 4 different buildings and operations on the campus at Casa Latina, which used to be a parish. He talks about Fr Robertson and how fearless he was in his work to establish the Casa Latina houses. Organism rather than organization. Focus on consensus rather than voting. Core group meets monthly. Talks about the difficulty of language barrier in including residents and community members who only speak spanish in the core meetings.

Segment Synopsis: goal is to make community. the only solution to the worlds problems is love and love works best in community. Not a shelter. Not landlords. focus on building a community, difficult to form when people are not used to functioning in a community rather than economic independence and self-reliance.

Segment Synopsis: Organic organization means no two houses look alike. Spirit of work based on Peter and Dorothy guides most houses. Holy spirity unifies the movement. Bill talks about the common influence of christian anarchy and corporal works of mercy.

Segment Synopsis: Bill talks about the profound influence of Fr Peterson on him and his involvement in the movement. Impact of personalism.

Segment Synopsis: Bill talks about Dorothy and Peters relationship to Catholicism, Dorothy as a convert. Bill talks about ways in which Catholic Worker life has changed his relationship to his spiritual life. Talks about fear-driven conservative catholicism. Catholicism etymology 'Universal'.

Segment Synopsis: People are brought to CW for different reasons than to the Catholic Church. CW not 'Christian enough' for others its too religious. These things scare people away from CW.

Segment Synopsis: Bill reflects on how CWM has had a minimal influence on general culture.

Segment Synopsis: Bill reflects on the paradox of catholic anarchy.