Richard Bermack is a writer and a documentary photographer. His work is about how value in life comes from helping other people. He has specialized in works about child welfare, welfare reform, adult protective services, drug addiction, homelessness, mental health, health care reform, and other social issues. He is the author of , published by , March 2005. Past projects include , an exhibit about how social workers make a difference in the lives of children and families;; and Housing of Last Resort: The Liberty and the Baldwin.
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive
In the 1980s I began photographing members of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade at their annual reunions in the …
The Murals of Valparaíso
Valparaíso, home of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, in the artists section of town every street seemed decorated with murals.
You One Day Might
Housing of Last ResortThe Liberty and the Baldwin The story of the tenants of two single-resident occupancy hotels in downtown Oakland …
Global Climate Change Strike
Global Climate Change Strike Millions of people world wide took to the streets calling on world leaders to take action to …
Breaking Boundaries: Helping People with Disabilities Lead Fulfilling Lives
Breaking Boundaries: Helping People with Disabilities Lead Fulfilling Lives Creativity gives meaning to life, connecting all humanity. The Disabled Student Services …
Bishops’ Coffeehouse
Bishops’ Coffeehouse The Bishops’ Coffeehouse in Oakland, California, was a center for Vietnam War resistors in the 1960s. In the 1970s …
I can’t give them Fairy Tale Lives
I can’t give them Fairy Tale Lives Based on the Television Documentary Kid Shields about the problems confronting childrens protective services …
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Human Rights Calendar 1983
Images from the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Human Rights Calendar 1983
Father Ron Burke: Liberation Theology and the Odyssey of a Priest in Guatemala
Father Ron Burke: Liberation Theology and the Odyssey of a Priest in Guatemala The following narrative was edited from a series …