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"Innocent black men still go to jail in this country when
white women holler "rape." The woman who did so in Hartford is still
walking around. There is no doubt she broke the law in giving a false statement.
Where is the punishment to fit her crime?" ***** Violence Begets Violence: A Statement Decrying Hartford Police Department Decision Not to Press Charges Against a Woman Who Falsely Claimed Her Rapist Was Black.
The Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition
for Equity and Justice Public Meeting ***** Enact a Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit Equal to 25% of the corresponding federal EITC in order for low-income working people to make ends meet. Urge your State Senator and Rep. to sponsor Senate Bill 146. More info & Download Petition: ***** Tell Senators Dodd and Lieberman to raise the minimum wage! Republican English Dictionary Class Warfare, noun, Any attempt to raise the minimum wage.
Hartford Independent Media Center's 4th Birthday Saturday, February 3 Honoring Helen Ubiñas, CT Newsjunkie, ***** A project of Hartford Independent Media Center: constantly updated enclave for alternative news and views from the ***** A project of the Hartford Independent Media Center: ***** A collaboration among students at Wesleyan University who believe that progressive ends must be realized through free exchanges of ideas, opinions, and critiques that are then applied to action. ***** Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine A half-hour syndicated radio news magazine that each week features a summary of under-reported news stories and interviews with activists and journalists who offer progressive perspectives on international, national and regional political, economic and social issues. ***** Documentaries and interviews on justice and peace issues with a special interest in the Palestinian struggle for human rights. ***** Justice and peace news -- local, national and international. |
Roe
v. Wade Press Conference
Monday, January 22, 2007 Sponsored By the CT Coalition for Choice Proudly endorsed by People of Faith CT ***** Hospitals Still Reluctant to Offer Plan B Pill "Forty percent of rape victims who sought care at Connecticut hospitals in the first half of 2006 were not offered the medication or were sent home without the full dose of the drug needed to prevent pregnancy, rape counselors say." Republican English Dictionary Woman, noun, 1. Person who can be trusted to raise a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have a child. 2. Person who must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she wouldn't want to have sex in the first place. Pro-Life, noun, Valuing human life up until birth. ***** "The
fact is, the same forces who oppose abortion also vigorously oppose expanding
access to the information and services that prevent unintended pregnancy and
reduce the need for abortion." ***** Women's Leadership: An Open Letter to Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori "Ditch
the metaphor of shattering the stained glass ceiling. That's not what you
are doing or will do. You
will neither shatter nor break but build and congeal."
Urge your Congressional Representative to take a leadership role on the Employee Free Choice Act by recruiting other House members to co-sponsor the bill.
Wednesday, January 31 State Sen. Andrew McDonald Sponsored by Love Makes A Family ***** Republican English Dictionary Girly Men, noun. Males who neglect opportunities to grope unwilling women.
A Staged Reading To what extent are we willing to sacrifice basic human rights for the sake of "national security"? Friday, Jan. 26
U.S. Soldiers Taunt Crippled Dog In Iraq VIDEO Watch, Read and Sign the Petition
Writings show King as liberal Christian, rejecting literalism "King wanted to develop an intellectually respectable form of Christianity that did not require people to simply abandon their rational, critical abilities. The essential truth King saw was the social gospel — to see the Bible as a message of spiritual redemption and global social justice."
who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the manufacture of justice in our communities and among nations, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen. |
Public
Forum Feb. 3 Hartford
Stop the Raids! Download Flyer English/Espanol An injury to one is an injury to all!
During Tu B'Shevat, Feb. 3, we consider our obligation to care for God's world, of which we are the custodians, and our responsibility for sharing the fruits of God's earth with all. Download holiday guide and seder
Jan. 27: March on Washington to Stop the War CT Peace Bus to Washington Download CTUP leaflet. Download flyer for Palestine contingent: Flyer your neighborhood, college: ***** War And The Soul Monday, Jan 22 Dr. Tick talks about many issues returning veterans have to deal with and how he has helped them heal. Among many other things, he talks about trips back to Vietnam with veterans who are searching for healing and closure. Sponsored by the CT Coalition for Peace & Justice ***** Eyes Wide Open Exhibit January
22-26 The acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty. Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee CT ***** Town Hall Meeting With Rep. Larson Congressman Larson will take questions and hear comments from the audience. Thursday, January 25 ***** Republican English Dictionary Staying The Course, interj./slang./ Continuing to perform the same actions and expecting different results
Sen. Dodd voted AGAINST the setting up of an Office of Public Integrity with subpoena power to probe complaints of misconduct by senators and staff.
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