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The
Silence Means A Community Is Dead
"The existential philosopher writes that true freedom is achieved through action. When we as a community act, then this is living; the act of fighting for our community provides the energy necessary for community (as an organism) to live or thrive. If we fail to act, this very inaction brings death in a number of ways for individuals in the greater community."
Good Friday Witness for Justice April 6, 2007 Allow Jesus' last words to speak anew to us as we pray with the poor and disenfranchised for justice, peace, healing and reconciliation. Download Flyer .pdf Download Liturgy .pdf Sponsored by: ***** CT Earned Income Tax Credit Advocacy Day Wednesday, April 4 Meet with your legislators and urge passage of a State EITC for working families. Download Flyer Sponsored by: ***** Protest Rally Against the Electric Rate Hikes of UI and CL&P 4/4 at 4 PM Info: 203-498-7759 Sponsored by: ***** Jam Out For Healthcare: Medical Coverage for Everyone! Thursday, April
12 Come support the effort to educate our legislators and the public on Universal Healthcare. Info: Sponsored by: ***** Stand Up for Health Care Rally Saturday, May 5 Sponsored by: ***** Clergy Statement: Health Care is a Human Right "We raise our voices in support of a health care system that leaves no one out. God has created all of us and calls on us to care for each other. Caring for each other expresses our love for God. The existing gross inequality in the health status of people, especially as it pertains to ethnicity and race, is unacceptable - morally as well as politically, socially and economically. God invites us to bring justice to all people. God's consistent concern for healing challenges us to pursue affordable and quality health care for all people." Download and Sign Statement Sponsored by:
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The Cross of Christ and
Empire
The cross of Jesus was the consequence of his resistance to the ecclesiastical power of corrupted religion and the imperial power of militaristic politics. Surrounding Jesus were elements of religious authority willing to sacrifice their enemies, and imperial powers projecting their influence across the world by sending well-armed troops into foreign lands to subject the citizens and occupy their land.
Pesach: Remembering Oppression and Liberation "As Jews we are commanded to remember that we have experienced slavery and oppression. Yet for contemporary Jews perhaps the greater challenge is to remember not the oppression, but the fact of liberation. To remember only enslavement and forget redemption is symptomatic of the ways in which we are still enslaved. We are commanded to keep both of these experiences in mind and thus to identify with and support liberation struggles within our community and beyond." -- Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen
Interfaith Press Conference Supporting Habeas Corpus and Geneva Conventions Thursday, April 5 Drawing upon the shared celebration of the liberation of tortured captives that lies at the heart of Holy Week and Passover, Info: 860-236-5175 Sponsored by: Good Friday Stations of the Cross Witness Against Torture April 6, 2007 10 AM: Gather in the parking lot of Pleasant Valley Elementary School Sponsored by: Info:
Patriarchy, the Catholic Hierarchy and Emergency Contraception "There is a direct connection between sexual assault of women and children, Foley's bucolic lifestyle at St. Thomas Seminary, and the denial of emergency contraception to rape victims at St. Francis Hospital. It's called patriarchy. Legislators can't vote patriarchy out of the Catholic Church, but they can vote it out of publicly funded Catholic hospitals. Now is the time do so." -- Frank O'Gorman *****
April 25 State Capitol Lobby Day:
10 AM - 2 PM Sponsored by:
Transgender Lives: A Conference on The Intersection of Health & Law Saturday, April 14, 2007 Participants will gain a better understanding of the issues facing transgender people in the areas of health, legal protections and documentation, employment and education. $25 individuals; $50 professionals Info: Download Flyers .pdf: Register Online: *****
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Mobilization to Support Danbury
11 at Immigration Hearing
Monday, April 2 Stand Up for the 11 Ecuadorian day laborers who were arrested in Danbury at a pick-up site by a federal agent who was disguised as a contractor. ***** Roundtable Discussion on Undocumented Immigrants' Rights in CT Monday, April 2 Free Event. Public Welcome. Food & Drinks Provided Sponsored by: ***** The Great American Boycott II for Immigrant Rights Tuesday, May 1, 2007 A Day Of No Work, No Shopping, No School, No Economic Activity. More info to follow.
Council on American-Islamic Relations CT Chapter 2nd Annual Dinner Saturday, April
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Sir! No Sir! Wednesday, April 4 Info: 203-417-3590 Sponsored by: ***** Shut Down the Democratic Party Fundraiser Dinner with Nancy Pelosi April 20, 2007 The Democrats Will Wine and Dine. Maybe We Can Show Some Spine! The Democratic Party has managed to successfully ride the wave of opposition to the policies of the Bush administration. And yet, they continue to fund the War and Occupation of Iraq. The monstrosity of Guantanamo Bay continues unchallenged; innocent civilians, citizen and undocumented alike, are still being indefinitely detained; and after four years they're still telling us the troops will be pulled out "next year." Join us for this nonviolent action to shut down the dinner. Sponsored by: Info: ***** Protest President Bush's Regime Pres. Bush will be speaking at the commencement ceremony of the Coast Guard Academy at 31 Mohegan Dr. in New London on Wednesday May 23rd. Join students, soldiers, veterans, impeachment, religious, antiwar activists and others to protest Bush's visit: U.S. Out of Iraq Now! Download Flyer .pdf Sponsored by: ***** The World Says NO to Israeli Occupation Mobilization in Washington DC Sponsored by:
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