Dear Supporter, Sunday, October 19, 2008 In the People of Faith Blog: Fear of a Black Planet "White fear of a Bad Negro rising up to lead the masses of slaves was- and still is- a major concern. Obama represents the New Bad Negro. He is equipped with intellectual powers and speaking abilities far above McCain. In the past whites feared the muscular black able to lead his people. Well, Obama is leading not only blacks but white folk in an uprising against conventional thinking about race, politics or how America is run." -- Cornell Lewis, Founder of Men of Color Initiative Road to TransEquality in 2009 "It was 1991 when Connecticut's sexual orientation anti-discrimination bill was passed, without trans inclusion. It was 2008 when the Connecticut Supreme Court recognized Marriage Equality. It is quickly becoming 2009 and the Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Communities still lack basic human rights protections in Connecticut! The time has come for TransEquality in '09." -- Jerimarie Liesegang, Director of the CT TransAdvocacy Coalition Meet Bruce The Plumber, Joe's Employee "Class Warfare? Re-distributing wealth? The capitalist class, Republican and Democrat alike, have been waging class warfare against workers for decades. This is witnessed by the deregulation of industry, tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and corporations, declining real wages, skyrocketing CEO pay, attacks on organized labor, anti-worker free-trade agreements, profit hungry health insurance and perverse levels of inequality." -- Todd Vachon, US Congress Candidate, Second Congressional District Mobsters for Cappiello "If Cappiello had done the right thing, he wouldn't have lied to the FBI, he wouldn't have accepted the illegal campaign contributions, and he wouldn't be covering his tracks now." -- CT Citizens Action Group Time To Design A New Economy "The prime reason the corporate chiefs resorted to paper schemes to enrich themselves is because they were so successful in keeping wages down. To keep up buying power they got Americans to work more and more hours and take on more and more debt. That couldn't go on forever so Wall Street went gaga producing financial paper. It blew bubble after bubble declaring them to be 100 carat diamonds. The real way to guarantee buying power is to guarantee decent wages. To do that the government has to create a huge public enterprise sector, businesses collectively owned by their employees" -- Stan Heller, moderator of the listserv StopTheWar Subscribe to the People of Faith Blog RSS feed: http://faithct.net/blog/feed Start Blogging Today: http://faithct.net/page/2008/08/31/how-create-blog-post Action Alerts! Hands Off Our Constitution! Speak-Out Tell the Right: HANDS OFF OUR CONSTITUTION! Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:30-6:30 PM In front of the Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street, Hartford Directions Chants, Singing, Speak Out, Street Theatre. Then go inside and hear the Debate between the Attorney General v. The Con Con People. Sponsored by the CT Civil Rights Defense Coalition CT Vote NO! Phonebank, New Haven, 10/22, 6PM Come phonebank with us to help spread the word on why people must vote NO on a Constitutional Convention. This Week's Social Justice & Anti-War Events in Connecticut: Meltdown & Military Adventure, Middletown, 10/19, 2PM Voices of Faithful Living, Hartford, 10/20-24, 11AM Human Rights Talk, Storrs, 10/20, 4PM Are We Replacing Or Rejunvenating Hartford's Workforce With Skilled Workers From India? Hartford, 10/20, 5:30PM Spiritual Discernment: An Evening at Hartford Seminary, 10/21, 7PM Panel Discussion on the Con Con Question, Hartford, 10/21, 7PM New Faith Trainings For LGBT Equality, 10/22-11/17, 6PM The Financial Crisis and 2008 Elections, New Britain, 10/22, 7:30PM CT Vote NO! Phonebank, New Haven, 10/22, 6:00PM Pardon Forum, Hartford, 10/23, 5:30PM DCF Annual PRIDE Celebration, Hartford, 10/24, 9AM Episcopal Annual Diocesan Convention, Hartford, 10/24-25, 10AM Hartford Seminary Course Sampler, Hartford, 10/24-25 Community Conversation on Understanding School Choice, Hartford, 10/24, 5:30PM From Bonhoeffer to King and Beyond, Hartford, 10/24, 6PM Economic Crisis & Endless War: Causes, Questions & Solutions, Hartford, 10/24, 7PM Toward A More Perfect Union In An Age of Diversity, Hartford, 10/25, 10AM Subscribe to Events RSS Feed: http://faithct.net/event/$year/$month/$day/feed/index.xml |