Dear Supporter, Monday, November 10, 2008 In the Blogs: A Long Way to a Place at the Table "If you are not a descendant of a people forced for centuries to make do with the crumbs that fell from America's bountiful kitchen table, I could never begin to explain to you what the simple fact of Barack Obama's candidacy - much less his historic election to the presidency - means to this native son, who was born black and poor and curious and determined and forever hopeful in a segregated land." -- Bob Ray Sanders, Hartford Courant Cashing the Obama Check: Will It Be Marked "Insufficient Funds"? "All indications are that the Obama Check is going to be a difficult one to cash. But it's what the people voted for, and many of us do intend to collect. With the help of our First Black President, or without it." -- Bruce Dixon 3-Strikes Struck Out! "Was Tuesday's election also a referendum on a true "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law? If it was, the law isn't as popular as some might think. A majority of the 58 General Assembly candidates who signed a petition supporting a three-strikes law lost on Tuesday." -- Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie 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 This Week's Social Justice & Anti-War Events in Connecticut: Yale Queer Faith Film Series, New Haven, 11/10-13 Vigil & Press Conference at Dodd's Office Against Torture, Hartford, 11/12, 11AM Make An Impact: A Program for Teens in Your Life, Hartford, 11/13, 3:30PM How Progressive Christians Can Save Democracy, Manchester, 11/15, 7:30PM Breaking the Song Barrier: A Celebration of Women Composers & Song-Writers, Hamden, 11/15, 8PM Who Speaks for Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, Hartford, 11/18, 11:45AM Transgender Day of Remembrance, Hartford, 11/20, 5:15PM Help With Greatest Wealth Transfer to Lower-Income Families, Hartford, 11/20, 6PM Subscribe to Events RSS Feed: http://faithct.net/event/$year/$month/$day/feed/index.xml |