Dear Supporter, People of Faith e-calendar for the week of December 1, 2008. This Week's Social Justice & Anti-War Events in Connecticut: World AIDS Day, 20th Anniversary Event, Hartford, 12/1, 5:30PM Guest Speaker: Senator Toni N. Harp Inspirational Entertainment by the Metropolitan Community Church Choir, Rev. Gary Collier directing. Performance by Urban Stylez Step Group from Buckley High School. This year, in the face of DPH's proposal to decimate the AIDS Service line to the tune of $3 million, it is more urgent than ever that we come together in a show of solidarity and strength as we have much to do in the upcoming legislative session. Iraq Memorial Cairn, November Stone, New Haven, 12/1, 6PM This stone will be inscribed with the November total of deaths among US military personnel and the approximate documented numbers of Iraqi civilians killed. We will also remember the dead of the war in Afghanistan. Fulfilling the Promise: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60, CT Conference, Hamden, 12/6, 8:30AM Workshops include:
End the Wars: March & Rally, Hartford, 12/7, 2PM Instead of withdrawing forces, US policy makers are expanding combat in Afghanistan and into Pakistan, ordering assaults in Syria and threatening to Invade Iran. They Continue to support Israel's brutal occupation of Palestinians that repeatedly turns into regional war - most recently in the summer of 2006. With a full blown economic crisis bringing skyrocketing home foreclosures, rising unemployment, loan freezes, and collapsing pensions, war funds are needed at home now more than ever! Join activists from across Connecticut as part of a week of nationally coordinated actions to demand that our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters be brought home now! Subscribe to Events RSS Feed: http://faithct.net/event/$year/$month/$day/feed/index.xml |