Dear Supporter, Thursday, December 25, 2008 In the Blogs: Christmas, Poverty & War "Lately, however, Christianity has been a scary thing for the poor - and for lovers of peace. Look at the United States, a country that is always God-blessing itself and compulsively stuffing Bibles in hotel drawers. In this country, Christianity has been largely co-opted as ideological cover for a mean-spirited Right Wing that is zealously transferring wealth from the bottom to the top of the economic food chain while exporting death in a string of senseless wars." -- Daniel C. Maguire Christmas Under Israeli Occupation "In this season celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace, let us all resolve to pray and work for ending the occupation that began in 1967 and for implementing other Internationally recognized Palestinian rights. When we succeed, people of all religions (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) and all backgrounds will share this small piece of earth in harmony and peace. This will be the real change that we have been working for and that will finally shed the shackles holding US foreign policy." -- Mazin Qumsiyeh writing from Bethlehem 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: Fix the Standard Wage Law for Janitors Hundreds of hard-working cleaners who keep state-owned buildings running will lose their health care on January 1, 2009, costing Connecticut taxpayers nearly $2 million and adding to the growing ranks of Connecticut's uninsured. This holiday season, urge Connecticut's leaders to fix the Standard Wage Law so the hard-working janitors aren't left out in the cold without health insurance. Call your reps. Call the Union Office for more information on coming actions. Local 32BJ, 196 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT. 06103. Call 860-560-8674. Upcoming Social Justice & Anti-War Events in Connecticut: Criminal Justice Youth Poetry and Art Exhibit, New Haven, Thru Jan. 14 The exhibit entails criminal justice topics and has been produced by Youth Rights Media and People Against Injustice. Building the Antiwar Movement in the Obama Era, Middletown, 1/18, 2PM How can we force Congress to spend money on human needs and not war, occupation, and the bailouts of the corrupt financiers? What antiwar activity is planned for Spring 2009 and how can we engage the not-yet-mobilized part of the population? Come discuss with activists committed to mass mobilizations & door-to-door work this spring. Subscribe to Events RSS Feed: http://faithct.net/event/$year/$month/$day/feed/index.xml |