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Immigrants Displaced In MS

On August 25, ICE agents (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) conducted one of the
largest immigration raids in the country at Howard Industries just outside of Laurel, MS.
Across South Mississippi, a community of immigrant workers has flourished since Hurricane
Katrina three years ago, including both people working under H2B visas and those lacking
proper legal documentation to live and/or work in the United States. In response to this, a
violent nativist campaign... [ more ]

Posted on Oct 06, 2008 by Hattiesburg Universalist Unitarian Fellowship - MS


Press Release - Constitutional Violations at RNC

For Immediate Release
Birmingham Peace Project
September 5, 2008
Contact: Diane McNaron,
dianemcnaron@aol.com 205.838.1391
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Upon the conclusion of the Republican National Convention, the Birmingham Peace Project issues with outrage the following statement on the violations of civil liberties in Minnesota:

Very little has appeared in the general press regarding the astounding display of intimidation... [ more ]

Posted on Sep 06, 2008 by Birmingham Peace Project


NLG Applauds Musharraf Resignation

THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD AND PAKISTAN JUSTICE COALITION WELCOMES
MUSHARRAF'S RESIGNATION

Contact: Ryan Hancock, Co-Chair, Pakistan Justice Coalition, +1 (215)
913-1749, r.a.hancock@gmail.com
Marjorie Cohn, President of the National Lawyers Guild,
+1 (858) 204-3565, libertad48@san.rr.com
www.ruleoflawproject.org

Along with the Pakistani people, the National Lawyers Guild and
Pakistan Justice Coalition... [ more ]

Posted on Aug 19, 2008 by


The Longest Walk

On Thursday, May 29th several UUs (Unitarian Universalists) from Our Home and HUUF took food to the University of Southern Mississippi for the 100 walkers with the American Indian Movement's The Longest Walk. These Native Americans (plus a few Buddhist monks and others) are walking from San Francisco to Washington D.C. to highlight sacred site issues as well as healing the earth and human diseases. HUUF’s own Bob Press joined them in the walk from Hattiesburg to Philadephia. If you want to provide... [ more ]

Posted on Jun 04, 2008 by


Peace Vigil

The Hattiesburg Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will be holding Peace Vigils from 1:30-2:30pm on the first Sunday of each month June through November. The vigils will be held in front of our meeting home at the Hattiesburg Area Garden Center, 209 Hutchinson Ave. and are open to the public. Members of our fellowship are actively encouraging others to join us in this peace witness.
Janet Webb, Chair of the Social Action committee, said, “Most of us in this country have not been called upon... [ more ]

Posted on Jun 04, 2008 by


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Advocate TODAY! Help save MiND TV





Several months ago, we learned that Governor Rendell zeroed out funding for Pennsylvania's eight public television stations in his FY2010 budget. At that time, the stations began a campaign to mobilize the public to let the governor and all of the state legislature know that public tv plays a very important role ... [ more ]

Posted on PAActionNetwork by PA Action Network


Emergency Action Alert: Coup in Honduras!

[This action alert comes to you from the Alliance for Global Justice and its member projects, the Nicaragua Network, the Campaign for Labor Rights, the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, and the Respect for Democracy Campaign.]

EMERGENCY ALERT: COUP IN HONDURAS!
Demonstrate at Honduran Consulates or US Federal Buildings Sunday or Monday
[See list of consulates below!]

MOBILIZE YOUR COMMUNITY NOW!
Demand Obama Denounce the Coup and Demand Return of President... [ more ]

Posted on CRIpjen by American Friends Service Committee - CT (AFSC)


6/30 - 7/6/09 Peace/Justice Feature

Hi folks:

NOTE: The next two Features (July 5 and 12) will be put out by my intern Andrew Kimmel. So email events to him at andkimme@iupui.edu We are assuming that events for the first Sat. (July 4) will occur on the second Sat.;
let Andrew know if this is not so or if any monthly event is taking a summer hiatus.

The Peace/Justice Feature for this week (Tues-Mon) focuses on:

1) The Indianapolis Peace Institute and our community of students living... [ more ]

Posted on Network4Peace by Northwest Indiana Code Pink


OH UU posts CommUUnity in Challenging Times

The Economy has experienced a major meltdown in recent months. Savings and jobs continue to vanish and the recession feeds on itself. Congregations and congregants are and will be affected. Major restructuring is needed, and The Great Turning is an important part of that change!

As a part of that turning to Earth Community, what is the role of our community - our church - in helping to mitigate the impact of what is surely to come to some or many of us? How can we ensure that, ... [ more ]

Posted on OhioPeaceNetwork by Unitarian Universalist for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC)


19 NH community organizations elect Martin Luther King Coalition officers

The Martin Luther King Coalition is made up of 19 NH community organizations having missions that reflect the principles of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to those listed above, the following organizations are members of the Coalition: the American Friends Service Committee-NH, represented by Arnie Alpert; the Arab- American Forum, represented buy Nabil Migalli; the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, represented by Jess Riendeau; Global Citizens Circle, represented... [ more ]

Posted on NHVpjen by Martin Luther King Coalition - NH


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