Opportunities
to explore the ways…
In the spirit of
the Earth Charter which calls us to join together to bring forth one
sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal
human rights, and economic justice, Angela Center offers a this series
of presentations. Besides being informative, each of these presenters
will share from their own experience and challenge each of us to greater
responsibility in building one earth community.
Thanks to a grant
from the Greenville Foundation, these evenings are being offered at
Angela Center free of charge to participants. Please call us at 528-8578
to sign up for any or all evenings.
May
24 (7-9 pm)
Efforts toward a Hatred Free Sonoma County
Presenter: Reverend James Coffey of the Community Baptist Church
May
26 (7-9 pm)
Capacity Building Approach to Diversity
Presenter: Isoke Fomi
May
27 (7-9 pm)
NAFTA, CAFTA, do we HAFTA?
Under NAFTA, California
is being sued for $970,000,000 by a private Canadian firm for a
law banning the use of a known carcinogen that has leaked into even
the most pristine water supplies in Calif. threatening our public
health and environment. Once upon a time 'trade' meant lowering
tariffs on cars or bananas. These times are no longer. New international
free trade agreements aim to radically change everything from our
health care, public education and water services, to our local environment
and labor laws. The potential expansion of NAFTA into Central and
South America posed serious risks for us, but far graver are the
impacts on our brothers and sisters in Latin America struggling
for the most basic of rights. Join us to protect our democracy,
and to support development and democracy throughout the world by
fair and responsible trade, not free trade.
Presenter: Jesse
Colorado Swanhuyser has worked on environmental and social justice
in issues in Central America. In his current position as Coordinator
of the California Coalition for Fair Trade and Human Rights, Jesse
works with labor, environmental, faith, family farm and women's
groups in Calif. to change US trade policy and promote economic
justice, human rights, healthy communities, and a sound environment.
June
1 (7-9 pm)
JustFaith: Agents of Social Transformation
JustFaith is a
conversion-based process that seeks to integrate personal spirituality
and social ministry. The aim of JustFaith is to empower participants
to develop a passion and thirst for justice and after the program,
to express this passion in concrete acts of social ministry. JustFaith
is a tool that has proven across the country to be an effective
strategy for training and forming folks to be agents of social transformation.
Presenters:
Ann McGee, Michelle Osmond, Toni Bastoni
June 2 (7-9 pm)
Personal Involvement in the Lives of the Poor
The Catholic Worker
Movement is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of
every human person. Today over 185 Catholic Worker Communities remain
committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality
for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken.
Presenter: Joanne Matson of the Catholic Worker
June 9 (7-9 pm)
Local Farming for a Just & Sustainable World
- Want more control
over what you eat, where it comes from, what it contains, who
grew it, under what conditions, and at what price to the environment…
- Want to know what
delicious food is available from small organic farms within a few
miles of home…
- Want to more fully
understand the connection between support of local farming and a
more sustainable, just and peace-filled world…
Presenters: For
many years Noel Schmidt has been an educator with a passion for
justice and a love of the earth. He has spearheaded Patchworks,
Community Service Learning Connections. Noel will be joined by
several local farmers, some of whom operate Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) programs here in Sonoma County.
June
16th 2004
Retreat Day for Homeless Women in Transition
As part of taking
responsibility for our Earth Community, Angela Center is sponsoring
a retreat day for homeless women in transition. If you want to join
in this project, we could use your help and/or your donations……
We'll need help with transportation, day care, lunch on June 16th.
Give us a call at 528-8578 or drop off any donations at the office.
Suggested donations to be included in a gift bag for women making
the retreat:
- Journals
- Stationary
for letter writing
- Postage stamps
- Phone cards
(small denominations)
- Shampoo/Conditioner
etc.
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Perfume
- Bath soap
Suggestions for donations
that will be passed on to the Homeless Women's Center
- Small shampoos,
etc (hotel size)
- Small deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Packets of
cocoa
- Dry cereal
- Fruit juices
- Disposable
Diaper (size 4 & 5)
- Kotex
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