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May 4, 2007
In this issue:
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Act Now
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Death Penalty
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Events
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Catholic Charities
Millennium Development Goals:
1.
Eradicate extreme hunger and
poverty
2.
Achieve universal primary
education
3.
Promote gender equality and
empower women
4.
Reduce child mortality
5.
Improve maternal health
6.
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and
other diseases
7.
Ensure environmental
sustainability
8.
Develop a global partnership for
development
Catholic Campaign Against Global
Poverty
Millennium Promise
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“I give you
a new commandment:
love one
another.
As I have loved you,
so you also
should love one another.
This is how all will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.” Jn 13
Legislative
Action
Action on Immigration: Please take action
on this soon. We must keep the pressure up on this issue. http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/action.html
If you have concerns about this issue read the materials on the website.
Action on Iraq
from NETWORK
http://capwiz.com/networklobby/issues/alert/?alertid=9705576&type=ML
Reminder:
Film Tonight, May 4 St.
Joseph Worker in Berkeley:
Lives for Sale on Immigration
and trafficking 7:00pm
Special Event
for Priests in Alameda
County:
Dialogue on the Death Penalty: Faith
Leaders Discussing Capital Punishment Please invite
your pastor and associate pastors to a special clergy-only luncheon
May 31, 2007 from 10:30 am-2pm at the Oakland Marriott, 1001 Broadway.
Faith leaders of all religious traditions are gathering for this event to
learn and discuss strategies for preaching, teaching, and action on this
crucial issue. It is free, and space is limited, so they need to RSVP by May
25.
Letters
went to the Alameda
county priests today so please alert your pastor to look for it and encourage
him to attend. There will be a similar event in Contra Costa
County in the late
summer for those clergy.
Sponsored
by Death Penalty Focus, California People
of Faith, Progressive Jewish Alliance.
Contact Stephanie at DPF for questions and rsvps:
Stephanie@deathpenalty.org
Upcoming
Fair Trade Day is May 12
World Fair Trade Day: Kids Need Fair
Trade
http://www.wftday.org/english/kids_n_fairtrade/whats_ft/index.htm
TransFair:
http://www.transfairusa.org/fairtradeday/
This
would be a great opportunity to have a house party, leaflet your parish on
fair trade, persuade your parish to buy coffee for events. Contact Eunice
Park for ideas and resources: eunicejpark@yahoo.com
Building
Inclusive Communities: A Convening for Faith and Immigrant Leaders hosted by
the The FAITHS Program of the San
Francisco Foundation and KQED
Tuesday
May 15, 2007 9am-noon
Location:
Jodo Shinshu Buddhist
Center, 2140 Durant Ave, Berkeley
Presentations
on the current challenges to civil and immigrant rights.
Media
resources and training for congregational education.
Free
of charge, box lunch provided. RSVP with your contact info by May 10.
415-733-8541 or email: trc@sff.org
Choosing Peace
Friday May 18:
The
Fr. Bill O’Donnell Social Justice Committee of St.
Joseph
the Worker invites you to hear Camilo Mejia
sharing
his soon to be released book, THE ROAD FROM AR RAMADI. 7pm, Friday, May 18
St . Joseph the Worker
Church, 1640 Addison St. Berkeley. Staff Sargent Camilo Mejia
spent six months in Iraq,
returned to the U.S.
for a two week furlough and did not return to duty. He filed for
conscientious objector status but was charged with desertion and sentenced to
one year in prison for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Admission free. Info 499
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News from
Catholic Charities
Did you know that 76,489 people live in poverty in Oakland?
Join the Walk to
End Hunger on Saturday May 19 at Lake
Merritt cosponsored by Charities and
the City of Oakland
http://www.cceb.org/docs/walk_flyer.pdf
Contact Millie
Burns at (510) 768-3188 for more information.
Helping People, Changing Lives:
The Annual Collection for Catholic Charities is
coming up.
See www.cceb.org
for info on the collection. Please support the work they do with all of us in
the diocese.
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