Fwd: Celebrate Justice and Peace- May 16 Festival

[Jim Herrmann]

The Herrmannators will be playing at the Peace and Justice Festival.  Come on down and join us.  We'll also be on the KKFI Local showcase on May 14th, I'll send out more on that later.

Peace,
Jim

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From: Ira Harritt <IHar...@afsc.org>
Date: Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Subject: Celebrate Justice and Peace- May 16 Festival
To: Ira Harritt <IHar...@afsc.org>

Dear Friends,

 

We are excited about progress on the Community Festival for Justice and Peace and hope you will support or participate in the gathering. The event is meant to raise awareness and motivate community members to work to build the foundations of peace and create more justice in our community and world.

 

Below is an update on speakers, music, workshops etc. and a list of over thirty participating groups. Festival flyers, a schedule of activities and other information can be found at www.afsc.org/kansascity  

 

We have a much smaller budget for publicity this year so we count on people like you to get the word out.

 

Please copy the attached flyers (or download at www.afsc.org/kansascity) and distribute to your students, members or constituents at your gatherings via email, in bulletins and in other ways. Please also post flyers in the community.

 

We also invite you to help us recruit volunteers to help on Saturday, May 16 to set up (starting at 10am and 11am), staff tables (1-5pm / in 2hour shifts) and clean up (5:00-6:00pm). Volunteers should email me at ihar...@afsc.org and let me know when they are available and what kind of activity they would be able to provide.

 

Entertainment will be provided by: Nicolette Paige - eclectic folk/blues/reggae/soul singer-songwriter; The Herrmannators- original in-your-face folk rock and blues with a social conscience; Checkered Past- acoustic music that zings with poignant, playful and sweetly subversive harmonies; and Esoke– traditional dance and drumming from West Africa and the Caribbean.

 

Speakers will include: ·      Prof. Linwood Tauheed, Economic / African American perspective ·      Dr. Josh Freeman, Health perspective ·      Alex Solorio, Hispanic / Immigrant perspective ·      Prof. Cathleen Burnett Death penalty / Justice system perspective ·      KC-AFT Pres. Judy Morgan, Education perspective ·      Fr. Jerry Waris, Poverty perspective ·      Wick Thomas, environmental perspective

Workshop will include: ·      White Privilege – Rev. Sam Mann ·      Everybody In/ Nobody out: Healthcare for All? - Liz Stephens ·      LGBT Rights: Are full legal rights inevitable now? -Dan Winter, ACLU ·      KC Peace Congress ·      Immigration Reform ·      Lessons for Afghanistan from the Iraq War ·      Time to Abolish the Death Penalty ·      Number One Public Health Threat: Nuclear Weapons – Ann Suellentrop

 

Again thank you for your interest in the Festival. Our next planning meeting will be Monday, May 11 at 6:30pm at the AFSC office, 4405 Gillham Rd., KCMO.

 

Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

 

Sincerely,

Ira Harritt

AFSC – KC, 816 931-5256

 

 

 

 

Organizational Supporters

Community Festival for Justice and Peace

(As of May 6, 2009)

 

Organizers

·    American Friends Service Committee

·    Kansas City Iraq Task Force

 

Co-sponsors

·     All Souls Unitarian U. Church ·     Center of Light-Kansas City ·     Communiversity ·     Disciple Peace Fellowship ·     Kansas City Harmony

·     KKFI 90.1FM ·     PeaceWorks ·     Physicians for Social Responsibility, GKC ·     St. Mark Union Church

 

Endorsers

·     ACLU of Kansas and Western MO ·     Amnesty International, UMKC Chapter ·     Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica ·     Center for Religious Experience and Study ·     Citizens for Justice in the Middle East ·     Community of Christ Network Advocating Justice and Peace ·     G.A.M.E. ·     Great Plains Region-Church World Service ·     Heartland Muslim Council ·     Holy Family Catholic Worker ·     Interfaith Worker Justice of KC ·     Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace / Brit Tzedek v'Shalom

·     Julia’s Voice: Moms Against the War ·     Justice & Peace Committee of Village Church ·     KC Green Foundation ·     Keeler Women’s Center ·     MADP ·     National Black United Front-Kansas City Chapter ·     Nonviolent Peaceforce ·     Reclaim Democracy/KC ·     Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community Justice Team ·     St. James Catholic Church (KC) ·     T.W.I.G. (Think, Work Inspire, Grow)

 

 

 

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