A Full Minute of Praying for Haiti Earthquake Victims on Jan 19

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The Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan

PRAYERS FOR HAITI 

We, members and friends of Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan, offer our deepest prayer and solidarity with the people of Haiti in these trying times. No amount of words can capture the sadness and sense of loss that we share as one humanity with our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Yet, in this time of great trial, we solemnly believe that goodness and kindness shall light up in the seeming darkness of the moment.

We also humbly ask all in our network and those who are able to read this letter, if you can, on January 19 (Tuesday) at exactly 5:00 in the afternoon, a full week after the tragic earthquake that razed most of Port-au-Prince to the ground, wherever you are, to stop for one full minute, in silence and solidarity joining all our prayers for the people of Haiti.

  

For all those who wish to help and donate through our network, the Jesuits of the French-Canada Province of which Haiti is a mission area, have provided the following e-mail address for questions - missions...@jesuites.org  

Let us all, in our own little way, be beacons of the light we have received during our moments of trial last year. 

Thank you very much. 
 

May God Bless Us All.

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THE SLB LIGHTPOST 

A regular email service for circulating news, updates, invites to events and official statements. Through this online resource we wish to keep our community in dispersion more abreast of pressing national issues and also to keep more alive SLB network's shared vision and aspirations for the country in the day-to-day occurrences.

January 2010

VOTERS EDUCATION AND ELECTION UPDATE:

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RE: INVITATION TO THE PVA (Pinoy Voters Academy) 2010: Ang Bagong Botanteng Pinoy (BBP) Voters' Education Trainers' Training Workshop

WHEN: January 23, 2010, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

VENUE: Cardinal Sin Center, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University Campus, Loyola Heights Quezon City

 

Given a limited accommodation, this invitation prioritizes those organizations, institutions and individuals who will perform an active part and/or will have strong influence in the 2010 electoral and socio-political landscapes.

IF YOU THINK YOU NEED TO JOIN THIS PVA (Pinoy Voters Academy) 2010 Edition Trainers’ Training, please pre-register on-line by going to this link.

 

DEADLINE OF PRE-REGISTRATION: JAN. 18, 2010 (First come first serve)

TRAINING IS FREE OF CHARGE.

 

 

 

After pre registering, please wait for SLB organizers to give you the final confirmation of your attendance and for further instructions. For other inquiries, please contact: SLB at +632 4266101 locals 3440-3441, +632 4265968, +63 922-8600-752 (SUN-8600-SLB)

SOME HELPFUL PRESENTATIONS OF THE GUEST SPEAKERS FROM OUR PREVIOUS KWENTONG BAYAN LAST JAN 9, 2010 (Please click on their names to view the files)

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(1) ATTY. CARLOS MEDINA JR. He is the legal counsel of One Voice, Executive Director of the Ateneo Human Rights Center and co-convenor of the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE). As an election law expert, he will unveil to us scenarios of this country's first national automated elections.

(2) DR. PABLO MANALASTAS. He is an IT expert who studied the vulnerabilities of the machines that will be used on May 10, 2010. As a faculty of the Ateneo and UP computer science departments, he co-signed the letter addressed to COMELEC Chair Jose Melo, asking the poll body for a copy of the source code of the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) programs in order to check for vulnerabilities.

(3) COMELEC COMM. GREGORIO LARRAZABA. The Honorable Commissioner is the newest and youngest member of the Commission en banc. Having been part of the automated elections in ARMM in 2008, he will guide us through what to expect in May 10, 2010. He will also update us on the status of the preparation and implementation of the first-ever automated national elections.

(4) AMBASSADOR HENRIETA DE VILLA. National Chairperson, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). Her talk is about their commitment towards honest, clean, credible and peaceful elections and how concerned citizens could safeguard the electoral process. PPCRV, a Church-based organization, is COMELEC's accredited citizen's arm for the May 10, 2010 computerized national elections.