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PACG MESSAGING (by date of event) Earth Charter Summit PACG's BIG Fall Event – Oct 11th! Our own Cathy Bolkcom, one of the founders of PACG, will give an address on social and economic justice and how these issues and war affect our planet...mark you calendars now and get registered early. "No Impact Man" , a nationally known environmentalist will be here and you are invited! 2008 has been named the United Nations' "Year of Planet Earth" so it's an appropriate time to emphasize the Earth Charter's role in addressing climate change and its effects. Join us for a day of exploring facts and possibilities. Generate hope for the future and energy to make a difference at the Quad City Earth Charter Summit. In addition to presentations and displays by local groups and individuals, we are privileged and excited to be featuring from New York City, "No Impact Man" aka Colin Beavan and from the University of Iowa, renowned environmentalist Professor Jerald Schnoor. Cost is just $20 per person and includes lunch. Seating is limited so early registration is suggested. Plan to attend! Additional details about the summit and participants can be found at www.qcearthcharter.org where registration brochures can be downloaded. The Earth Charter is an international agreement incorporating the following principles: respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice and a culture of peace. It seeks to inspire a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well being of the human family and the larger living world and is not aligned with or owned by a particular political party, religion or socio-economic group. The major consideration is quality of life for all. Feel free to call or email if you have questions. Lisa Bellomy, CHM Communications Director 563-336-8404. Media Treatment of Minorities ST. AMBROSE GUEST SPEAKER ADDRESSES CHALLENGES FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITIES Taking to task the popular media's depiction of people of color, guest presenter Lasana Hotep will outline the economic, social and political factors that contribute to difficulties faced by minority communities. "A Hot Ghetto Mess" will take place Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom of the St. Ambrose University Rogalski Center, located at the corner of Ripley and Lombard Streets, one block west of Harrison Street in Davenport. The multimedia presentation, sponsored by the St. Ambrose Intercultural Life and Leadership Programs, is free and open to the public. Hotep is the founder and principal owner of Hotep Consultants, a team of student service professionals who specialize in the retention of students of color in higher education through consultation, workshops and keynote addresses. Hotep also serves as a student success coordinator in the Multicultural Student Center at Arizona State University, Tempe, and contributed to the book "African-American Men in College" (2006). Hotep received his bachelor's degree in speech communications and history from Texas State University, San Marcos. For more information, contact Michael Dixon, coordinator of intercultural life and leadership programs, at 563/333-6264. Social Justice Conference The 5th ANNUAL AMBROSE WOMEN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE - "GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING" MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Human trafficking is a human rights crisis that reflects the dark side of globalization. Participants in this conference will explore global and local perspectives on trafficking in order to seek gender-responsive solutions that focus on empowering the survivors and prosecuting the traffickers. The goals of the conference are threefold: The Conference Committee invites proposals for papers, panel presentations, or workshops that discuss multiple perspectives on human trafficking. Each session will be 75 minutes long, and will usually include 3 presenters and a session moderator, but individuals or groups with a workshop format may request an entire session. Submission Guidelines: Members of the conference planning committee will review all submissions. Submissions must be received by August 7, 2008. New Davenport Library Dear friends, I know that each of you is committed to education, learning and reading for all. That is why I jumped at the opportunity to help raise money for the new branch of the Davenport Library which is to be located at Eastern Avenue north of 53rd Street. What a wonderful opportunity! We've already raised an impressive amount of money, but we are attempting to close the deal with a 1.2 million dollar challenge from Vision Oh, one more thing, the building is going to be an eco-friendly building, a LEED building. I hope that if you are interested in this kind of thing, you'll find the chance to give. Your contribution can be given over 3 years. It's not charity--it's an investment! Thanks for all you do and for all you support. ---Roger Butts Watch YouTube - Help Defund the War AFSC has just released a new 2 min. video to help people understand the outrageous amount of money that is being spent daily on the Iraq war -- at the expense of meeting human needs. To reach the widest audience, we need your help. On YouTube, the more views a video gets, the more visibility it gets. So we are asking all our friends and supporters to We want to get at least 1,000 views the first week -- maybe higher. Please take a minute now - click here and watch the video! After you view the video and send it to your friends, if you have a few more moments, please sign our petition to Congress to DEFUND the Iraq War and RE-FUND human needs at home and in Iraq! Thanks much for your help. Mary Zerkel Peace T-Shirts! click here Monica Kurth has designed this shirt for our T-shirt brigade. Buy one today!!!. For a donation of $13, one can be yours...we will be wearing them for special activities planned to call for and end to the war and they of course can be worn anywhere and everywhere... It's part of our multi-pronged strategy to educate the public and to put pressure on our legislators to move to end this war. Please email Monica with your order..*including T-shirt size*...buy them for friends and family. mkurth10@earthlink.net Find the Cheapest Gas Where You Live! From TK Anderson: |