Faith Works
Opportunities For April From the Social Justice Council
Watch:
Come to Bread and Water Theatre's annual Rainbow Theater Festival, a series of emerging theatrical works devoted to gay themes, April 18 through May 4 at New Life Presbyterian Church, 243 Rosedale St. Rochester. For more information: www.BreadandWaterTheatre.org, (585) 271-5523.
Be Part of the Supply Line:
Bring supplies for schools in Honduras to the Williams Gallery, Sunday April 27. Especially needed are spiral notebooks or composition books, ball point pens, good pencil sharpeners, pens and pencils for coloring, construction paper, puppets to help bring stories and ideas to life, and maps.
Be Influential:
Join church members and representatives of the Empire State Pride Agenda as they encourage the passage of laws to recognize and protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers on Equality and Justice Day in Albany, Tuesday, April 29. For registration information: www.prideagenda.org.
In a Time of War, Stand for Peace:
Join the Bring Them Home Vigils, Thursday, May 1st, 7:30 - 8:30am at Park Ave. and Culver Rd; Tuesday, May 13th, 4:30 - 6pm, on the sidewalk in front of First Unitarian Church of Rochester, and 4:30 - 5:30pm at Downtown United Presbyterian Church and The Episcopal Church of St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene, Fitzhugh and Broad; Wednesday, May 21st, 7:30 - 8:30am at Park Ave. and Culver Rd. and 7:30 - 9am at Irondequoit United Church of Christ, 644 Titus Ave.
Eat and Learn:
Come to the MetroJustice Annual Dinner, Sunday May 4th, at Temple B'rith Kodesh. David Cay Johnson, author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With the Bill is the speaker. For reservations or more information, call 325-2560.
Keep Vigil:
Attend Peace Action and Education's Vigils for Peace, Sundays, May 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, 12 - 1pm at East Ave. and Goodman St.
Walk-4-Hearing:
Walk along the Erie Canal to benefit the Hearing Loss Association of America, 9am Sunday, May 4th, Perinton Park, Rte. 31F, O'Connor Rd, Fairport.
Read and Discuss:
Saffron Sky: A Life Between Iran and America, by Gelareh Asayesh at the Moving Beyond Racism book discussion, 7 - 8:30pm Monday, May 5th, in the Upstairs Community Room of Barnes and Noble, Pittsford Plaza.
Use Your Influence:
Help members of the 3-H Task Force and the Hunger Action Network of NYS explain the advantages of single payer health care to members of the Assembly in Albany on Tuesday, May 6th (or by call or letter). For details, contact Mark Dunlea at dunleamark@aol.com.
Walk for Peace:
Join activists in one of three walks across New York State to Fort Drum, Watertown, May 8th - 17th. For more information, see nysmarchesforpeace.org.
Get Out the Vote:
Register yourself or sign up to help with voter registration this summer in the Williams Gallery at church on Sundays May 11th and 18th . Volunteers will register voters at the Public Market or a city supermarket on Saturday mornings from late June to early September. For more information, contact Jack Maniloff at 924-1768 or by email to jkmf@mail.rochester.edu.
April 23 2007