Spring to Action!
April 2009
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Greetings!
Are you ready for spring?
 We are!
Celebrate New Life, New Possibilities, New Hope with NY Faith & Justice this spring!
 1. NYFJ Arts Party
Are you an artist? Connect your art with your faith with your community with justice!
THIS Saturday
@ 6:30pm
All Angels Church (80th and Bway).
It's pot luck, so bring something yummy ;p.
Click here to RSVP.
2. NY Faith & Justice Joins the NY State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform.
Why? Families across New York City are being torn apart by sweeping raids in the name of the law. As a result, demoralized and helpless human beings are sinking deep into economic, social, and spiritual poverty. Jesus says, "Let no one put asunder what God has joined together" and "I was an immigrant and you welcomed me... What you did to the least of these, you did to me." Watch the inaugural press conference on NY1 here! The next day, President Obama announced his intent to make comprehensive Immigration Reform a top priority in his first year!
3. NEWDradio Podcast. A lot of folks have asked if there's a podcast of my Easter Sunday interview with Milka Denis and the twenty-something set. Here it is  . Enjoy!
Scroll Down for more opportunities in April and May for new life! And check out our online calendar for ongoing updates on NYFJ events and initiatives and (coming soon) Organizational Partner events!
Shalom!
Lisa Sharon Harper
Co-Founder and Executive Director
NY Faith & Justice
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The Mobilization to End Poverty!
 April 26 - 29, 2009
Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Last Chance to join us at M2EP! We still have 8 spots left at the $200 reduced flat rate.
Or just come down for the Tuesday, April 28, 7pm session to support the Faith & Justice movement as Lisa Sharon Harper and Rachel Anderson accept Sojourners first annual Organizers Award.
Please Register by contacting Matt Dunbar @ mdunbar@nyfaithjustice.org or (212) 870-2219
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House Gatherings
Food
Fellowship
and
Prayers for
Justice
Harlem and Brooklyn Gatherings
will join the Community of Communities Gathering in Central Park
When?
SATURDAY, May 2,
@ 12 noon
Where?
Central Park @ The Great Hill
(In the Northwest corner of the park, near 105th and 7th Avenue. Take the B/C train to 103rd and walk northeast into the park.)
For More info contact Amy Stabeno @ 626.676.3121
To start a House Gathering in your neighborhood or church, please contact Onleilove Alston @ dovepsu@yahoo.com.
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South Bronx Conversations for Change: Fall 2009 Organizing Event
Cops
+ Community
+ 50 CONVERSATION CIRCLES
x 5 weeks
= An action plan for change in the South Bronx.
Conversations for Change
Organizing Event
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 7pm@ Latino Pastoral Action Center14 West 170th StreetBronx, NY 10452Please click here to RSVP. Thank you!(Please include your name, organization, email address, and phone number.)
Are you a South Bronx Community Leader? You are invited to come and preview a process that can lead to real change for our communities.
In February/March 2009, 15 Police officers and 30 community members came together for five weeks of facilitated small group dialogues. The dialogues led to mutual understanding and shared solutions to reduce violence in our communities.
South Bronx Conversations for Change will aim to reach 500 community members and police officers this fall. Come May 6th to preview the process. Consider becoming a partnering organizer for change!
(Take the  train to 170th/Jerome, LPAC is located on the corner.)
The Conversations for Change dialogue curriculum was developed by Everyday Democracy. The initiative is co-sponsored by NY Faith & Justice, Walker Memorial Baptist Church, Latino Pastoral Action Center, Presbytery of NYC-PCUSA, South Bronx Ecumenical Coalition, Hostos Community College, and the NYPD.
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Worship | Arts | Deep | Community| Justice
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Liberal and Conservative
Black, White, Latino, Asian, First Nations
Republican and Democrat
Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten IslandHigh Liturgy and Deep Imagination
Rich, poor, and middle of the middle
Come.
Stand together
On one Bridge
Learn about the issues facing our city
Hear the Stories
Feel the Holy Spirit press through
Be surprised
by God
Willie Baptist: Poverty, Power, and the Image of God
... on The Bridge
Friday, May 8, 2009, 7pm
@ All Angels Church
255 West 80th Street
(between Broadway and West End)
New York, N.Y.
10024
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Mr. Willie Baptist is a formerly homeless father who serves as the
Scholar-in-Residence for the Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary. Co-Coordinator of the University of the Poor, Mr. Baptist is also responsible
for the Poverty Scholars Program where he trains dozens of
low-income leaders to become Scholars-in-Residence for other
seminaries, universities, and religious institutions.
Worship led by Tracy Howe (NY Faith & Justice, Artist in Residence)
No RSVP required.
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Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice
Food Justice for New York City
Borough President Scott Stringer (Invited)
Second Quarterly Breakfast of 2009
Thursday,
May 14, 2009
Breakfast @
8:30
am
Program @ 9am
sharp
The
InterchurchCenter
475
Riverside Drive
New
York,
NY10115
(Corner of Claremont and 120th, enter
on Claremont)map it
Please click here to RSVP, or contact Matt Dunbar @ (212) 870-2219.
Did you know... fast food restaurants are subsidized to located at 125th Street and above in NYC, but supermarkets are not subsidized?
Did you know... children represent 45% of all new cases of diabetes in Harlem?
Did you know... Brooklyn has the highest rates of food discrimination in our city?
Did you know... 2.1
million New Yorkers rely on emergency food programs each year.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has been invited to share his vision for a just and sustainable food system for our city. There will be time for Q& A.
Faith
Leaders for Environmental Justice is a
diverse array of faith leaders committed to making deep impact on issues of
environmental justice in New York
City through
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