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Rural & Migrant Ministry and The Daughters of Sarah present:
The Annual Black Heritage Dinner
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
(snowdate: Sunday, February 27th)
New Hurley Reformed Church
1145 Route 208, Wallkill
Dinner will be served 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Program will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Soul Food will be served: Fried Chicken, Collard
Greens, Mac & Cheese, and much more!
Featured Performers
Melody Africa
Experience the energy and excitement of
Traditional West African Drum and Dance and
Assane Badji, Storyteller
Cost: Adults - $15.00 Children under 10 - $10.00
For Reservations call Ruth Faircloth - 845-795-6095 /Pat Bunn - 845-452-1591 |
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If you would like to make a Donation to Rural & Migrant Ministry, please click on our DONATE NOW link below.
We appreciate your assistance in helping us to fulfill our Mission! |
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 YOUTH ARTS GROUP IN PERU!!!!
Four representatives of the Youth Arts Group of Rural & Migrant Ministry were invited to Peru and presented at the JOINING HANDS (Uniendo Manos) Youth Conference in Lima Peru in January 2011. The Conference welcomed some 100 young leaders (ages 16-29) representing youth organizations in Peru, Bolivia and the United States.
Joining Hands is a program of the Presbyterian Hunger Program that fights the root causes of hunger by sparking the formation of networks in developing countries. The theme of this Conference was Water as a Basic Human Right. The youth that came together from around Peru and Bolivia are all working on initiatives to address the need for clean water. The Youth Arts Group (YAG) was invited to share their experiences in working for human rights by using the arts to bring about change.
Read all about it!
Youth Arts Group Heads to Peru
In other YAG news: Student artwork that focuses on breaking down racial and class barriers was on display in the lobby gallery of the Newburgh Free Library from January 6 to February 5, 2011. The artwork was created by Rural and Migrant Ministry's Youth Arts Group (YAG), a multicultural group of Hudson Valley high school students who come together and use art to create change in their lives and communities. "The themes found in these paintings, murals and statues are aimed at breaking the barriers that divide our society. They also look at negative influences on our youth and share the voices of farm workers and factory workers," said Andres Chamorro, Youth Empowerment Coordinator, artist, educator and activist who has led the Youth Arts Group of the Rural & Migrant Ministry.  Angel of Protection Sculpture is a 3 D mixed media project designed to help the workers and show them that they aren't alone. Additional art pieces include a farmworkers' rights banner, a giant skeleton that represents the body of a female farmworker and her unborn child who has died from overwork and the effects of pesticides and Giant Masks that were created by members of YAG to battle the social injustices that farmworkers face every day in order to obtain equal rights. Students used this artistic medium to portray political issues that affect marginalized and disadvantaged communities.
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YOUTH ECONOMIC EDUCATION GROUP YEG NEWS!
The nine YEG members from Sullivan County, NY are currently planning an educational overnight trip to Massachusetts in late February to visit the Equal Exchange cooperative business, the oldest co-op/fair trade business in the USA. YEG is looking forward to a tour of the facility that is known for its chocolate and coffee products. The group is expecting to bring back new ideas and inspiration for planning their own YOUTH RUN COOPERATIVE in Sullivan County coming this summer. They are presently fine-tuning their business and leadership skills, conducting marketing research, studying the needs of the local community and analyzing the local economic situation in order to formulate their own Business Plan.
YEG is also diligently working on plans for their 1st annual Valentine's Day Sale taking place on February 10th at the Sullivan County Government Center.
They are planning to sell beautiful handmade friendship bracelets and yummy rice krispie treats. The project is completely YOUTH RUN from the set up of the goods and packaging of the items, to how they would like to introduce themselves and YEG's brand new image to the local community. All profits will go toward the start up Business Fund for The Youth Economic Group.
WISH LIST ITEMS for the Youth Economic Group & Workplace Education Center's home in Monticello:
For our kitchen:
1 set of assorted pots and pans and mixing bowls - assorted sizes (new)
1 set of silverware {doesn't need to be sterling}
whisk, spatula, tongs, soup ladle, large spoon, assorted utensils
pot holders, strainer, new frying pan, kitchen towels , dish rack
sponges (new), and cleaning supplies including a mop and broom.
In general:
Air-mattresses, small love seat for office, rug, lamp, desk (medium sized wooden)
tv/dvd player, bean bag chairs, and sleeping bags (new)
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WESTERN NEW YORK NEWS!
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On January 29th, 2011, Celebrating the PAST, Changing the FUTURE - a Benefit Concert was held at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Gates, NY. Performers included Mitzie Collins & Striking Strings, Hammers N Picks, Rev. Rolfi Elivo, Coordinator of the Liturgia Worker Education Center in Lyons, NY and some of the rural workers he has been teaching music to, The Young School of Irish Dance, and Nancy Woodworth-Hill. A reception followed the concert and more than 200 attended! Proceeds from the concert will be divided between Rural & Migrant Ministry's Children's Leadership Day Camp in Lyons and St. Stephen's (Rochester) Freedom Kids Camp, two small but highly needed programs for urban and rural children. "It was a success far greater than I had dreamed of." - Rev. Don Hill
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Dear Friends,
Here is a list of things we still need to make Liturgia complete. Ideally it would be great if we could find a volunteer to coordinate the furnishing of a room. That way the room would look nice and not like a hodge-podge of stuff! There are three rooms that we need to complete.
Front bedroom: 3 single bed frames , matching bed-spreads, 3 complimentary dressers
a wooden desk, and a nice rug
Up-stairs lounge: A futon couch (with frame), 2 complimentary easy chairs, a cabinet to hold a T.V. / stereo etc, and a nice rug
Back bedroom: queen size frame, queen size box spring (we have the mattress), dresser, and a
small wooden desk
Misc. items : Floor lamps, table lamps, blankets (queen and single), snow shovel, folding lawn chairs, picnic table umbrella w/stand, basketball hoop (free-standing), ping pong table (on wheels), small round table with two matching chairs, mirrors, towel rack, micro-wave
Also: Guitars, and a nice electric portable keyboard
Thank you!
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Workplace Education Center
Invites you to a free Spaghetti Supper and Potluck!
Topic to be discussed:
Wage Theft: Are They Stealing Your Money? Exploring ways that workers in the workforce can be cheated out of their pay
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 6pm
St. John's Church
15 St. John's Street
Monticello, NY 12701
Featured Speaker:
Milan Bhatt
Executive Director
Workers' Rights Law Center of New York, Inc.
The Workers' Rights Law Center of New York, Inc. ("WRLC") provides legal representation and education in support of low-wage workers
The purpose of the Workplace Education Center is to improve the living standards of Sullivan County residents through educational programs that link and benefit both workers and businesses for the common good.
For more information, contact Jillian Rahm, Youth Economic Education Coordinator(845) 798-8275
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COFFEE HOUSE FUND RAISER FOR RURAL & MIGRANT MINISTRY
Saturday, March 19, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
6 Greenacres Avenue
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Lower Children's House
BRING YOUR FAMILY! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!
Join local and guest performers for this really fun and casual evening!
Tickets: Students and Seniors, $8 in advance, $10 at the door
Adults, $12 in advance,$15 at the door
For more info or tickets, contact Diane Gismond 723-9286 or Rene Thiel 831-3860
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Can you donate a car or a mini-van? RMM needs vehicles in good working condition.
Also: The Liturgia Rural Workers Education Center in Lyons, New York is in need of a free or inexpensive van, because we offer rides to the farmworkers and their family members who will be participating in programs at Liturgia. If you have a van or mini-van in good working condition that you'd like to donate, or could sell to RMM for a reasonable price, please let us know and please spread the word about this to others. Being able to provide transportation to Liturgia will make an enormous difference in the lives of the farmworkers, as they are often so isolated and unable to leave their migrant camps easily. Thank you! |
MEDITATION
'Celebrate what you want to see more of.'
Thomas J. Peters |
Our Mission
Rural and Migrant Ministry works for the creation of a just rural New York State by:
* Nurturing leadership
* Standing with the disenfranchised, especially farmworkers and rural
workers
* Changing unjust systems and structures
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