This Week
Peacemakers Among Us Award
Three wonderful people received the Pacem in Terris 2013 Peacemakers Among Us Award: Kristin Froehlich, Eunice LaFate and Rev. Bruce Gillette.
Kristin is President of the Board of the Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty; Eunice is a local artist whose work reflects her involvement in peace and non-violence issues in the community; Bruce is active the Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence and ending the death penalty in Delaware. All three have done much more than the mere highlights above. Read more about these stellar peace and justice activists at Pacem's website.
Upcoming Events • October 28, Monday, 7:00 pm. Solidarity interfaith evening. Islamic Society of Delaware, Multipurpose Hall, 28 Salem Church Rd, Newark DE. 19713. (The Islamic Society of Delaware was recently attacked in a fear-filled and ignorant assault that destroyed its signs in front of its building.) • October 30, Wed. 7:30 pm Conference: University of Delaware Center for Political Communication, National Agenda: Delaware and the Nation.Speakers report on how Delaware fits into the national portrait of politics and human development. • November 10, Sunday 2:00 pm. Public forum: African American judges address Race and the Criminal Justice System in Delaware. The Hon. Joshua Martin, former Superior Court Judge and the first African American President of the DE State Bar Association, will serve as moderator, which will feature all the African American judges currently sitting on the courts of Delaware. First Unitarian Church, 730 Halstead Drive, just off Concord Pike. Free and open to the public. • November 12, Tuesday, 4:30 to 9 pm. Aviva and Noam Chomsky:Whose Planet? Whose Economic Development? Jobs vs. Environment in the US and Latin America. Cinema room, Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College. (Aviva Chomsky will lecture at 4:30 pm and Noam Chomsky will lecture at 7 pm.) • Novemnber 13, 9 am - noon.Youth Gun Violence Prevention Workshop. Community Services Building, 100 W. 10th St. Suite 105, Wilmington. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in gun violence prevention resources and materials. Seating limited. For reservations contact: Davi Mozie • November 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Restorative Justice Workshop--A One-Day Workshop Exploring Justice That Heals. John Dickenson Plantation 21 The Green, Dover, DE 19901 Off Route 1. Cost: $40. Further info: charitocw@aol.com |
 Opportunity The Alternatives to Violence Project is looking for volunteers for their program at Baylor Women's Prison. This program is arguably the most effective program at transforming the lives of these women. It is fun and engaging and occurs over one weekend, a Friday evening, Saturday day and Sunday afternoon into evening. The outside volunteer facilitators find it richly rewarding, personally helpful and gives them exercises they can use in other settings, e.g., church, youth group, support groups, etc. It is connected to other AVP programs throughout the U.S. and around the world. The coordinator for the Women's prison is moving out of the area and AVP needs someone to step-up to make sure the program continues. The women inmates are experienced facilitators, so the outside person does not need to be a trained facilitator. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Deborah Bromiley. There is also a need at the men's prisons for new volunteers. This program has received the Governors Volunteer Program Award and the Presidents 1000 Points of Light Award, been featured on NPR, in the New York Times and the Atlantic Monthly. It is a great program and great people to work with. Planetary Update |
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