Peace and Justice Network of the Triad

2007 Human Rights Event: A Talk by Dolores Huerta entitled "Making History and Fighting for Those Who Cannot" – Thursday, September 20, 2007

Sponsor: UNCG Office of Multicultural Affairs

7:00 PM Thursday, September 20
Elliott University Center Auditorium, UNCG Campus

DETAILS/CONTACT: Online at http://maf.dept.uncg.edu/programs/opportunities/humanrights.htm

Tim Nonn, founder of the "Dear Sudan" campaign – July 1, 2007

Preaching in Greensboro as part of his "Comma-Train" Tour
Congregational United Church of Christ, 400 W. Radiance Dr.
11 a.m. service, Sunday, July 1

For more information, visit www.comma-train.com, or call the church at 274-5378.

Take Action for Employment Non-Discrimination – Friday, May 18, 2007

Location:
Lounge, 708 West Market St
Greensboro, NC 27401
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Equality NC
RSVP by: May 18, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

P.O. Box 28768 • Raleigh, NC 27611 • tel (919) 829-0343 • fax (919) 827-4573

Take Action for Employment Non-Discrimination. Join us for a great gathering to learn how you can make a difference in the fight for Employment Non-Discrimination in your community, your company, your state and your country!

You'll learn about the latest legislation and other efforts to make a difference, meet community leaders and officials, and find out what you can do to help!

This event is in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign.

Save Darfur Rally (Global Days for Darfur) – Friday, April 27, 2007

A rally at Grimsley High School to raise awareness and motivate the student body and Greensboro community to take action.

Time: Friday, April 27 at 5:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours
Host: Maggie Clark
Contact Phone: 3364026246
Location: Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408

The 21st Annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace will visit Greensboro on Monday, April 2, 2007

The Pilgrimage Route in Greensboro:

. 9:45 a.m. - Guilford College with a focus on "Welcoming the Immigrants and Refugees to Our Community"
. 10:45 a.m. - Greensboro Urban Ministry with a focus on assuring safe and sanitary housing for all immigrants and refugees
. 11:30 a.m. - Guilford Center with a focus on assuring access to health care and mental health services for all immigrants and refugees
. Noon - Center City Park for the Holy Week Devotionals sponsored by First Presbyterian Church
. 12:30 p.m. - FaithAction International House for lunch and focus on a Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
. 1:45 p.m. - U.S. Federal Building with a focus on fair and safe working conditions for workers in the US and Latin America
. 2:15 p.m. - Greensboro City Hall with a focus on fair and just wages for all workers, including immigrants and refugees.

CONTACT: For more information, contact Javier Garcia at 379-0037 or email immigranthousing@earthlink.net.

Based on the traditional Holy Week ritual of the Stations of the Cross, this annual pilgrimage travels throughout the state to lift up issues of justice and peace. This 100-mile walk through Charlotte, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Goldsboro/Fremont, Durham, and Raleigh will focus overall on fair trade that respects workers in the Carolinas and in Latin America, comprehensive immigration reform, and worker safety for all.

The emphasis of the Pilgrimage in Greensboro this year will be on the call of world scriptures of all religious traditions to welcome and show hospitality to the immigrant and to call for comprehensive reform of our nation's immigration system. Everyone is invited to join us for the entire process through Greensboro, or at any of the stops along the way.

African Human Rights Week – April 2-4, 2007

(sponsored by UNCG STAND, UNCG Green and Aggies for Fair Trade)

Monday, April 2 - Focus on: Uganda
UNCG Graham Room 307
7:00 p.m.: "Invisible Children" documentary
Learn about child soldiers in Uganda.

Tuesday, April 3 - Film Night
UNCG Weatherspoon Gallery
5:30 p.m. - "Black Gold"
Learn about an Ethiopian farmer's quest to get his community a better price for their coffee.
7:00 p.m. - "Darfur Diaries"
Hear about the genocide from people in Darfur themselves, in their own words.
8:00 p.m. - "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony"
Learn about music's role in the anti-Apartheid revolution in South Africa.

Wednesday, April 4 - Focus on: Darfur
UNCG Faculty Center
7:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: The Geographic Factors of the Crisis in Darfur
Mansour Malik - Hydrogeologist
Dorothea Janney - Former nurse for Doctors Without Borders/MSF in Darfur

Vigil for the anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to follow on the Jackson Library Lawn at 9:00 p.m.

"Democracy and Security in the Middle East" – Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Center for Legislative Studies "Democracy and Security in the Middle East" Lecture Series

7:30 p.m. Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium, UNCG Campus, Greensboro

Subject: "Constitutional Design: Promoting Multi-Ethnic Democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq"

Speaker: Andrew Reynolds, UNC-CH

Darfur Diaries: Message from Home – February 27, 2007

Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, a student organization on the UNCG campus dedicated to educating and promoting activism to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, will be screening the new documentary, "Darfur Diaries: Message from Home." This gripping film exposes the harsh truth behind the government-sponsored atrocities carried out daily and life in the refugee camps. We are also honored to have one of the filmmakers, Jen Marlowe, to speak about her experiences in Darfur making the film.

This event will take place on Tuesday, February 27, at 7 p.m. at Two Art Chicks Gallery (609 South Elm Street).

If you would like more information, please email STAND at standuncg@yahoo.com. For more information concerning the film, please visit www.darfurdiaries.org.

Please STAND with us for Darfur. Thank you.

Darfur Diaries: Message from Home – February 27, 2007

The new documentary, "Darfur Diaries: Message from Home" will be shown on February 27th at 7 p.m. This gripping film exposes the harsh truth behind the government-sponsored atrocities carried out daily and life in the refugee camps. We are also honored to have one of the filmmakers, Jen Marlowe, to speak about her experiences in Darfur making the film. This event will take place on Tuesday, February 27 at 7 p.m. at Two Art Chicks Gallery (609 South Elm Street). For more information, contact standuncg@yahoo.com. For more information concerning the film, please visit www.darfurdiaries.org.

A visit by Mohamed Yahya, a spiritual leader from Darfur – Tuesday, December 19, 2006

11a.m.-1p.m. – Emanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, Winston-Salem

Minister's Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity
Information: 788-7023

Mr. Yahya has been speaking out about the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of the Sudan. As a result, 19 members of his own family have been killed in an attempt to silence him.

Mr. Yahya is from the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy. He spoke at the Darfur Rally in New York City last September to an audience of tens of thousands. He is one of the founders of SAVE DARFUR. This event is free, and open to all who wish to share in this cry for justice.