President Obama, I write you with much hope, as there has not been a President in my lifetime that I believe understands and places high value on the work being done by people at the grassroots level to promote peace and justice in our world. I am an educator, organizer, and liberation theologian. It is from [...]
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Yesterday student activists won arguably the most impressive victory in the more than fifteen fight to end Nike’s sweatshop abuses. The “Just Pay It” campaign, run by the United Students Against Sweatshops, under the leadership of USAS staffer, Rod Palmquist, forced Nike to the bargaining table and got them to [...]
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
On Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Asbury Park, Garden State Equality has organized a DEMOLISH THE DIVIDE! rally in support of NJ marriage equality.
Here are the details about the event from the Garden State Equality website.
Meet at 7:00 pm in front of Garden State Equality’s Asbury Park office, 658 Cookman Avenue. From there we’ll [...]
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
As part of EFJ’s Jersey Shore Neighborhood Cooperative campaign to build community and economic activity where people and planet come first, we will be hosting a day-long series of workshops on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Holy Spirit Church, 705 Second Ave, Asbury Park, NJ. The workshops are being coordinated by EFJ’s JSNC Project Director, [...]
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
In honor of Black History Month, please join us for an EFJ FILM SCREENING of:
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL
@ The Showroom - 708 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ
February 23, 2010 @ 7pm
An $8 donation is requested to cover the cost of the program.
A discussion led by EFJ Director, Jim Keady, will immediately [...]
Monday, January 18, 2010
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