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Upcoming Peace and Justice Events 

 

Call (212)420-0250 or e-mail the office to find out more about any of these events!

  • Board Meetings:  The PCMNY Board meets the first Thursdays of the month (barring a schedule conflict, e.g. Holy Thursday) at 6:30 PM in St. Joseph's Greenwich Village Parish House, 371 Sixth Avenue.

 

  • Annual Summer Picnic:  Change of Date!  Come to Central Park, north side of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Saturday, August 21st, at 1:30 PM for our annual potluck picnic.  It’s a great way to be community.

 

  • Life in the Occupied Territories:  Watch two films with us that provide an excellent, down-to-earth introduction to the occupation of Palestine and the nonviolent movement for freedom and equality in the Holy Land.  The first is Life in Occupied Palestine, and the second is a preview of Palestinian filmmaker and journalist Fida Qishta’s powerful movie, Where Should the Birds Fly?  The latter gives a glimpse into the human catastrophe visited on the people of Gaza by Israel during last year’s Operation Cast Lead.  The screening will be followed by a Q & A with Fida Qishta; Susan Beschta, a member of Ascension parish and CodePink; and Judy Solomon of Women in Black and CodePink.  We'll be showing these films in the "library" of St. Joseph's Parish House, 371 Sixth Avenue, on the UN International Day of Peace, Tuesday, September 21st.  Door will open at 6:30 PM.

 

  • Fall Assembly:  Water is becoming increasingly the center of worldwide conflicts.  This year PCMNY’s Fall Assembly, Waters of War, Waters of Peace, is going to focus on this vital resource.  Marian Ronan, research professor of Catholic Studies at New York Theological Seminary and speaker and widely-published writer on the world water crisis (as well as a member of our Board and Education Committee), will be our keynote presenter.  The Assembly will take place at St. Francis College, Brooklyn from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 16th.  The morning will feature PCMNY's "State of the Region" report, and the afternoon will feature our special topic.  Brochures available in early September.

 

  • Using Nonviolence to Transform the World:  Please join us for a presentation on the use of nonviolence in Haiti, a shared lunch, and an afternoon discussion of applying nonviolence to our lives and work locally.  Our featured guest is Daniel Tillias, Program Director of Pax Christi Haiti.  Our facilitator is Dr. Anna Brown of St. Peter's College, Jersey City.  This event is co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of New York; Pax Christi Metro New York; King-Kairos Community, Jersey City; New York Catholic Worker; Kairos Community, NY; and Visitation Social Action Committee.  It will take place on Saturday, November 6th from 10 AM to 3 PM at Maryhouse Catholic Worker, 55 E. 3rd Street, Manhattan.

 

  • Vespers with Archbishop Dolan:  PCMNY is pleased to be hosting Vespers and a homily on Dorothy Day, led by Archbishop Dolan on Tuesday, November 9th, at 6:30 PM in St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Church.

 

  • Holy Innocents Prayer Service:  Our annual service to remember victims of violence, especially children, will take place at St. Joseph’s Greenwich Village Church on Tuesday, December 28th after the 5:30 PM Mass.  Please come pray with us.

 

  • In Between Hosting a winter cultural event has become PCMNY’s latest tradition.  This coming year we will be offering In Between, a semi-autobiographical one-man show about the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity.  At the center of the story is Ibrahim Miari, son of a Palestinian Muslim father and a Jewish Israeli mother.  It will take place in St. Joseph’s Church on Sunday afternoon, January 30th.  Keep an eye out for more details and ticket information.

 

  • Retreat 2011:  Yes, we’re already reserved for next year’s retreat, and we’re very excited that our retreat leader will be the renowned author, mystic, peacemaker, and spiritual guide, Edwina Gateley.  We’ll be at St. Joseph’s Renewal Center in Brentwood, Long Island March 4th-6th.

 

We are now pleased to be able to accept credit card donations.  Call us at 212-420-0250 or visit www.nycharities.org.

 

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