CONTENTS:
PHILLY ACTION:
PEACE PRESENCE NEAR SEN. SPECTER'S HOME ON DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY, JANUARY
15
Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 16th.
50th anniversary of Dilworth's mayoral inauguration
Asian Arts Initiative & Artist Exchange
TOWN MEETING: NO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE DYING ON CITY STREETS!
Pizza & Politics! Taxing Business: Should Philadelphia Reduce the
Business Privilege Tax?
How America Thinks About Raising Children in the 21st Century
JANUARY 26 RECYCLE SALE TO BENEFIT WV MINERS' FAMILIES
U.S. MILITARISM AND AFRICA
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ACTION:
Jailed Haitian Priest Diagnosed with Leukemia: Your Support Urgently
Needed
Watch Garth take on Wal-Mart-Liz Cattaneo, American Rights at Work
Respond to the Citizens Health Working Group's four questions on health
care
Protest Rep. Nancy Pelosi's Continuous Funding of the War in Iraq
(San Francisco IMC)
Stop Tax Breaks for Drive-Through Killing
Senator, Push for strong, detailed arms export control standards at the
UN
Through a Rapist's Eyes
Healthy Aging Tip: Protecting Your Memory Through Diet- Dr Weil
Blood Donor Month
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Employment & Summer Employment and Training
Programs
CEO of YMCA of Greater Philadelphia
Summer Employment and Training Programs Request for Proposals.
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PHILLY NEWS:
PEACE PRESENCE NEAR SEN. SPECTER'S HOME ON DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY, JANUARY
15
Sunday, January 15,
from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
Schoolhouse Lane
(between Henry Avenue and Gypsy Lane) in East Falls.
We will continue to return monthly until Specter responds
positively to the growing anti-war sentiment sweeping across our
state and nation .. We are asking him to stop
funding the war..
Meanwhile, pressure
continues to be placed on Specter's downtown office by the
Philadelphia Affinity Group to get him to sponsor legislation in the
Senate that Pentagon funds in Iraq be allowed only "for the safe and
orderly withdrawal of all U.S. troops." Similar legislation ["The End
the War in Iraq Act of 2005" (H.R. 4232)] has been introduced in
the
House of Representatives by Rep. James McGovern.
For more Information:
Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network (PRAWN) 215-307-7980
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Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Monday, January 16, 2006,
Germantown Meeting ( 47 W Coulter St. Phia. PA 19144)
and Germantown Friends School students, staff, and parents will join
thousands of Delaware Valley volunteers in the 11th annual Martin
Luther King Day of Service and Celebration. Signed into law by
President Clinton on August 24, 1994, the King Holiday and Service Act
was co-authored by Former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Harris Wofford and
Atlanta Congressman John Lewis. What has resulted is a growing national
movement that brings diverse groups of Americans together on the King
Holiday to actively celebrate Dr. King's life of promoting social
justice and helping others. The GFS Community Involvement department
and the Multicultural Parents Alliance have planned projects and a
lasagna luncheon at GFS.
Please join us! : SCHEDULE OF THE DAY:
8:15 AM Registration,
refreshments in the Sharpless Building
8:45 AM 2006 James &
Dorothy Bristol Peace and Social Justice Speaker:
Gary Bell, GFS '75,
Executive Director of BEBASHI, a 20-yr.-old AIDS
service organization
(see www.bebashi.org). Yarnall Auditorium
9:30 AM Projects: both
on-campus and off-campus (see reverse for choices) and
a documentary on Rosa
Parks, titled, "Mighty Times" will be shown all
morning in the Yarnall
Auditorium
12:00 PM
Lasagna luncheon in the
cafeteria of the Main Building
Please Join the Multicultural Parents Alliance for Luncheon on January
16, 2005, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
in the cafeteria at Germantown Friends School,
SIGN UP BELOW for any or all of the day:
Name(s)___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_________________________________
Phone #______________________ email:______________________
_____I/We will attend the morning activities (see reverse for choices)
_____I/We will attend the luncheon
I will help with
setup________
cleanup______
I will bring to the cafeteria:
____meat (non-pork) lasagna
____fruit salad
____vegetarian lasagna
____green salad
____bread
____dessert
____cider or other juice
Please contact Sara Lomax-Reese: 215-233-5114 or Stephanie Tryce:
215-438-7933
for details and more information about the luncheon.
2006 Martin Luther King Day of Service and Celebration Projects
Please join in our projects! We have great new sites as well as many
old favorites. Here's how to register: Please provide your name(s)
above then list your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices of project
below. We have two time slots for on-campus projects this year!
OFF CAMPUS (we will provide transportation):
______1. Play games such as scrabble, chess, trivia games with
residents of Inglis
House, a wheel chair community. (all ages welcome)
______2. Pick up litter at Market Square and other sidewalks in
Germantown with Chris Nicholson. Maybe powerwash
graffiti on various utility poles and signs. Dress for the cold!
(all ages welcome)
______3. Sing songs from the civil rights movement with Caroline
Davidson in the parlor at Stapeley. (all ages welcome)
______4. 11:00-1:00 serve brunch to seniors at Lonnie Young Recreation
Center at their intergenerational
celebration (all
ages welcome) ** (the bus leaves at 10:40)**
______5. *****NEW PROJECT! WE NEED LOTS OF PAINTERS FOR THIS
ONE:PAINT TWO LARGE WALLS AND 20 LARGE POLES AT THE BOOK BANK. We will
also sort books for public schools, charter schools, after school
programs,
and church libraries at the Greater Philadelphia Book Bank.
______6. YMCA (cancelled....they needed a real holiday!)
______7. Work at Tesserae ceramic studio on the Lovett Library wall
mosaic. (ages 13+)
______8. Tutor elementary sch. students & play games at the Wister
Townhouses (ages 15 +)
______9. Make pies at Peachtree & Ward Caterers (ages 12+) Note:
this is from 10:00-2:30 PM
_____10. Work on a house renovation project on Haines Street with
the builders at Inn-Dwelling (ages 13+)
ON CAMPUS PROJECTS: Note we will have two time slots for each project:
9:30-10:30
10:30-11:30
________
_________ 11. make cards &
collages on the theme of civil rights and peace for retirement community
residents (all ages)
________
_________ 12.
sew fleece hats, scarves, and blankets for residents of
both Germantown and Biloxi,
Mississippi with Carla
Childs (all ages)
________
_________ 13.
make cupcakes & cornbread muffins for the Whosoever Gospel
Mission (all ages)
________
_________ 14.
Make potpies for the Whosoever Gospel Mission with Peter Samuel (all
ages)
________
_________ 15.
Set up for the luncheon in the cafeteria (all ages)
________
_________ 16. Story hour: listen to
Byron Davis reading children's stories about Civil Rights & Martin
Luther King
________
_________ 17. Make flower
arrangements for homebound neighbors with Nicole Juday
________
_________ 18. Make sandwiches for
Holsey Temple's feeding ministry with Michelle Mactavish.
Are you inspired to LEAD one of these projects on or off campus?
Questions?
Contact Kathy Paulmier at 215-951-2325 or kathyp@gfsnet.org. Walk-ins
are welcome if you wake up inspired Monday!
Please return this form to kathyp@gfsnet.org by Friday, January 13.
Your project assignments will be posted on the GFS website:
www.germantownfriends.org by Friday night, January 13th, and also in
the lobby of the Sharpless building Monday morning. Come prepared
/ dressed for any of your choices on Monday! Thank you! We are looking
forward to seeing you!
-Kathy
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50th anniversary of Dilworth's mayoral
inauguration
The Committee of Seventy, along with the Central Philadelphia
Development Corporation, Society Hill Civic Association and the
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia invite you to a special
one-hour celebration to honor one of Philadelphia's more revered
leaders, former Mayor Richardson Dilworth on Wed., Jan. 18, in City
Hall's Conversation Hall, Room 201 from noon until 1 p.m.
The program's featured
speaker will be William T. Coleman, Jr., Esquire, the first minority
attorney to be hired at a large law firm in Philadelphia. Mr.
Coleman was hired personally by Dilworth, who also was at the forefront
of hiring other minorities and women, including significant hires into
the District Attorney's office. Mr. Coleman went on to a career
of many accomplishments, including being a recipient of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. No RSVP is necessary and light
refreshments will be served. Please contact Fatima Nelson,
215-557-3600,ext. 101 if you have questions.
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Asian Arts Initiative & Artist Exchange
(1315 Cherry St., 2nd Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19107)
$8 admission; $6 for members
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006 - 8pm
The 2006 Artist Exchange will focus on the impact of gentrification and
the displacement of artists and their communities. Artists
will participate in a weekend retreat to explore and gain topical
knowledge as the basis for creating new work.
(215)557-0455 | info@asianartsinitiative.org <http://asianartsinitiative.org>
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TOWN MEETING: NO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE DYING ON CITY
STREETS!
Saturday, January 21, 2 - 4
PM at
First United Methodist
Church of Germantown 6023 Germantown Avenue (at Harvey and High Sts.
Hattie Staton, Germantown High School Home & School Association
>Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Mothers in Charge>Malik Aziz, Men
United for A Better Philadelphia >Diane Edbril, CeaseFire PA
>Seth Williams, former candidate for District Attorney
Town Meeting is sponsored by Neighborhood Networks and the African
American Coalition.
For more info: Tracey Gordon
at 267-235-0091 or Sherrie Cohen at 215-620-3396 or email
sherriecohen@comcast.net.
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Pizza & Politics! Taxing Business: Should
Philadelphia Reduce the Business Privilege Tax?
Monday Jan. 23, 7:30-9:00
PM (But get there at 7:00 - before the pizza's gone!)
Chestnut Hill Free Library
Community Room, 8711 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA, 19118, 215
248-0977
Brett Mandel of Philadelphia Forward and Sharon Ward of One
Philadelphia will present two very different views on the bill recently
passed by City Council. What will help Philadelphia the most? Do we
need to preserve taxes that help pay for essential city services? Or is
too high taxation driving away jobs and businesses? More info? Call 215
205-8157
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PCCY is pleased to present the next forum in our
"Forging the Future" Forum Series.
Does It Take A Village. Or Take A Family? How America Thinks About
Raising Children in the 21st Century
Featuring: Celinda Lake:
Co-author of "What Women Really Want: How American Women are Quietly
Erasing
Political, Racial, Class and
Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live"
Wednesday, January 25, 2006, Refreshments: 5:30pm to 6:30pm,
Forum: 6:30pm to 8:30pm , Book signing: 8:30pm
Moore College of Art & Design, 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin
Parkway
There is NO CHARGE for this
event & seating is limited. RSVP & Register by January 23, 2006
- Call 215-563-5848 x 11 or
register online at www.pccy.org - click on "FORGING THE FUTURE"
Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, 215-563-5848 x 11 /
215-563-9442, stevenfynes@pccy.org / www.pccy.org
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JANUARY 26 RECYCLE SALE TO BENEFIT WV MINERS'
FAMILIES
Schedule: leave items for sale- outside the Rufus Jones room from 9:00
at Friends Ctr. 15th & Cherry, Phila.
doors open - 12:00 noon
bag sale - 1:30 ($5 each/as many as you want to buy)
SPECIAL NOTE: AFSC staff Rick Wilson in West Virginia has put out
a call for support of the families whose relatives recently died in the
Sago coal mine. The proceeds of this sale will go to that
fund. If you'd just like to make a contribution, you may bring
cash/checks to M'Annette Ruddell on the first floor--last door on
the left. THANKS!
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PBU Africa and Peacebuilding and Demilitarization
Programs Present, U.S. MILITARISM AND AFRICA
Bal and Ann-Louise Pinguel
will share additional details and analysis on these and related
questions.
Date: February 9, 2006
12:00-1:30 - Location: Friends Center-
Bring your lunch. Drinks and
dessert will be provided.
Many scholars and Africanists conclude that the primary focus of U.S.
policy toward Africa is prioritizing access to oil and natural
gas. As such, minimizing instability and civil unrest in African
countries has become a key focal point of activity, mainly through the
build up of African military resources. Contact
Lwatson@afsc.org Phone:215-241-7168
For additional information on U.S. Militarism in Africa see:
www.africaaction.org · www.africafocus.org
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ACTION:
Jailed Haitian Priest Diagnosed with Leukemia: Your SupportUrgently
Needed
Click Here to Take Action http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/JeanJusteII/iguw5d5r9jn5kde?
Six months ago, Father Gerard Jean-Juste, a Haitian priest, human
rights advocate, and political activist, was imprisoned
on politically motivated grounds. He remains jailed to this day even
though he has not been convicted of any crime.
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Watch Garth take on Wal-Mart-Liz Cattaneo,
American Rights at Work [mailto:action@americanrightsatwork.org]
Did you happen to catch country star Garth Brooks in one of those
Wal-Mart holiday commercials? According to Garth, "it's
great to work for Wal-Mart." But American Rights at Work wondered --
what would happen if Garth found out what it's really like to work for
the retail giant? What would he have to say about Wal-Mart's ruthless
campaign against workers' rights?
Find out by watching our new video -- "Friends with Low Wages" at http://walmartworkersrights.org/
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Respond to the Citizens Health Working Group's
four questions on health care From: phillyhealth@yahoogroups.com
RESPOND to the web survey TODAY!
> 1. What concerns you most about health care in America today?
> 2. Our current way of paying for health care includes
payments by individuals, employers, and government. Are there any
changes you think should be made to this
system?
> 3. What trade-offs do you think the American public is
willing to make in either benefits or financing to ensure access to
affordable, high quality health care?
> 4. What is your single most important recommendation to make
to improve health care for all Americans?
Join the fight for quality, affordable health care by submitting
answers today! Is the Working Group coming to your town?
Community meetings are being held throughout the country in 2006, and
your involvement is critical! For a list of dates and locations, and
the chance to register, please visit
www.citizenshealthcare.gov/register.
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Protest Against Rep. Nancy Pelosi's Continuous
Funding of the War in Iraq (San Francisco IMC)
Saturday January 14, 2006
9:30am / Marina Middle School Auditorium 3500 Fillmore Street
(between Bay and Chestnut)
San Francisco, CA
Nancy Pelosi will hold a Town Hall meeting Saturday morning January
14th to discuss National Security, meanwhile we'll be outside
protesting her continuous support for a military war chest. While she
has personally supported Rep. John Murtha's call for withdrawal from
the ground war, she explicitly refuses to use her power as house
minority leader to move the Democratic Party Caucus towards supporting
even Murtha's resolution; she will not support HR 4232, the bill
introduced by Representative James McGovern, to prohibit the use
of funds to deploy United States Armed Forces to Iraq. Nancy
Pelosi consistently votes to spend billions of dollars per year on the
war in Iraq while vital public services are being cut at home!
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Stop Tax Breaks for Drive-Through Killing
Urge your U.S. senators and representative to close the loophole - rich
trophy hunters shouldn't get tax cuts for shooting animals in fenced
enclosures.
As reported in a front-page
exposé in The Washington Post, wealthy hunters have been killing
a few "extra" animals, donating the trophies to pseudo-museums,
inflating the value of these trophies and then taking a huge tax
deduction for their "charitable" contribution. These so-called museums
have sometimes been in someone's basement or even abandoned railroad
cars. Click here to stop this scandal: http://go.care2.com/e/iPj/Fk/LQpK
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Ask your Senators to sign onto Senator Diane
Feinstein's Dear Colleague letter urging Secretary of State Rice
to in
January
and July 2006.
Call your Senators by dialing the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
TALKING POINTS
- I'm calling to ask you to sign a Dear Colleague letter regarding arms
transfer and export criteria.
- The letter is being circulated [by Senator Diane Feinstein] in
advance of the UN Preparatory Meeting on Small Arms, which
opens in ago New York next week.
- Although the US has strong export criteria, we have thus far not
called for incorporation of strong criteria in the UN
Programme of
Action.alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org
- I hope the Senator will sign this letter as a matter of urgency.
- To sign on, call Rick Harper in Feinstein's office,(202)224-1226
Amnesty International<alerts@takeaction.amnestyusa.org>
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Through a Rapist's Eyes
A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what
they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:
1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle.
They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or
other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go
after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common
targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women
who's clothing is easy to remove quickly . Many of them carry scissors
around specifically to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their cell phone , searching through
their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are
off guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning,
between 5: 00a.m. and 8:30a.m.
5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery
store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number
three is public restrooms.
6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman
and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry
about getting caught.
7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged
because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going
after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or
other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.
- Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the
attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these
guys you're not worth it.
10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is
following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an
elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question,
like what time is it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it
is so cold out here", "we're in for a bad winter." Now you've seen
their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a
target.
11) If someone is coming toward you , hold out your hands in front of
you and yell STOP or STAY BACK ! Most of the rapists this man talked to
said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would
not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of
it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yell I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY
and holding it out will be a deterrent.
13) If someone grabs you , you can't beat them with strength but you
can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from
behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm (between the elbow and
armpit) OR in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD . One woman in a
class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who
was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin
and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches.
(Try pinching yourself in
those places as hard as you can stand it; it hurts. )
14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN . I know from a
particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it
is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and
make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our
instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of
trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.
15) When the guy puts his hands up to you , grab his first two fingers
and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing
down on them as possible . The instructor did it to me without using
much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked
audibly.
16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of
your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any
odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!
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Healthy Aging Tip: Protecting Your Memory Through
Diet- Dr Weil
By focusing on natural sources of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids,
an anti-inflammatory diet can help to lessen the impact of oxidative
stress and prevent health issues related to chronic inflammation -
including Alzheimer's disease. It is not difficult to incorporate
dietary awareness and a few simple changes into your lifestyle - and
it's well worth the effort. You can begin by replacing fast foods and
processed foods with less refined, less processed products. Incorporate
plenty of fresh, organic vegetables and fruits, eaten daily. Add in
oily cold-water fish, such as wild Alaskan salmon, a few times per
week, some freshly ground flaxseed, walnuts or omega-3 fortified eggs
on alternate days, and drink plenty of water (six to eight glasses)
throughout the day.
Blood Donor Month
According to the Red Cross, blood is traditionally in short supply
during winter months. Holidays, bad weather, vacation travel and
illness often prevent people from donating blood during this season. A
shortage of blood can mean - literally - lives lost, as thousands of
units of blood are needed every day of the year in hospitals
nationwide. Or, learn how to set up a blood drive in your neighborhood
or workplace. Celebrate life, and consider giving blood. If you are
interested in donating blood this month, visit www.redcross.org for
more information on donor requirements.
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- Employment & Summer Employment and Training Programs
CEO of YMCA of Greater Philadelphia
Apply by visiting < http://ceo.ymca.net/
> .. You will be prompted to create a log on sequence
and you
can then paste in your resume/cover documents. For questions, contact
Bryan Johanson, Executive Vice President, The Adler Group a:
Bryan@adlerconcepts.com or 720 851-9412. Include with your
résumé a one-paragraph description of your most
significant related accomplishment.
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- The Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board's
Youth Council has announced the release of the 2006 Summer Employment
and Training Programs Request for Proposals.
The RFP is now available to
download at http://www.pyninc.org.
To request a copy to be mailed or for additional information regarding
the proposal process, please call (267) 502-3800. Proposals are due
back no later than 4:30 pm February 3, 2006.