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Join the Hilo “March for Aloha Aina”
Monday, April 7th, 2014Aloha Peace Ohana,
Below is an email from March organizers and attached is their flyer about the “March for Aloha ‘Aina.” Please pass the word and join this important solidarity action to take care of the land.
Mahalo.
Jim Albertini
Aloha e ‘ohana:)
Please find attached our “March for Aloha ‘Aina” flyer(s) to print and/or distribute/post.
Date: Saturday, 4/26/14
Location: Merrie Monarch Parade
Time: 8am at King Kamehameha Statue
Attire: Green colored shirt/clothing
Signs: Positive Aloha ‘Aina
For more information contact: Craig Neff (808) 934-7171
Let’s all stand in solidarity FOR Aloha ‘Aina!
Article on Martha Hennessy who just visited Malu Aina
Monday, March 31st, 2014Reminder: Martha Hennessy speaks at UHHilo Thursday, March 20th
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014UH Hilo -UCB 100
6:30PM
Thursday,
March 20, 2014
(free parking)
Recently Jailed for
Peaceful Protest
Against U.S. Killer
Drones
(at Hancock Air Force Base near Syracuse, N,Y.
Martha is the seventh of nine grandchildren to Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and is carrying on the work of her grandmother. The Catholic Worker provides hospitality, clothing and meals to the homeless, prints the paper – The Catholic Worker, (in circulation since 1933), holds round table discussions with a variety of speakers, and attempts to practice the Works of Mercy as taught by Jesus in the New Testament. The Catholic Worker celebrated the 80th anniversary of the movement in 2013.
Martha grew up in Vermont. She was trained as an occupational therapist, working for 25 years with children in the public schools and with the elderly. She is the mother of three and grandmother of six. Her husband works as a carpenter and they grow much of their food on 7 acres of the family farm.
Martha has traveled extensively including peace delegation trips to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Russia. She has participated in nonviolent direct actions and has been arrested in Washington DC to protest torture and indefinite detention at Guantanamo, and in Feb. 2014 spent a week in a N.Y. Jail for a peaceful protest of U.S. Killer Drones. Martha will speak about her jail experience, her travels for peace, as well as the Catholic Worker history and the importance of bearing witness for peace, justice, and the environment.
Sponsors: Global H.O.P.E and Malu ‘Aina. Further contact: Jim Albertini 966-7622 ja@mau-aina.org
Informal Peace Gathering with Martha Hennessy
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014Aloha Peace Ohana,
There will be an informal meeting, and opportunity to talk story, share insights, Q&A on activism, etc. with Martha Hennessy — on Thursday, March 27th 6:30PM at the Keaau Community Center. This is a follow up to her public talk at UHH UCB 100 on Thursday, March 20th 6:30PM. Martha has been recently jailed for peaceful protest against U.S. Killer Drones at Hancock Air Force Base near Syracuse, N,Y.
Martha is the seventh of nine grandchildren to Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and is carrying on the work of her grandmother. The Catholic Worker provides hospitality, clothing and meals to the homeless, prints the paper – The Catholic Worker, (in circulation since 1933), holds round table discussions with a variety of speakers, and attempts to practice the Works of Mercy as taught by Jesus in the New Testament. The Catholic Worker celebrated the 80th anniversary of the movement in 2013.
Martha grew up in Vermont. She was trained as an occupational therapist, working for 25 years with children in the public schools and with the elderly. She is the mother of three and grandmother of six. Her husband works as a carpenter and they grow much of their food on 7 acres of the family farm.
Martha has traveled extensively including peace delegation trips to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Russia. She has participated in nonviolent direct actions and has been arrested in Washington DC to protest torture and indefinite detention at Guantanamo, and in Feb. 2014 spent a week in a N.Y. Jail for a peaceful protest of U.S. Killer Drones. Martha will speak about her jail experience, her travels for peace, as well as the Catholic Worker history and the importance of bearing witness for peace, justice, and the environment.
Please pass the word to fellow activist. This gathering should provide for valuable discussion to deepen analysis and strengthen our commitment as activists.
Mahalo.
Jim Albertini
Jim Albertini Malu ‘Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown) Hawai’i 96760 Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org www.malu-aina.org This communication may be unlawfully collected and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) in secret. The parties to this email do not consent to the retrieving or storing of this communication and any related metadata, as well as printing, copying, re-transmitting, disseminating, or otherwise using it. If you believe you have received this communication in error, please delete it immediately.