"Jesus Is Made To Carry The Cross" at City Hall in Newark, NJ, as part of the Good Friday Way of the Cross For Immigrant Justice on March 29th, 2013
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1. Jesus is condemned to death :: Theme: Immigrants are imprisoned by laws that do not reflect our beliefs / Location: Federal Immigration Building (970 Broad St.) / Luke 23:13-21
2. Jesus is made to carry the Cross :: Theme: Immigrants shoulder the jobs native born Americans don't want / Location: City Hall (920 Broad St.) / Matthew 27:27-31
3. Jesus falls the first time :: Theme: How do I overcome adversity?
Location: Broad at Lafayette St. near Prudential Sports Center / Deuteronomy 10:17-19
4. Jesus meets His mother :: Theme: How do we support families torn by immigration?
Location: Across from the Prudential Insurance Company (745 Broad St.) / Luke 2:34-35
5. Simon of Cyrene is forced to help carry the cross :: Theme: How do I share the burdens of others? / Location: Military Park / Luke 23:26
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus :: Theme: How do I challenge society to offer care to all? / Location: St. Michael's Hospital (111 Central Avenue) / Matthew 25:35b-40
7. Jesus falls the second time :: Theme: How must we take better care of our environment? / Location: The block of rubble at Orange St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. / Hebrews 5:7-8
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem :: Theme: How do I protect the vulnerable?
Location: Broad Street Train Station at MLK Blvd. / Luke 23:27-29
9. Jesus falls the third time :: Theme: How do I persevere in the face of despair?
Location: Martin Luther King Blvd at 7th Ave. / Matthew 24: 9-13
10. Jesus is stripped of His garments :: Theme: How do I protect the human dignity of others? / Location: Passing St. Lucy on 7th Ave. / Psalm 22:14-18
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross :: Theme: How do I forgive and reconcile with those who hurt me? / Location: Entrance to Branch Brook Park at 7th Ave. and Clifton St. / Mark 15: 22-24
12. Jesus dies on the cross :: Theme: How can we prevent inhumane treatment? / Location: Within Branch Brook Park / Mark 15: 33-37
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross :: Theme: How do I receive the immigrant into my communities? / Location: Exit Branch Brook Park at S. Ward and Clifton St. / John 19:38
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb :: Theme: How am I called to live in this world?
Location: St. Lucy's Plaza, 118 7th Ave. / John 19:40-42
15.The Resurrection of Jesus :: Theme: How do I live the lessons of the Cross?
Location: Same location -- Inside St. Lucy / Matthew 28: 1-7
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
The String Band at Beth & Bear's Farm in Oxford, CT (8-25-12) : Sidewalk with Bach Minuet in G - YouTube
The String Band at Beth & Bear's Farm in Oxford, CT (8-25-12) : Sidewalk with Bach Minuet in G - YouTube
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Challenge the Oppression of the People!
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Good Friday Way of the Cross For Immigrant Justice
March 29th, 2013 / 970 Broad Street, Newark / 10:00 AM
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1. Jesus is condemned to death
Theme: Immigrants are imprisoned by laws that do not reflect our beliefs
Location: Federal Immigration Building (970 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:13-21
Pilate then summoned the chief priests, the rulers, and the people and said to them, “You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him, nor did Herod, for he sent him back to us. So no capital crime has been committed by him. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.”
But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.) Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus, but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: ????
2. Jesus is made to carry the Cross
Theme: Immigrants shoulder the jobs native born Americans don’t want
Location: City Hall (920 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 27:27-31
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him.http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027029-k Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027030-l They spat upon him* and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo –We Are the Body of Christ
by Jamie Cortez
Refrain;
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Hemos oído el llamado. We´ve answered yes to the call of the Lord.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Traemos su santo mensaje. We come to bring the good news to the world.
Dios viene al mundo a través de nosotros, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
God is revealed when we love one another, We are the body of Christ.
Al mundo a cumplir la misión con su iglesia, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Bringing the light of God´s mercy to others, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Cada persona es parte del reino, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Putting a stop to all discrimination,We are the body of Christ.
Todas las razas que habitan la tierra, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
All are invited to feast in the banquet, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Nuestras acciones reflejen justicia, somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Stopping abuse and relieving the hungry, We are the body of Christ.
Vamos al mundo a cuidar su rebano. somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Serving each other we build up the kingdom, We are the body of Christ.
3. Jesus falls the first time
Theme: How do I overcome adversity?
Location: Broad at Lafayette St. near Prudential Sports Center
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:17-19
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing. So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Grant us unity and love
Song: to Open My Eyes by Jesse Manibusan
Open our heart, Lord. Help us to be Your Peace.
Open our heart, Lord. Help us be peace.
Open our lips, Lord.
Help us to speak your truth.
Open our lips, Lord. Help us to speak.
Make us your people. Teach us to live as one.
Make us your people, dwelling in peace.
Stretch out our hands, Lord. Weave us in unity.
Stretch out our hands, Lord. Join us in you.
4. Jesus meets His mother
Theme: How do we support families torn by immigration?
Location: Across from the Prudential Insurance Company (745 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 2:34-35
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Bring justice to the broken and wounded.
Song: Gentle Woman
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright,
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love.
You were chosen by the Father:
You were chosen for the Son,
You were chosen from all women
and for woman shining one.
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love
Blessed are you among women
Blessed touch over the true
Blessed they with peaceful spirits
Blessed they with special hearts.
Gentle woman, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove
Gentle mother, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove
5. Simon of Cyrene is forced to help carry the cross
Theme: How do I share the burdens of others? (Should be facilitated by First Friends)
Location: Military Park
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:26
As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Hear our prayer.
Song: Lord, When You Came to the Seashore/Escador Des Hombres
by Cesareo Gabarain
Spanish English
Tú has venido a la orilla,
no has buscado ni a sabios ni a ricos.
Tan sólo quieres que yo te siga.
Lord, when you came to the seashore
you weren't seeking the wise or the wealthy,
but only asking that I might follow.
REFRAIN:
Señor me has mirado a los ojos,
sonriendo has dicho mi nombre,
en la rena he dejado mi barca,
junto a ti buscaré otro mar.
REFRAIN:
O Lord, in my eyes you were gazing,
Kindly smiling, my name you were saying;
All I treasured, I have left on the sand there;
Close to you, I will find other seas.
Tú sabes bien lo que tengo,
en mi barca no hay oro ni espadas,
tan sólo redes y mi trabajo. (REFRAIN)
Lord, you knew what my boat carried:
neither money nor weapons for fighting,
but nets for fishing my daily labor. (REFRAIN)
Tú necesitas mis manos,
mi cansancio que a otros descanse,
amor que quiera seguir amando. (REFRAIN)
Lord, have you need of my labor,
hands for service, a heart made for loving,
my arms for lifting the poor and broken? (REFRAIN)
Tú, pescador de otros mares,
ansia eterna de almas que esperan.
Amigo bueno que así te llaman. (REFRAIN)
Lord, send me where you would have me,
to a village, or heart of the city;
I will remember that you are with me. (REFRAIN)
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Theme: How do I challenge society to offer care to all?
Location: St. Michael’s Hospital (111 Central Avenue)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 25:35b-40
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous* will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Healing Savior, help us as a nation to be a people of healers.
Song: Pan de Vida
Bilingual Refrain
Pan de Vida, cuerpo del Señor,
cup of blessing, blood of Christ the Lord.
At this table the last shall be first.
Poder es servir, porque Dios es amor.
1. We are the dwelling of God,
fragile and wounded and weak.
We are the body of Christ,
called to be the compassion of God.
1. Somos el templo de Dios,
frágiles seres humanos.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo,
llamados a ser compasivos.
2. You call me Teacher and Lord;
I, who have washed your feet. So you must do as I do, so the greatest must become the least.
2. Ustedes me llaman "Señor".
Me inclino a lavarles los pies.
Hagan lo mismo, humildes,
sirviéndose unos a otros.
3. There is no Jew or Greek;
there is no slave or free;
there is no woman or man;
only heirs of the promise of God.
3. No hay esclavos ni libres,
no hay mujeres ni hombres,
sólo aquellos que heredan
el reino que Dios prometió.
7. Jesus falls the second time
Theme: How must we take better care of our environment?
Location: The block of rubble at Orange St. and Martin Luther King Blvd.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-8
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
Reflection:
Prayer Response: God of all creation, hear us.
Song: For the Beauty of the Earth- Folliott S. Pierpoint,
Por La Belleza De La Tierra.
For the Beauty of the Earth
Por la belleza de la tierra.
Por la belleza de los cielos
Por el amor desde el nacimiento
Sobre y alrededor de nosotros se encuentra
Senor, de todos los que te exaltamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies;
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Por la belleza de la hora
Del dia y de la noche
Colina y el valle y el arbol y la flor
Sol y la luna y las estrellas de la luz
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day and of the night;
Hill and vale and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on Earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Theme: How do I protect the vulnerable?
Location: Broad Street Train Station at MLK Blvd.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:27-29
A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Song: Deportee by Woody Guthrie
The crops are all in and the peaches are rott'ning,
The oranges piled in their creosote dumps;
They're flying 'em back to the Mexican border
To pay all their money to wade back again
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria;
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"
My father's own father, he waded that river,
They took all the money he made in his life;
My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees,
And they rode the truck till they took down and died.
Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted,
Our work contract's out and we have to move on;
Six hundred miles to that Mexican border,
They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves.
We died in your hills, we died in your deserts,
We died in your valleys and died on your plains.
We died 'neath your trees and we died in your bushes,
Both sides of the river, we died just the same.
The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon,
A fireball of lightning, and shook all our hills,
Who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?
The radio says, "They are just deportees"
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To fall like dry leaves to rot on my topsoil
And be called by no name except "deportees"?
9. Jesus falls the third time
Theme: How do I persevere in the face of despair?
Location: Martin Luther King Blvd at 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 24: 9-13
Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and deceive many; and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, give us the courage to do Your will.
Song: Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me,
Mold me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
10. Jesus is stripped of His garments
Theme: How do I protect the human dignity of others?
Location: Passing St. Lucy on 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Psalm 22:14-18
They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar.
Like water my life drains away; all my bones are disjointed.
My heart has become like wax, it melts away within me.
As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue cleaves to my palate;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and my feet I can count all my bones.
They stare at me and gloat;
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, teach me to treat everyone with dignity.
Song: All are Welcome by Mary Haugen
Refrain: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God's children dare to seek To dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat:
A banquet hall on holy ground,
Where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
Is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
11.Jesus is nailed to the cross
Theme: How do I forgive and reconcile with those who hurt me?
Location: Entrance to Branch Brook Park at 7th Ave. and Clifton St.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Mark 15: 22-24
They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
Song: Amazing Grace by John Newton
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise then when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found Was blind, but now, I see.
12. Jesus dies on the cross
Theme: How can we prevent inhumane treatment?
Location: Within Branch Brook Park
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Mark 15: 33-37
At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”*which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
SILENCE
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
Theme: How do I receive the immigrant into my communities?
Location: Exit Branch Brook Park at S. Ward and Clifton St.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: John 19:38
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, Open my heart to those in need.
Song: We Remember by Marty Haugen
Refrain: We remember how you loved us to your death,
and still we celebrate, for you are with us here;
And we believe that we will see you when you come,
in your glory, Lord, we remember, we celebrate, we believe.
Here, a million wounded souls are
yearning just to touch you and be healed;
Gather all your people, and hold them to your heart. (Refrain)
Now we recreate your love we
bring the bread and wine to share a meal;
Sign of grace and mercy, the presence of the Lord. (Refrain)
Christ, the Father's great "Amen" to
all the hopes and dreams of every heart;
Peace beyond all telling, and freedom from all fear. (Refrain)
See the face of Christ revealed in
ev'ry person standing by your side;
Gift to one another, and temples of your love. (Refrain)
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Theme: How am I called to live in this world?
Location: St. Lucy’s Plaza, 118 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: John 19:40-42
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, be merciful to us.
Song: Were You There -Negro spiritual
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
15.The Resurrection of Jesus
Theme: How do I live the lessons of the Cross?
Location: Same location – Inside St. Lucy
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 28: 1-7
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Keep hope alive.
Song: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
What joy the blessed assurance gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.
He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save
He lives in majesty above;
He lives to guide his church in love.
He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled Heart.
He lives all blessings to Impart.
He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
What joy the blessed assurance gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!
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March 29th, 2013 / 970 Broad Street, Newark / 10:00 AM
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1. Jesus is condemned to death
Theme: Immigrants are imprisoned by laws that do not reflect our beliefs
Location: Federal Immigration Building (970 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:13-21
Pilate then summoned the chief priests, the rulers, and the people and said to them, “You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him, nor did Herod, for he sent him back to us. So no capital crime has been committed by him. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.”
But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.) Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus, but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: ????
2. Jesus is made to carry the Cross
Theme: Immigrants shoulder the jobs native born Americans don’t want
Location: City Hall (920 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 27:27-31
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him.http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027029-k Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/27 - 48027030-l They spat upon him* and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
Reflection:
Prayer Response:
Song: Somos el Cuerpo de Cristo –We Are the Body of Christ
by Jamie Cortez
Refrain;
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Hemos oído el llamado. We´ve answered yes to the call of the Lord.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo, We are the body of Christ.
Traemos su santo mensaje. We come to bring the good news to the world.
Dios viene al mundo a través de nosotros, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
God is revealed when we love one another, We are the body of Christ.
Al mundo a cumplir la misión con su iglesia, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Bringing the light of God´s mercy to others, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Cada persona es parte del reino, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Putting a stop to all discrimination,We are the body of Christ.
Todas las razas que habitan la tierra, Somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
All are invited to feast in the banquet, We are the body of Christ.
(Refrain)
Nuestras acciones reflejen justicia, somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Stopping abuse and relieving the hungry, We are the body of Christ.
Vamos al mundo a cuidar su rebano. somos el cuerpo de Cristo.
Serving each other we build up the kingdom, We are the body of Christ.
3. Jesus falls the first time
Theme: How do I overcome adversity?
Location: Broad at Lafayette St. near Prudential Sports Center
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:17-19
“For the LORD, your God, is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who has no favorites, accepts no bribes, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing. So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Grant us unity and love
Song: to Open My Eyes by Jesse Manibusan
Open our heart, Lord. Help us to be Your Peace.
Open our heart, Lord. Help us be peace.
Open our lips, Lord.
Help us to speak your truth.
Open our lips, Lord. Help us to speak.
Make us your people. Teach us to live as one.
Make us your people, dwelling in peace.
Stretch out our hands, Lord. Weave us in unity.
Stretch out our hands, Lord. Join us in you.
4. Jesus meets His mother
Theme: How do we support families torn by immigration?
Location: Across from the Prudential Insurance Company (745 Broad St.)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 2:34-35
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Bring justice to the broken and wounded.
Song: Gentle Woman
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright,
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love.
You were chosen by the Father:
You were chosen for the Son,
You were chosen from all women
and for woman shining one.
Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star
so strong and bright
gentle mother peaceful dove
teach us wisdom; teach us love
Blessed are you among women
Blessed touch over the true
Blessed they with peaceful spirits
Blessed they with special hearts.
Gentle woman, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove
Gentle mother, quiet light,
Gentle woman peaceful dove
5. Simon of Cyrene is forced to help carry the cross
Theme: How do I share the burdens of others? (Should be facilitated by First Friends)
Location: Military Park
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:26
As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Hear our prayer.
Song: Lord, When You Came to the Seashore/Escador Des Hombres
by Cesareo Gabarain
Spanish English
Tú has venido a la orilla,
no has buscado ni a sabios ni a ricos.
Tan sólo quieres que yo te siga.
Lord, when you came to the seashore
you weren't seeking the wise or the wealthy,
but only asking that I might follow.
REFRAIN:
Señor me has mirado a los ojos,
sonriendo has dicho mi nombre,
en la rena he dejado mi barca,
junto a ti buscaré otro mar.
REFRAIN:
O Lord, in my eyes you were gazing,
Kindly smiling, my name you were saying;
All I treasured, I have left on the sand there;
Close to you, I will find other seas.
Tú sabes bien lo que tengo,
en mi barca no hay oro ni espadas,
tan sólo redes y mi trabajo. (REFRAIN)
Lord, you knew what my boat carried:
neither money nor weapons for fighting,
but nets for fishing my daily labor. (REFRAIN)
Tú necesitas mis manos,
mi cansancio que a otros descanse,
amor que quiera seguir amando. (REFRAIN)
Lord, have you need of my labor,
hands for service, a heart made for loving,
my arms for lifting the poor and broken? (REFRAIN)
Tú, pescador de otros mares,
ansia eterna de almas que esperan.
Amigo bueno que así te llaman. (REFRAIN)
Lord, send me where you would have me,
to a village, or heart of the city;
I will remember that you are with me. (REFRAIN)
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Theme: How do I challenge society to offer care to all?
Location: St. Michael’s Hospital (111 Central Avenue)
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 25:35b-40
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous* will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Healing Savior, help us as a nation to be a people of healers.
Song: Pan de Vida
Bilingual Refrain
Pan de Vida, cuerpo del Señor,
cup of blessing, blood of Christ the Lord.
At this table the last shall be first.
Poder es servir, porque Dios es amor.
1. We are the dwelling of God,
fragile and wounded and weak.
We are the body of Christ,
called to be the compassion of God.
1. Somos el templo de Dios,
frágiles seres humanos.
Somos el cuerpo de Cristo,
llamados a ser compasivos.
2. You call me Teacher and Lord;
I, who have washed your feet. So you must do as I do, so the greatest must become the least.
2. Ustedes me llaman "Señor".
Me inclino a lavarles los pies.
Hagan lo mismo, humildes,
sirviéndose unos a otros.
3. There is no Jew or Greek;
there is no slave or free;
there is no woman or man;
only heirs of the promise of God.
3. No hay esclavos ni libres,
no hay mujeres ni hombres,
sólo aquellos que heredan
el reino que Dios prometió.
7. Jesus falls the second time
Theme: How must we take better care of our environment?
Location: The block of rubble at Orange St. and Martin Luther King Blvd.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-8
In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
Reflection:
Prayer Response: God of all creation, hear us.
Song: For the Beauty of the Earth- Folliott S. Pierpoint,
Por La Belleza De La Tierra.
For the Beauty of the Earth
Por la belleza de la tierra.
Por la belleza de los cielos
Por el amor desde el nacimiento
Sobre y alrededor de nosotros se encuentra
Senor, de todos los que te exaltamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies;
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Por la belleza de la hora
Del dia y de la noche
Colina y el valle y el arbol y la flor
Sol y la luna y las estrellas de la luz
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day and of the night;
Hill and vale and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on Earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
Para Cada regalo perfecto de ti
A nuestra raza dado libremente
Gracias humano y lo divino
Flores de la tierra y brotes del cielo
Senor, de todos los que te elevamos
Este nuestro alegre himno de alabanza.
For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Theme: How do I protect the vulnerable?
Location: Broad Street Train Station at MLK Blvd.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Luke 23:27-29
A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Loving God, hear our prayer.
Song: Deportee by Woody Guthrie
The crops are all in and the peaches are rott'ning,
The oranges piled in their creosote dumps;
They're flying 'em back to the Mexican border
To pay all their money to wade back again
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria;
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"
My father's own father, he waded that river,
They took all the money he made in his life;
My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees,
And they rode the truck till they took down and died.
Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted,
Our work contract's out and we have to move on;
Six hundred miles to that Mexican border,
They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves.
We died in your hills, we died in your deserts,
We died in your valleys and died on your plains.
We died 'neath your trees and we died in your bushes,
Both sides of the river, we died just the same.
The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon,
A fireball of lightning, and shook all our hills,
Who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?
The radio says, "They are just deportees"
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To fall like dry leaves to rot on my topsoil
And be called by no name except "deportees"?
9. Jesus falls the third time
Theme: How do I persevere in the face of despair?
Location: Martin Luther King Blvd at 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 24: 9-13
Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and deceive many; and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, give us the courage to do Your will.
Song: Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me,
Mold me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
10. Jesus is stripped of His garments
Theme: How do I protect the human dignity of others?
Location: Passing St. Lucy on 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Psalm 22:14-18
They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar.
Like water my life drains away; all my bones are disjointed.
My heart has become like wax, it melts away within me.
As dry as a potsherd is my throat; my tongue cleaves to my palate;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Dogs surround me; a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
They have pierced my hands and my feet I can count all my bones.
They stare at me and gloat;
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, teach me to treat everyone with dignity.
Song: All are Welcome by Mary Haugen
Refrain: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God's children dare to seek To dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat:
A banquet hall on holy ground,
Where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
Is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
11.Jesus is nailed to the cross
Theme: How do I forgive and reconcile with those who hurt me?
Location: Entrance to Branch Brook Park at 7th Ave. and Clifton St.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Mark 15: 22-24
They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
Song: Amazing Grace by John Newton
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise then when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found Was blind, but now, I see.
12. Jesus dies on the cross
Theme: How can we prevent inhumane treatment?
Location: Within Branch Brook Park
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Mark 15: 33-37
At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”*which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Help us to remove injustice from our midst.
SILENCE
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
Theme: How do I receive the immigrant into my communities?
Location: Exit Branch Brook Park at S. Ward and Clifton St.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: John 19:38
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, Open my heart to those in need.
Song: We Remember by Marty Haugen
Refrain: We remember how you loved us to your death,
and still we celebrate, for you are with us here;
And we believe that we will see you when you come,
in your glory, Lord, we remember, we celebrate, we believe.
Here, a million wounded souls are
yearning just to touch you and be healed;
Gather all your people, and hold them to your heart. (Refrain)
Now we recreate your love we
bring the bread and wine to share a meal;
Sign of grace and mercy, the presence of the Lord. (Refrain)
Christ, the Father's great "Amen" to
all the hopes and dreams of every heart;
Peace beyond all telling, and freedom from all fear. (Refrain)
See the face of Christ revealed in
ev'ry person standing by your side;
Gift to one another, and temples of your love. (Refrain)
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Theme: How am I called to live in this world?
Location: St. Lucy’s Plaza, 118 7th Ave.
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: John 19:40-42
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Lord, be merciful to us.
Song: Were You There -Negro spiritual
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
15.The Resurrection of Jesus
Theme: How do I live the lessons of the Cross?
Location: Same location – Inside St. Lucy
Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.
Response: By the power of your Holy Cross, Change us and help us to change the world.
Scripture: Matthew 28: 1-7
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
Reflection:
Prayer Response: Keep hope alive.
Song: I Know That My Redeemer Lives
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
What joy the blessed assurance gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.
He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save
He lives in majesty above;
He lives to guide his church in love.
He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled Heart.
He lives all blessings to Impart.
He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
What joy the blessed assurance gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Richard Ray Farrell at The Front Porch (11-4-11) : Funny Feeling Blues (...
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Some people live to make money, and some people make money to live. Some people are music lovers, some people are hobby musicians, and then again some people live and breathe music. They are the "real deal," so to speak. Richard Ray Farrell is one of them. He has not only mastered the art of singing and playing the blues--he has literally "lived" the blues for years on end.
Born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1956, Richard Ray left his hometown only two weeks after graduating from high school and backpacked his way through Europe, not knowing at the time that music would be his destiny. More than twenty-five years on the road as a traveling blues musician was to give him substantial credentials as a top-notch talent in the world of the blues.
Richard Ray started as a street musician or "busker" in Paris, France in 1975. Totally fascinated with the music of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and other legendary blues players, Richard played for hours on end in the halls and tunnels of the Parisian "Metro" subway, scraping out a living as a musician, literally a "po' boy long way from home."
Little by little, Richard worked his way up from the subways and
streets of cities throughout the continent, eventually forming his own band and going on to perform on some of the largest and most prestigious stages in Europe, together with some of the true "giants" of traditional American blues music.
In 1978, Richard got an offer to front a blues-rock band in Spain. These were hard times for Richard. He was making even less money than when he was playing on the street and sometimes was "down to his last shirt and pair of jeans." All this time, Richard had been living as a "tourist" and was unable to take a normal job, having no official working papers.
Richard lived the life of a true gypsy for years, and actually did live with a Gypsy family for six months in Spain in the late 1970's. To make things even harder, Richard became a father to a baby boy in 1980. He made the move to Germany with his then wife and child in 1985 and started playing for a local blues band in the Stuttgart area. In 1987, Richard opened for Joe Cocker at the Backnang Open Air Festival. He was still playing on the streets, as the blues band just didn't make enough money to live on. But things were starting to pick up.
Richard formed his first trio, the Richard Ray Farrell Band, in 1989....
In October 2006 Richard, together with Steve Guyger, released Down Home Old School Country Blues. This CD immediately reached #18 on the Living Blues Charts and is getting world-wide air play. This CD has placed Farrell and Guyger amongst the top blues duos in the world today.
Richard Ray can be found playing with his band, solo, or with well known musicians living the tri-state area, including Steve Guyger and Steve Gomes. Richard continues to tour in Europe and is frequently accompanied by Italian harmonica virtuoso Marco Pandolfi.
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Ash Wednesday 2013 Pilgrimage To Repent Immigrant Detention : Helen on H...
Helen speaks about the relief work she has been doing in Newark & Essex County for Hurricane Sandy victims; & suggests that we get involved here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Hope-and-Healing/396646023744929
Clergy, Faith Leaders, Activists, Community Members & Former Immigrant Detainees Gathering on Ash Wednesday to Repent the Sin of Imprisoning Immigrants for Profit
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http://www.facebook.com/notes/casa-esperanza/ash-wednesday-rally-march-vigil-in-new-jersey-against-immigrant-detention/10151423239208537
On Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, people from across New Jersey and New York representing over a dozen faith-based, community and immigrant rights groups gathered for the fourth year in a row in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in front of the bridge to Ellis Island and in sight of the Statue of Liberty to repent the sin of immigration detention. This is the beginning of a day long series of events called "No More Silence! Awake to Justice!"
Participants travelled to Hackensack, Newark and Kearney to highlight sites of suffering for immigrants and their families. The day culminated with the 17th annual vigil at the Elizabeth Detention Center, the for-profit facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) where ICE first started incarcerating immigrants in NJ almost two decades ago.
The event was co-sponsored by: IRATE & First Friends; Pax Christi NJ; Action 21; American Friends Service Committee -- Immigrant Rights Program, Newark; Casa Esperanza, Felician Sisters of North America; Wind of the Spirit; Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity for the Sisters of Charity of NJ; St. Joseph's Social Service Center; Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, CEUS; NJ DREAM Act Coalition,; Anakbayan-USA; St. Peter's University Social Justice Program; Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast; Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill; Monmouth County Coalition of Immigrant Rights
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Action 21:
http://www.njaction21.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Action-21/154352017954889
American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program of Newark:
https://afsc.org/office/newark-nj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AFSC-Immigrant-Rights-Program/184778154878751
Anakbayan NJ:
http://www.facebook.com/anakbayan.nj
http://anakbayannynj.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/anakbayannynj
http://bayanihanfestival.com/BayanihanFestival
Casa Esperanza:
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http://www.ceusnj.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Comunitario-CEUS/127560981584
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless:
http://www.theelizabethcoalition.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Coalition-to-House-the-Homeless/241497229099
Felician Sisters of Lodi:
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http://www.stjoenj.net/
IRATE & First Friends:
www.irate-firstfriends.org
http://www.facebook.com/IRATEFF
https://twitter.com/IRATEFrstFrnds
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/irate
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry:
http://www.njsynod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&itemid=98
http://www.lsmnj.org/programs-services/community-outreach-services/immigration-refugee-program/
Monmouth County Coalition for Immigrant Rights:
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/visitationlistusprograms
New Jersey Advocates For Immigrant Detainees (NJAID):
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/njaid
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Advocates-For-Immigrant-Detainees/102314033207233
https://vimeo.com/album/1662771
New Jersey Dream Act Coalition:
http://njdac.org/
http://www.facebook.com/njdac
https://twitter.com/NJdreamAct
New Jersey Forum for Human Rights:
http://www.hg.org/law-firms/Human-Rights/USA-New-Jersey.html
http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/students/student-organizations
Pax Christi NJ:
http://paxsummit.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/70959325050/
Wind of the Spirit:
http://www.windofthespirit.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wind-of-the-Spirit/130553323629649
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Hope-and-Healing/396646023744929
Clergy, Faith Leaders, Activists, Community Members & Former Immigrant Detainees Gathering on Ash Wednesday to Repent the Sin of Imprisoning Immigrants for Profit
http://www.facebook.com/events/559439964085146/
http://www.facebook.com/notes/casa-esperanza/ash-wednesday-rally-march-vigil-in-new-jersey-against-immigrant-detention/10151423239208537
On Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, people from across New Jersey and New York representing over a dozen faith-based, community and immigrant rights groups gathered for the fourth year in a row in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in front of the bridge to Ellis Island and in sight of the Statue of Liberty to repent the sin of immigration detention. This is the beginning of a day long series of events called "No More Silence! Awake to Justice!"
Participants travelled to Hackensack, Newark and Kearney to highlight sites of suffering for immigrants and their families. The day culminated with the 17th annual vigil at the Elizabeth Detention Center, the for-profit facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) where ICE first started incarcerating immigrants in NJ almost two decades ago.
The event was co-sponsored by: IRATE & First Friends; Pax Christi NJ; Action 21; American Friends Service Committee -- Immigrant Rights Program, Newark; Casa Esperanza, Felician Sisters of North America; Wind of the Spirit; Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity for the Sisters of Charity of NJ; St. Joseph's Social Service Center; Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, CEUS; NJ DREAM Act Coalition,; Anakbayan-USA; St. Peter's University Social Justice Program; Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast; Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill; Monmouth County Coalition of Immigrant Rights
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Action 21:
http://www.njaction21.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Action-21/154352017954889
American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program of Newark:
https://afsc.org/office/newark-nj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AFSC-Immigrant-Rights-Program/184778154878751
Anakbayan NJ:
http://www.facebook.com/anakbayan.nj
http://anakbayannynj.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/anakbayannynj
http://bayanihanfestival.com/BayanihanFestival
Casa Esperanza:
http://www.facebook.com/casaesperanzanj
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And subscribe to our blogspots:
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http://www.ceusnj.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Comunitario-CEUS/127560981584
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless:
http://www.theelizabethcoalition.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Coalition-to-House-the-Homeless/241497229099
Felician Sisters of Lodi:
http://www.feliciansisters.org/journeyhope.cfm?lang=E
https://plus.google.com/107813221673489142019/about?gl=us&hl=en
http://www.stjoenj.net/
IRATE & First Friends:
www.irate-firstfriends.org
http://www.facebook.com/IRATEFF
https://twitter.com/IRATEFrstFrnds
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/irate
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry:
http://www.njsynod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&itemid=98
http://www.lsmnj.org/programs-services/community-outreach-services/immigration-refugee-program/
Monmouth County Coalition for Immigrant Rights:
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/visitationlistusprograms
New Jersey Advocates For Immigrant Detainees (NJAID):
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/njaid
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Advocates-For-Immigrant-Detainees/102314033207233
https://vimeo.com/album/1662771
New Jersey Dream Act Coalition:
http://njdac.org/
http://www.facebook.com/njdac
https://twitter.com/NJdreamAct
New Jersey Forum for Human Rights:
http://www.hg.org/law-firms/Human-Rights/USA-New-Jersey.html
http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/students/student-organizations
Pax Christi NJ:
http://paxsummit.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/70959325050/
Wind of the Spirit:
http://www.windofthespirit.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wind-of-the-Spirit/130553323629649
Wikileaks Was Just a Preview: We're Headed for an Even Bigger Showdown Over Secrets | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
Wikileaks Was Just a Preview: We're Headed for an Even Bigger Showdown Over Secrets | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
I went yesterday to a screening of We Steal Secrets, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney's brilliant new documentary about Wikileaks. The movie is beautiful and profound, an incredible story that's about many things all at once, including the incredible Shakespearean narrative that is the life of Julian Assange, a free-information radical who has become an uncompromising guarder of secrets.
I'll do a full review in a few months, when We Steal Secrets comes out, but I bring it up now because the whole issue of secrets and how we keep them is increasingly in the news, to the point where I think we're headed for a major confrontation between the government and the public over the issue, one bigger in scale than even the Wikileaks episode.
We've seen the battle lines forming for years now. It's increasingly clear that governments, major corporations, banks, universities and other such bodies view the defense of their secrets as a desperate matter of institutional survival, so much so that the state has gone to extraordinary lengths to punish and/or threaten to punish anyone who so much as tiptoes across the informational line.
This is true not only in the case of Wikileaks – and especially the real subject of Gibney's film, Private Bradley Manning, who in an incredible act of institutional vengeance is being charged with aiding the enemy (among other crimes) and could, theoretically, receive a death sentence.
Did the Mainstream Media Fail Bradley Manning?
There's also the horrific case of Aaron Swartz, a genius who helped create the technology behind Reddit at the age of 14, who earlier this year hanged himself after the government threatened him with 35 years in jail for downloading a bunch of academic documents from an MIT server. Then there's the case of Sergey Aleynikov, the Russian computer programmer who allegedly stole the High-Frequency Trading program belonging to Goldman, Sachs (Aleynikov worked at Goldman), a program which prosecutors in open court admitted could, "in the wrong hands," be used to "manipulate markets."
Aleynikov spent a year in jail awaiting trial, was convicted, had his sentence overturned, was freed, and has since been re-arrested by a government seemingly determined to make an example out of him.
The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz
And most recently, there's the Matthew Keys case, in which a Reuters social media editor was charged by the government with conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to alter a Los Angeles Times headline in December 2010. The change in the headline? It ended up reading, "Pressure Builds in House to Elect CHIPPY 1337," Chippy being the name of another hacker group accused of defacing a video game publisher's website.
Keys is charged with crimes that carry up to 25 years in prison, although the likelihood is that he'd face far less than that if convicted. Still, it seems like an insane amount of pressure to apply, given the other types of crimes (of, say, the HSBC variety) where stiff sentences haven't even been threatened, much less imposed.
A common thread runs through all of these cases. On the one hand, the motivations for these information-stealers seem extremely diverse: You have people who appear to be primarily motivated by traditional whistleblower concerns (Manning, who never sought money and was obviously initially moved by the moral horror aroused by the material he was seeing, falls into that category for me), you have the merely mischievous (the Keys case seems to fall in this area), there are those who either claim to be or actually are free-information ideologues (Assange and Swartz seem more in this realm), and then there are other cases where the motive might have been money (Aleynikov, who was allegedly leaving Goldman to join a rival trading startup, might be among those).
But in all of these cases, the government pursued maximum punishments and generally took zero-tolerance approaches to plea negotiations. These prosecutions reflected an obvious institutional terror of letting the public see the sausage-factory locked behind the closed doors not only of the state, but of banks and universities and other such institutional pillars of society. As Gibney pointed out in his movie, this is a Wizard of Oz moment, where we are being warned not to look behind the curtain.
What will we find out? We already know that our armies mass-murder women and children in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, that our soldiers joke about smoldering bodies from the safety of gunships, that some of our closest diplomatic allies starve and repress their own citizens, and we may even have gotten a glimpse or two of a banking system that uses computerized insider trading programs to steal from everyone who has an IRA or a mutual fund or any stock at all by manipulating markets like the NYSE.
These fervent, desperate prosecutions suggest that there's more awfulness under there, things that are worse, and there is a determination to not let us see what those things are. Most recently, we've seen that determination in the furor over Barack Obama's drone assassination program and the so-called "kill list" that is associated with it.
Weeks ago, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul – whom I've previously railed against as one of the biggest self-aggrandizing jackasses in politics – pulled a widely-derided but, I think, absolutely righteous Frank Capra act on the Senate floor, executing a one-man filibuster of Obama's CIA nominee, John Brennan.
Paul had been mortified when he received a letter from Eric Holder refusing to rule out drone strikes on American soil in "extraordinary" circumstances like a 9/11 or a Pearl Harbor. Paul refused to yield until he extracted a guarantee that no American could be assassinated by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime.
He got his guarantee, but the way the thing is written doesn't fill one with anything like confidence. Eric Holder's letter to Paul reads like the legal disclaimer on a pack of unfiltered cigarettes:
This morning, an Emory University law professor named Mary Dudziak wrote an op-ed in the Times in which she pointed out several disturbing aspects to the drone-attack policy. It's bad enough, she writes, that the Obama administration is considering moving the program from the CIA to the Defense Department. (Which, Dudziak notes, "would do nothing to confer legitimacy to the drone strikes. The legitimacy problem comes from the secrecy itself — not which entity secretly does the killing.") It's even worse that the administration is citing Nixon's infamous bombing of Cambodia as part of its legal precedent.
But beyond that, Obama's lawyers used bad information in their white paper:
Why Rand Paul's Filibuster Matters
The Wikileaks episode was just an early preview of the inevitable confrontation between the citizens of the industrialized world and the giant, increasingly secretive bureaucracies that support them. As some of Gibney's interview subjects point out in his movie, the experts in this field, the people who worked on information security in the Pentagon and the CIA, have known for a long time that the day would come when all of our digitized secrets would spill out somewhere.
But the secret-keepers got lucky with Wikileaks. They successfully turned the story into one about Julian Assange and his personal failings, and headed off the confrontation with the major news organizations that were, for a time, his allies.
But that was just a temporary reprieve. The secrets are out there and everyone from hackers to journalists to U.S. senators are digging in search of them. Sooner or later, there's going to be a pitched battle, one where the state won't be able to peel off one lone Julian Assange or Bradley Manning and batter him into nothingness. Next time around, it'll be a Pentagon Papers-style constitutional crisis, where the public's legitimate right to know will be pitted head-to-head with presidents, generals and CEOs.
My suspicion is that this story will turn out to be less of a simplistic narrative about Orwellian repression than a mortifying journey of self-discovery. There are all sorts of things we both know and don't know about the processes that keep our society running. We know children in Asia are being beaten to keep our sneakers and furniture cheap, we know our access to oil and other raw materials is being secured only by the cooperation of corrupt and vicious dictators, and we've also known for a while now that the anti-terror program they say we need to keep our airports and reservoirs safe involves mass campaigns of extralegal detention and assassination.
We haven't had to openly ratify any of these policies because the secret-keepers have done us the favor of making these awful moral choices for us.
But the stink is rising to the surface. It's all coming out. And when it isn't Julian Assange the next time but The New York Times, Der Spiegel and The Guardian standing in the line of fire, the state will probably lose, just as it lost in the Pentagon Papers case, because those organizations will be careful to only publish materials clearly in the public interest – there's no conceivable legal justification for keeping us from knowing the policies of our own country (although stranger things have happened).
When that happens, we'll be left standing face-to-face with the reality of how our state functions. Do we want to do that? We still haven't taken a very close look at even the Bradley Manning material, and my guess is because we just don't want to. There were thousands of outrages in those files, any one of which would have a caused a My-Lai-style uproar decades ago.
Did you hear the one about how American troops murdered four women and five children in Iraq in 2006, including a woman over 70 and an infant under five months old, with all the kids under five? All of them were handcuffed and shot in the head. We later called in an airstrike to cover it up, apparently. But it barely registered a blip on the American consciousness.
What if it we're forced to look at all of this for real next time, and what if it turns out we can't accept it? What if murder and corruption is what's holding it all together? I personally don't believe that's true – I believe it all needs to come out and we need to rethink everything together, and we can find a less totally evil way of living – but this is going to be the implicit argument from the secret-keeping side when this inevitable confrontation comes. They will say to us, in essence, "It's the only way. And you don't want to know." And a lot of us won't.
It's fascinating, profound stuff. We don't want to know, but increasingly it seems we can't not know, either. Sooner or later, something is going to have to give.
U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning
Alex Wong/Getty Images
I'll do a full review in a few months, when We Steal Secrets comes out, but I bring it up now because the whole issue of secrets and how we keep them is increasingly in the news, to the point where I think we're headed for a major confrontation between the government and the public over the issue, one bigger in scale than even the Wikileaks episode.
We've seen the battle lines forming for years now. It's increasingly clear that governments, major corporations, banks, universities and other such bodies view the defense of their secrets as a desperate matter of institutional survival, so much so that the state has gone to extraordinary lengths to punish and/or threaten to punish anyone who so much as tiptoes across the informational line.
This is true not only in the case of Wikileaks – and especially the real subject of Gibney's film, Private Bradley Manning, who in an incredible act of institutional vengeance is being charged with aiding the enemy (among other crimes) and could, theoretically, receive a death sentence.
Did the Mainstream Media Fail Bradley Manning?
There's also the horrific case of Aaron Swartz, a genius who helped create the technology behind Reddit at the age of 14, who earlier this year hanged himself after the government threatened him with 35 years in jail for downloading a bunch of academic documents from an MIT server. Then there's the case of Sergey Aleynikov, the Russian computer programmer who allegedly stole the High-Frequency Trading program belonging to Goldman, Sachs (Aleynikov worked at Goldman), a program which prosecutors in open court admitted could, "in the wrong hands," be used to "manipulate markets."
Aleynikov spent a year in jail awaiting trial, was convicted, had his sentence overturned, was freed, and has since been re-arrested by a government seemingly determined to make an example out of him.
The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz
And most recently, there's the Matthew Keys case, in which a Reuters social media editor was charged by the government with conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous to alter a Los Angeles Times headline in December 2010. The change in the headline? It ended up reading, "Pressure Builds in House to Elect CHIPPY 1337," Chippy being the name of another hacker group accused of defacing a video game publisher's website.
Keys is charged with crimes that carry up to 25 years in prison, although the likelihood is that he'd face far less than that if convicted. Still, it seems like an insane amount of pressure to apply, given the other types of crimes (of, say, the HSBC variety) where stiff sentences haven't even been threatened, much less imposed.
A common thread runs through all of these cases. On the one hand, the motivations for these information-stealers seem extremely diverse: You have people who appear to be primarily motivated by traditional whistleblower concerns (Manning, who never sought money and was obviously initially moved by the moral horror aroused by the material he was seeing, falls into that category for me), you have the merely mischievous (the Keys case seems to fall in this area), there are those who either claim to be or actually are free-information ideologues (Assange and Swartz seem more in this realm), and then there are other cases where the motive might have been money (Aleynikov, who was allegedly leaving Goldman to join a rival trading startup, might be among those).
But in all of these cases, the government pursued maximum punishments and generally took zero-tolerance approaches to plea negotiations. These prosecutions reflected an obvious institutional terror of letting the public see the sausage-factory locked behind the closed doors not only of the state, but of banks and universities and other such institutional pillars of society. As Gibney pointed out in his movie, this is a Wizard of Oz moment, where we are being warned not to look behind the curtain.
What will we find out? We already know that our armies mass-murder women and children in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, that our soldiers joke about smoldering bodies from the safety of gunships, that some of our closest diplomatic allies starve and repress their own citizens, and we may even have gotten a glimpse or two of a banking system that uses computerized insider trading programs to steal from everyone who has an IRA or a mutual fund or any stock at all by manipulating markets like the NYSE.
These fervent, desperate prosecutions suggest that there's more awfulness under there, things that are worse, and there is a determination to not let us see what those things are. Most recently, we've seen that determination in the furor over Barack Obama's drone assassination program and the so-called "kill list" that is associated with it.
Weeks ago, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul – whom I've previously railed against as one of the biggest self-aggrandizing jackasses in politics – pulled a widely-derided but, I think, absolutely righteous Frank Capra act on the Senate floor, executing a one-man filibuster of Obama's CIA nominee, John Brennan.
Paul had been mortified when he received a letter from Eric Holder refusing to rule out drone strikes on American soil in "extraordinary" circumstances like a 9/11 or a Pearl Harbor. Paul refused to yield until he extracted a guarantee that no American could be assassinated by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime.
He got his guarantee, but the way the thing is written doesn't fill one with anything like confidence. Eric Holder's letter to Paul reads like the legal disclaimer on a pack of unfiltered cigarettes:
Dear Senator Paul,You could drive a convoy of tanker trucks through the loopholes in that letter. Not to worry, though, this past week, word has come out via Congress – the White House won't tell us anything – that no Americans are on its infamous kill list. The National Journal's report on this story offered a similarly comical sort of non-reassurance:
It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: "Does the president have the additional authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?" The answer is no.
Sincerely,
Eric Holder
The White House has wrapped its kill list in secrecy and already the United States has killed four Americans in drone strikes. Only one of them, senior al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki, was the intended target, according to U.S. officials. The others – including Awlaki's teenage son – were collateral damage, killed because they were too near a person being targeted."There is no list where Americans are on the list" – even the language used here sounds like a cheap Orwell knockoff (although, to be fair, so does V for Vendetta, which has unfortunately provided the model for the modern protest aesthetic). It's not an accident that so much of this story is starting to sound like farce. The idea that we have to beg and plead and pull Capra-esque stunts in the Senate just to find out whether or not our government has "asserted the legal authority" (this preposterous phrase is beginning to leak into news coverage with alarming regularity) to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil without trial would be laughable, were it not for the obvious fact that such lines are in danger of really being crossed, if they haven't been crossed already.
But no more Americans are in line for such killings – at least not yet. "There is no list where Americans are on the list," House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers told National Journal. Still, he suggested, that could change.
This morning, an Emory University law professor named Mary Dudziak wrote an op-ed in the Times in which she pointed out several disturbing aspects to the drone-attack policy. It's bad enough, she writes, that the Obama administration is considering moving the program from the CIA to the Defense Department. (Which, Dudziak notes, "would do nothing to confer legitimacy to the drone strikes. The legitimacy problem comes from the secrecy itself — not which entity secretly does the killing.") It's even worse that the administration is citing Nixon's infamous bombing of Cambodia as part of its legal precedent.
But beyond that, Obama's lawyers used bad information in their white paper:
On Page 4 of the unclassified 16-page "white paper," Justice Department lawyers tried to refute the argument that international law does not support extending armed conflict outside a battlefield. They cited as historical authority a speech given May 28, 1970, by John R. Stevenson, then the top lawyer for the State Department, following the United States' invasion of Cambodia.But, Dudziak notes, there is a catch:
Since 1965, "the territory of Cambodia has been used by North Vietnam as a base of military operations," he told the New York City Bar Association. "It long ago reached a level that would have justified us in taking appropriate measures of self-defense on the territory of Cambodia. However, except for scattered instances of returning fire across the border, we refrained until April from taking such action in Cambodia."
In fact, Nixon had begun his secret bombing of Cambodia more than a year earlier. (It is not clear whether Mr. Stevenson knew this.) So the Obama administration's lawyers have cited a statement that was patently false.Now, this "white paper" of Obama's is already of dubious legality at best. The idea that the President can simply write a paper expanding presidential power into extralegal assassination without asking the explicit permission of, well, somebody, anyway, is absurd from the start. Now you add to that the complication of the paper being based in part on some half-assed, hastily-cobbled-together, factually lacking precedent, and the Obama drone-attack rationale becomes like all rationales of blunt-force, repressive power ever written – plainly ridiculous, the stuff of bad comedy, like the Russian military superpower invading tiny South Ossetia cloaked in hysterical claims of self-defense.
Why Rand Paul's Filibuster Matters
The Wikileaks episode was just an early preview of the inevitable confrontation between the citizens of the industrialized world and the giant, increasingly secretive bureaucracies that support them. As some of Gibney's interview subjects point out in his movie, the experts in this field, the people who worked on information security in the Pentagon and the CIA, have known for a long time that the day would come when all of our digitized secrets would spill out somewhere.
But the secret-keepers got lucky with Wikileaks. They successfully turned the story into one about Julian Assange and his personal failings, and headed off the confrontation with the major news organizations that were, for a time, his allies.
But that was just a temporary reprieve. The secrets are out there and everyone from hackers to journalists to U.S. senators are digging in search of them. Sooner or later, there's going to be a pitched battle, one where the state won't be able to peel off one lone Julian Assange or Bradley Manning and batter him into nothingness. Next time around, it'll be a Pentagon Papers-style constitutional crisis, where the public's legitimate right to know will be pitted head-to-head with presidents, generals and CEOs.
My suspicion is that this story will turn out to be less of a simplistic narrative about Orwellian repression than a mortifying journey of self-discovery. There are all sorts of things we both know and don't know about the processes that keep our society running. We know children in Asia are being beaten to keep our sneakers and furniture cheap, we know our access to oil and other raw materials is being secured only by the cooperation of corrupt and vicious dictators, and we've also known for a while now that the anti-terror program they say we need to keep our airports and reservoirs safe involves mass campaigns of extralegal detention and assassination.
We haven't had to openly ratify any of these policies because the secret-keepers have done us the favor of making these awful moral choices for us.
But the stink is rising to the surface. It's all coming out. And when it isn't Julian Assange the next time but The New York Times, Der Spiegel and The Guardian standing in the line of fire, the state will probably lose, just as it lost in the Pentagon Papers case, because those organizations will be careful to only publish materials clearly in the public interest – there's no conceivable legal justification for keeping us from knowing the policies of our own country (although stranger things have happened).
When that happens, we'll be left standing face-to-face with the reality of how our state functions. Do we want to do that? We still haven't taken a very close look at even the Bradley Manning material, and my guess is because we just don't want to. There were thousands of outrages in those files, any one of which would have a caused a My-Lai-style uproar decades ago.
Did you hear the one about how American troops murdered four women and five children in Iraq in 2006, including a woman over 70 and an infant under five months old, with all the kids under five? All of them were handcuffed and shot in the head. We later called in an airstrike to cover it up, apparently. But it barely registered a blip on the American consciousness.
What if it we're forced to look at all of this for real next time, and what if it turns out we can't accept it? What if murder and corruption is what's holding it all together? I personally don't believe that's true – I believe it all needs to come out and we need to rethink everything together, and we can find a less totally evil way of living – but this is going to be the implicit argument from the secret-keeping side when this inevitable confrontation comes. They will say to us, in essence, "It's the only way. And you don't want to know." And a lot of us won't.
It's fascinating, profound stuff. We don't want to know, but increasingly it seems we can't not know, either. Sooner or later, something is going to have to give.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Richard Ray Farrell at The Front Porch (11-4-11) : Lonesome Road Blues
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Some people live to make money, and some people make money to live. Some people are music lovers, some people are hobby musicians, and then again some people live and breathe music. They are the "real deal," so to speak. Richard Ray Farrell is one of them. He has not only mastered the art of singing and playing the blues--he has literally "lived" the blues for years on end.
Born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1956, Richard Ray left his hometown only two weeks after graduating from high school and backpacked his way through Europe, not knowing at the time that music would be his destiny. More than twenty-five years on the road as a traveling blues musician was to give him substantial credentials as a top-notch talent in the world of the blues.
Richard Ray started as a street musician or "busker" in Paris, France in 1975. Totally fascinated with the music of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and other legendary blues players, Richard played for hours on end in the halls and tunnels of the Parisian "Metro" subway, scraping out a living as a musician, literally a "po' boy long way from home."
Little by little, Richard worked his way up from the subways and
streets of cities throughout the continent, eventually forming his own band and going on to perform on some of the largest and most prestigious stages in Europe, together with some of the true "giants" of traditional American blues music.
In 1978, Richard got an offer to front a blues-rock band in Spain. These were hard times for Richard. He was making even less money than when he was playing on the street and sometimes was "down to his last shirt and pair of jeans." All this time, Richard had been living as a "tourist" and was unable to take a normal job, having no official working papers.
Richard lived the life of a true gypsy for years, and actually did live with a Gypsy family for six months in Spain in the late 1970's. To make things even harder, Richard became a father to a baby boy in 1980. He made the move to Germany with his then wife and child in 1985 and started playing for a local blues band in the Stuttgart area. In 1987, Richard opened for Joe Cocker at the Backnang Open Air Festival. He was still playing on the streets, as the blues band just didn't make enough money to live on. But things were starting to pick up.
Richard formed his first trio, the Richard Ray Farrell Band, in 1989....
In October 2006 Richard, together with Steve Guyger, released Down Home Old School Country Blues. This CD immediately reached #18 on the Living Blues Charts and is getting world-wide air play. This CD has placed Farrell and Guyger amongst the top blues duos in the world today.
Richard Ray can be found playing with his band, solo, or with well known musicians living the tri-state area, including Steve Guyger and Steve Gomes. Richard continues to tour in Europe and is frequently accompanied by Italian harmonica virtuoso Marco Pandolfi.
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Sonni Shine & The Underwater Sounds at The Saint (10-25-11) : Que Se Queda
Sonni Schwartzbach- vocals, guitar; Sean Youngman- drums; Kenny Shumski- bass; Billy Campion- guitar /
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Sonni Shine & the Underwater Sounds have been creating music since the summer of 2009. Heavily influenced by the soundscapes of dub and roots reggae, Sonni and The Sounds have found the perfect fusion of ska, funk, reggae, and rock together with psychedelic improvisation.
Their self-titled debut album, released in July 2010, features a variety of guest musicians from the Philadelphia area; all brought together by producer Alec Henninger. It is a lush collaboration, recorded both at Drexel and Temple Universities, inside their respective Mad Dragon and Belltower Studios.
Known for their energetic live shows, this four-piece has been turning heads with their unique mesh of styles and sounds; and it has not gone unnoticed. The Sounds have performed alongside such prestigious acts as the English Beat, the Slackers, Badfish: a Tribute to Sublime, The Movement, Psychedelphia, Predator Dub Assassins, Cheers Elephant, Soul Cannon, and many more.
In the summer of '10, these guys expressed their DIY effort booking their own 3 week "Touch the Sun" tour of New England. The tour was a co-headliner with fellow Philadelphia native, Touch. New faces across the Northeast eagerly took a following to The Sounds.
Whether you catch them at a festival, in a crowded basement, at the TLA, on a rigged stage in a rustic barn, at a hiphop show or on a reggae bill, the Underwater Sounds will captivate listeners and create a unique listening experience.
Now 2 years young, this 4-piece has been described as a sort of reggae-funk-jam fusion, alternating between periods of technical precision and psychedelic improve. The Sounds strive to bring new ideas and unconventional approaches to reggae music; they do this while incorporating a strong female vocal and mindful informed lyrics.
In 2010, their self-titled record was voted #1 debut album by WXPN.org's The Key, and in 2011 the Underwater Sounds were nominated for 2 Asbury Park music awards, Best Groove Band and Top Female Vocalist.
Now, the band delivers it's sophomore full length album, Que Se Queda (That Which Remains), due for release in early 2012. Engineered and produced by Daoud Shaw (Van Morrison, Saturday Night Live, the Jerry Garcia Band) in Philadelphia, PA, the album is an ambitious effort--a sweeping variety of grooves laid over unusual rythyms, topped with captivating melodies.
"A blend of unique, catchy, and relative," their sound "can take them anywhere...at times beautiful, at other times angry, but mostly heavily invested in every emotion," the Underwater Sounds are eager to stay on the road and keep creating conscious music.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Adam Brodsky & Butch Ross at The Front Porch 10/7/11 : Stariway To Heaven
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Butch Ross can’t do anything right.
He plays the mountain dulcimer.
He plays it standing up like a guitar.
He holds it upside and strung backwards.
And Butch Ross plays rock n roll on it.
Despite all this wrongness, somehow it all sounds just right.
Okay, sure, he plays his own funny, poignant songs and some traditional mountain tunes, but somehow, in Butch’s hands, they rock, too.
Besides, it’s pretty clear that Led Zeppelin always intended for “Stairway to Heaven” to be played on the dulcimer. It just took Butch to figure it out.
Butch Ross was given a mountain dulcimer for his birthday a few years ago, at the time the regionally touring singer/songwriter had no idea of the impact the instrument would have on his career....
More than "making music fun," this primitive mountain instrument began to open doors for him too. Not long after adopting the dulcimer he met Robert Force a musician, producer, independent label owner and all-around hippy who had once written a best-selling book on the mountain dulcimer. He saw in Butch "a spirit, talent and vision" that he last saw in his own idol; 60's folk-icon Richard Fariña. Almost immediately, he offered to sign him to his Blaine St. Records and produce, for free, his debut CD "the Moonshiner's Atlas."
The dulcimer has opened other doors for Butch Ross as well: a full-ride scholarship for a graduate degree in folk studies, a quickly-earned reputation amongst the dulcimer community as one of the most innovative and exciting players on the scene, endorsement offers, including one builder who working with him on a "Butch Ross Signature Model," opening slots for wide variety of performers from Hayseed Dixie and Little Country Giants to the Jazz Mandolin Project, Great Big Sea and the legendary Jean Ritchie. Additionally the dulcimer has found him invited to play festivals and clubs in England, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and most recently Budapest, Hungary.
Sean Phipps of the Chattanooga Times Free Press says, "His set consisted of folk songs and various instrumentals, including blistering version of Richard Thompson's '1952 Vincent Black Lightning' and The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby.' We're lucky to have such a talented, interesting musician living in Chattanooga."
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Recently named Best Folk Performer in the Philadelphia City Paper Music Awards, Adam Brodsky is one of the more distinct voices of folk in Philadelphia today. Adam Brodsky sings and strums the same way he writes -relentlessly and without compromise- saying what everyone else wishes they could say. His music is a voice for oppressed rights, oppressed cubicle workers and oppressed boyfriends everywhere, writing with a brash sense of humor and a healthy respect for the roots of American Folk Music.
That respect has been highlighted this year. Adam spent the summer presenting a program called A Brief History of Folk Music at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.....
antifolk: (an-ti-fok), n., v., adj. a subgenre of folk music. uniting the traditions of folk music with those of punk rock. Opposed to the caramelized sounds pop folk, antifolk embraces the traditions of Woody Guthrie and Joey Ramone and Dock Boggs. See Adam Brodsky.
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Adam Brodsky & Butch Ross at The Front Porch 10/7/11 : Jesus Owes Me $50
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Recently named Best Folk Performer in the Philadelphia City Paper Music Awards, Adam Brodsky is one of the more distinct voices of folk in Philadelphia today. Adam Brodsky sings and strums the same way he writes -relentlessly and without compromise- saying what everyone else wishes they could say. His music is a voice for oppressed rights, oppressed cubicle workers and oppressed boyfriends everywhere, writing with a brash sense of humor and a healthy respect for the roots of American Folk Music.
That respect has been highlighted this year. Adam spent the summer presenting a program called A Brief History of Folk Music at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Sponsored by Smithsonian Folkways, the program offered an overview of the folk tradition including murder ballads, cowboy songs, sea shanties, antifolk and protest songs.
However, he is best known for his outrageous style, clever wordplay and a gift for performance. He leaves an unforgettable impression and a lot of laughter in his wake.
And he has had the honor of playing with performers like Kris Kristofferson, Kinky Friedman, The Holy Modul Rounders, Moxy Fruvous, Hamell on Trial, Jill Sobule, the Dave Brockie Experience (GWAR without the masks), Dan Bern and Robbie Fulks.
antifolk: (an-ti-fok), n., v., adj. a subgenre of folk music. uniting the traditions of folk music with those of punk rock. Opposed to the caramelized sounds pop folk, antifolk embraces the traditions of Woody Guthrie and Joey Ramone and Dock Boggs. See Adam Brodsky.
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Butch Ross was given a mountain dulcimer for his birthday a few years ago, at the time the regionally touring singer/songwriter had no idea of the impact the instrument would have on his career. "I thought it's be cool to have one around the house, but I found myself playing it more and more. It had made music fun for me in a way that I hadn't felt since I first picked up the guitar."
More than "making music fun," this primitive mountain instrument began to open doors for him too. Not long after adopting the dulcimer he met Robert Force a musician, producer, independent label owner and all-around hippy who had once written a best-selling book on the mountain dulcimer. He saw in Butch "a spirit, talent and vision" that he last saw in his own idol; 60's folk-icon Richard Fariña. Almost immediately, he offered to sign him to his Blaine St. Records and produce, for free, his debut CD "the Moonshiner's Atlas."
The dulcimer has opened other doors for Butch Ross as well: a full-ride scholarship for a graduate degree in folk studies, a quickly-earned reputation amongst the dulcimer community as one of the most innovative and exciting players on the scene, endorsement offers, including one builder who working with him on a "Butch Ross Signature Model," opening slots for wide variety of performers from Hayseed Dixie and Little Country Giants to the Jazz Mandolin Project, Great Big Sea and the legendary Jean Ritchie. Additionally the dulcimer has found him invited to play festivals and clubs in England, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and most recently Budapest, Hungary.
Sean Phipps of the Chattanooga Times Free Press says, "His set consisted of folk songs and various instrumentals, including blistering version of Richard Thompson's '1952 Vincent Black Lightning' and The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby.' We're lucky to have such a talented, interesting musician living in Chattanooga."
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Martin Swinger at The Front Porch : I Wanna Be Ignorant (Tom Stahl)
(Tom Stahl: http://tomstahlandthedangerfields.com/ ) / Martin Foster Swinger performing his "Songs Worth Listening To" at The Front Porch in Robbinsville, NJ on 8/12/11....
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Martin's repertoire of 'Songs Worth Listening To' run the gamut from infectiously bright, upbeat and witty, to astounding and powerfully moving. A concert includes award winning originals, swing and jazz standards, traditional and contemporary Americana selections, with some tastefully un-classifiable gems to freshen your ears.
Martin has produced four CD's - SCRAPBOOK, MOCKINGBIRD, AMERICAN SEEDS and BearNAKED with a history of cassettes, 45's and "LIVE! At The Family Dawg!" albums recorded with musical friends.
He also writes songs for local Cable TV shows, radio stations, schools, community musical productions and songs for private clients.
Martin connects with his audience. He's a performer you'll be glad you experienced live. His talent is evident from the moment he walks onstage. He is simply an astounding musician with a comfortable presence, a powerful voice and creative guitar skills.
Martin's strength of performance, fluid tenor voice and incredible vocal range are compelling enough to capture the attention of any audience. (He once brought a room full of teens playing pool to a sudden stand-still with an A Cappella performance!) Recognition for his songwriting and performing talent continues to grow. He is a Kerrville New Folk Finalist and Festival performer and led workshops and performances at Boston Folk Festival. He was featured on the "Kerrville 2000" and "2001" and other compilation CD's. Martin performed at this years "Big Taboo" Festival in Provincetown and is featured in a recent book, FOLK MELLINEUM by Dr. Tom Gruening.
Closer to home, Martin was opening feature at Maine Governor Angus King's "Arts in the Capitol" series and annually emcees a stage for the "Day in Capitol Park" on the Maine State Capitol lawn. He sings the national anthem for the State Senate and has performed at L.L. Bean's "Discovery Park" and at their flagship store in Maine. Martin celebrated nine years as host and producer of an original cable television show, "ALIVE! From Johnson Hall", a popular concert series featuring Maine musicians, which continues to broadcast to 120,000 homes across Maine.
Music is an honored Swinger family tradition so Martin was singing solos in public by the first grade and writing songs by his teens. Early years in Georgia were spent playing piano, ukulele and guitar, making music with friends and family and singing in school and church choirs.
He formed his first band while a Junior in High School, discovered poetry, Paul Simon and Harry Nilsson, then attended Valdosta State College in Georgia where he wrote music for several productions.
Martin began to take his personal songwriting more seriously in his 20's when his first "adult' song, "Look Who's Cryin' Now" earned a 'Certificate of Merit' from The American Song Festival. Martin moved to Berea, Kentucky where, for 8 years he toured with Mitch Barrett as a duo called MANDALA and gained fans in the Virginia/D.C. Circuit. After moving to Norfolk, Virginia he collaborated with Mike Munden and Brent Gable in a band called JUST PLAIN FOLK and then 15 years ago, moved to Maine where he currently lives, writes, performs, teaches and gardens.
Martin parlays his love of songwriting into education and teaches songwriting to students from kindergarten to adulthood. Visit his other site, www.swingersongwriter.com for more info about his work as an educator.
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Ash Wednesday 2013 Pilgrimage To Repent Immigrant Detention : Georgiana ...
Georgiana (a visitor with First Friends) tells the heart-wrenching story of a detainee she has been visiting at one of New Jersey's immigrant detention facilities / Clergy, Faith Leaders, Activists, Community Members & Former Immigrant Detainees Gathering on Ash Wednesday to Repent the Sin of Imprisoning Immigrants for Profit
http://www.facebook.com/events/559439964085146/
http://www.facebook.com/notes/casa-esperanza/ash-wednesday-rally-march-vigil-in-new-jersey-against-immigrant-detention/10151423239208537
On Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, people from across New Jersey and New York representing over a dozen faith-based, community and immigrant rights groups gathered for the fourth year in a row in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in front of the bridge to Ellis Island and in sight of the Statue of Liberty to repent the sin of immigration detention. This is the beginning of a day long series of events called "No More Silence! Awake to Justice!"
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori (Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church) and The Most Reverend Thomas A. Donato, DD (Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark) were in attendance & addressed the crowd.
Participants travelled to Hackensack, Newark and Kearney to highlight sites of suffering for immigrants and their families. The day culminated with the 17th annual vigil at the Elizabeth Detention Center, the for-profit facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) where ICE first started incarcerating immigrants in NJ almost two decades ago.
The event was co-sponsored by: IRATE & First Friends; Pax Christi NJ; Action 21; American Friends Service Committee -- Immigrant Rights Program, Newark; Casa Esperanza, Felician Sisters of North America; Wind of the Spirit; Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity for the Sisters of Charity of NJ; St. Joseph's Social Service Center; Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, CEUS; NJ DREAM Act Coalition,; Anakbayan-USA; St. Peter's University Social Justice Program; Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast; Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill; Monmouth County Coalition of Immigrant Rights
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Action 21:
http://www.njaction21.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Action-21/154352017954889
American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program of Newark:
https://afsc.org/office/newark-nj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AFSC-Immigrant-Rights-Program/184778154878751
Anakbayan NJ:
http://www.facebook.com/anakbayan.nj
http://anakbayannynj.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/anakbayannynj
http://bayanihanfestival.com/BayanihanFestival
Casa Esperanza:
http://www.facebook.com/casaesperanzanj
http://www.facebook.com/groups/casaesperanzanj/
http://www.tumblr.com/blog/casaesperanza
http://www.linkedin.com/in/casaesperanza
https://twitter.com/casaesperanzanj
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110331423146816267627/posts
http://www.flickr.com/people/casaesperanza/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/casaesperanza
http://www.myspace.com/552664030
http://casaesperanza.newsvine.com/
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And subscribe to our blogspots:
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http://immigrantdetainees.blogspot.com/
http://s-comm-nj.blogspot.com/
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
CEUS:
http://www.ceusnj.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Comunitario-CEUS/127560981584
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless:
http://www.theelizabethcoalition.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Coalition-to-House-the-Homeless/241497229099
Felician Sisters of Lodi:
http://www.feliciansisters.org/journeyhope.cfm?lang=E
https://plus.google.com/107813221673489142019/about?gl=us&hl=en
http://www.stjoenj.net/
IRATE & First Friends:
www.irate-firstfriends.org
http://www.facebook.com/IRATEFF
https://twitter.com/IRATEFrstFrnds
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/irate
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry:
http://www.njsynod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&itemid=98
http://www.lsmnj.org/programs-services/community-outreach-services/immigration-refugee-program/
Monmouth County Coalition for Immigrant Rights:
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/visitationlistusprograms
New Jersey Advocates For Immigrant Detainees (NJAID):
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/njaid
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Advocates-For-Immigrant-Detainees/102314033207233
https://vimeo.com/album/1662771
New Jersey Dream Act Coalition:
http://njdac.org/
http://www.facebook.com/njdac
https://twitter.com/NJdreamAct
New Jersey Forum for Human Rights:
http://www.hg.org/law-firms/Human-Rights/USA-New-Jersey.html
http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/students/student-organizations
Pax Christi NJ:
http://paxsummit.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/70959325050/
Wind of the Spirit:
http://www.windofthespirit.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wind-of-the-Spirit/130553323629649
http://www.facebook.com/events/559439964085146/
http://www.facebook.com/notes/casa-esperanza/ash-wednesday-rally-march-vigil-in-new-jersey-against-immigrant-detention/10151423239208537
On Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, people from across New Jersey and New York representing over a dozen faith-based, community and immigrant rights groups gathered for the fourth year in a row in Liberty State Park in Jersey City in front of the bridge to Ellis Island and in sight of the Statue of Liberty to repent the sin of immigration detention. This is the beginning of a day long series of events called "No More Silence! Awake to Justice!"
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori (Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church) and The Most Reverend Thomas A. Donato, DD (Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark) were in attendance & addressed the crowd.
Participants travelled to Hackensack, Newark and Kearney to highlight sites of suffering for immigrants and their families. The day culminated with the 17th annual vigil at the Elizabeth Detention Center, the for-profit facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) where ICE first started incarcerating immigrants in NJ almost two decades ago.
The event was co-sponsored by: IRATE & First Friends; Pax Christi NJ; Action 21; American Friends Service Committee -- Immigrant Rights Program, Newark; Casa Esperanza, Felician Sisters of North America; Wind of the Spirit; Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity for the Sisters of Charity of NJ; St. Joseph's Social Service Center; Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, CEUS; NJ DREAM Act Coalition,; Anakbayan-USA; St. Peter's University Social Justice Program; Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast; Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill; Monmouth County Coalition of Immigrant Rights
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Action 21:
http://www.njaction21.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Action-21/154352017954889
American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program of Newark:
https://afsc.org/office/newark-nj
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AFSC-Immigrant-Rights-Program/184778154878751
Anakbayan NJ:
http://www.facebook.com/anakbayan.nj
http://anakbayannynj.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/anakbayannynj
http://bayanihanfestival.com/BayanihanFestival
Casa Esperanza:
http://www.facebook.com/casaesperanzanj
http://www.facebook.com/groups/casaesperanzanj/
http://www.tumblr.com/blog/casaesperanza
http://www.linkedin.com/in/casaesperanza
https://twitter.com/casaesperanzanj
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110331423146816267627/posts
http://www.flickr.com/people/casaesperanza/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/casaesperanza
http://www.myspace.com/552664030
http://casaesperanza.newsvine.com/
http://digg.com/casaesperanzanj
And subscribe to our blogspots:
http://casaesperanzanj.blogspot.com/
http://immigrantdetainees.blogspot.com/
http://s-comm-nj.blogspot.com/
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
CEUS:
http://www.ceusnj.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Comunitario-CEUS/127560981584
Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless:
http://www.theelizabethcoalition.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Coalition-to-House-the-Homeless/241497229099
Felician Sisters of Lodi:
http://www.feliciansisters.org/journeyhope.cfm?lang=E
https://plus.google.com/107813221673489142019/about?gl=us&hl=en
http://www.stjoenj.net/
IRATE & First Friends:
www.irate-firstfriends.org
http://www.facebook.com/IRATEFF
https://twitter.com/IRATEFrstFrnds
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/irate
Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry:
http://www.njsynod.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&itemid=98
http://www.lsmnj.org/programs-services/community-outreach-services/immigration-refugee-program/
Monmouth County Coalition for Immigrant Rights:
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/visitationlistusprograms
New Jersey Advocates For Immigrant Detainees (NJAID):
http://njaid.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/njaid
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Jersey-Advocates-For-Immigrant-Detainees/102314033207233
https://vimeo.com/album/1662771
New Jersey Dream Act Coalition:
http://njdac.org/
http://www.facebook.com/njdac
https://twitter.com/NJdreamAct
New Jersey Forum for Human Rights:
http://www.hg.org/law-firms/Human-Rights/USA-New-Jersey.html
http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/students/student-organizations
Pax Christi NJ:
http://paxsummit.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/70959325050/
Wind of the Spirit:
http://www.windofthespirit.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wind-of-the-Spirit/130553323629649
Christine Lavin at MUUF (1-26-13) : What Was I Thinking?
http://www.christinelavin.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lavin
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Lavin/63024901952
http://www.jambase.com/artists/12919/Christine-Lavin
http://www.myspace.com/christinelavin/music
http://www.last.fm/music/Christine+Lavin
https://twitter.com/TeenyL
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/christine-lavin/id2554728
Christine Lavin is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/recording artist living in New York. She has recorded 20 solo albums [latest: Cold Pizza For Breakfast on Yellow Tail Records]. She has also produced nine compilation CDs showcasing the work of dozens of songwriters whose work she loves -- one of them, the food-themed One Meat Ball, includes a 96-page cookbook that Christine edited. For four years she hosted "Slipped Disks" on xm satellite radio, playing CDs slipped to her backstage by compatriots, and is the occasional guest host for the City Folk Sunday Breakfast Show on WFUV-FM at Fordham University. She also writes freelance for various publications (including The Washington Post, Huffington Post, The St. Petersburg Times, The Performing Songwriter, and Delta "Sky" Magazine). Her song "Amoeba Hop" was turned into a science/music book by illustrator Betsy Franco Feeney (Puddle Jump Press), received the stamp of approval from The International Society of Protistologists, and a "Best Book Award" from the American Association for The Advancement of Science.
Betsy and Christine have collaborated again on HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, a children's book with CD that tells the story of an oil spill with an emphasis on clean, alternative energy. More than 50 singers from around the world are included on the CD. The book will be released on March 14, 2012.
The book THE PLUTO FILES: THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PLANET, written by Neil deGrasse Tyson, head of the Hayden Planetarium in NYC, includes the complete lyrics to Christine's song "Planet X," which details Pluto's history and planetary status debate in rhyme. The book is published by W.W. Norton. And Christine got a "D" in Astronomy in college (see kids? You CAN make up for the mistakes of your youth).
Christine performs concerts all over the US, Canada, and points beyond (Australia, Germany, Israel), and hosts knitting circles backstage prior to each show....
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SERVICE COMMITTEE ACTION NETWORK (SCAN) of the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Morristown, NJ, presented their 27th Benefit Concert for Central America at MUUF on Saturday, January 26, 2013, with Mike Agranoff MC'g the show, where Jean & Ilyusha opened for Christine Lavin.
For more on the work of SCAN, you can contact Karen Burns karenburns@casaessex.org or Michelle Kunz mbkunz@gmail.com
SCAN provides information for the Fellowship regarding humanitarian concerns in Central America. It runs an annual Benefit Coffee House each January to raise funds to be sent to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Peace Works and other charitable organizations.
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For more on the amazing work which Peaceworks is doing in Central America &/or to donate to their relief and development work, look here:
http://peaceworks.ning.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PeaceWorks/45621193043
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