This is a very cute new short film that's worth watching:
www.struckthefilm.com
I couldn't get the link to insert properly, so just copy/paste the web address into your browser.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
This event is part of a Parliament of World Religions process of hosting gatherings around the world prior to their December World Parliament in Melbourne, Australia.
Several in Portland will be taking what we learn from this event to Melbourne, and returning to share what we've learned in a Post-Parliament event intended to further energize our work
Our intent is to gather the wisdom of this area in terms of the ethics and activities we share. Please go to our own event web page to learn more and to print a flyer that we hope you will post, extract information for announcements in your organization bulletin, and forward to friends.
This event will be highly interactive and engaging--no panels or speakers--and we hope each person will make new friends across the region and deepen existing relationships. Please confirm your attendance by RSVPing from the website so we can include you in our food and beverage planning.
We hope to see you July 26th at the First Methodist Church on SW 18th and Columbia from 4-7PM.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A message from AbleChild: A Non-profit parents rights organization
Defeat Mother's Act by Mother's Day!
Please Take Action and Call Your Representative
Ablechild has been following The Mother's Act, a bill that clearly violates informed consent and places mothers and children at risk. This bill would mandate the government to screen all new mothers for subjective mental conditions. We would like to update you on this act and request that you take the time to familiarize yourself with it.
Ablechild strongly opposes The Mother's Act. This special interest bill entitled The Mother's Act should fool NO MOTHER into thinking it is harmless! It is truly lethal. Take a look
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BQtDir%2Bw0XJcTl/kstdOw9Cm3hLBecyb
Every call, fax and e-mail to your representative counts. It is simple. Tell them you strongly oppose the Mothers Act by going here.
Every call, fax and e-mail to your representative counts. It is simple. Tell them you strongly oppose the Mothers Act by going here.
For more information and understanding of this act and the consequences that could result if this form of legislation gets passed into law please view http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UNWXwErgBGn5s6citW40QEqDTBFwulIY
Once again, thank you for making a difference!
Copyright 2001- 2007 Ablechild (Parents for Label and Drug Free Education). All rights reserved. Ablechild is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, Section 501(c) (3) charitable organization, and donations are deductible under the provisions of the IRS Tax Code. Ablechild and the Ablechild logo is a Trademark of Ablechild, Inc.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Thanksgiving Service another highest ever
Yet another successful Inter-religious Action Network Thanksgiving service! Another highest ever on attendance and on funds raised for Family Bridge. THANK YOU to all who contributed to this success. Here are some photos: ThanksgivingCollage2008.pdf
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
VERY COOL "WELCOME TO PLANET EARTH" VIDEO
This is a short, animated sci-fi video created by four students of the ESMA Film School in Montpelier, France that I thought was worth passing on: http://www.flixxy.com/film-school-short-animation.htm
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
3rd Annual FESTIVAL OF FAITH!!
!!SAVE THE DATE!!
Sunday, October 26th
10:00 to 5:00
at Portland State University
It's the 3rd annual Festival of Faith, brought to you by the
Interfaith Council of Greater Portland!
Talk about perfect timing: we've got the anti-Islam DVD distributed by the Oregonian, anti-Scientology rhetoric by the teenage Internet terrorists, and the continued fuzzying of the Church/State separation line by yet another contentious campaign.
Come find out for yourself: there will be 20 different reglions or religious organizations presented, plus great music, table info, cookies and a keynote address from David Leslie (Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon).
All the latest and greatest gets added here, right off the planning committee's presses (check back often for up-to-the-minute info):
http://www.ifcgp.org/
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Inter-Religious Dialogues
A Special Program of the
Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County
Four evening sessions from 6:30 to 9:00
First meeting, Tuesday October 28 (place to be announced)
Subsequent meeting dates will be determined by the group
Topics to be discussed:
Session one— Getting to Know Each Other
Session two - How We Know God
Session three—How Do We View Salvation?
Session four - From Exclusivism to Pluralism
Each four-session facilitated dialogue group will be limited to 12 people who commit to attending all the sessions. Everyone is invited to participate, but we will try to make sure that many different religious backgrounds are represented in each group.
The group will be facilitated by Emily Gottfried (Jewish) and Matthew Egan (Lutheran).
Register by October 15! Call - 503-846-5792 Email— ianofwashingtoncounty@gmail.com
Thursday, September 04, 2008
11th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, “Sacred Gathering, Thankful Giving”, 2008 theme
Faith Communities Of Washington County
Dear Friends,
The Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County (IAN) is in the planning stages of our 11th Annual INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE, which is traditionally held the Sunday before Thanksgiving in November on 11/23/08. An offering is given each year to the Family Bridge Homeless Shelter. We invite representation from each faith tradition to join in participation as well as the planning of this event. This year the inter-religious worship service will be from 5:30 - 6:30 pm with a fellowship meal to follow the service. We invite all faith communities throughout Washington County to gather together for an evening of rich diversity. It will be hosted by and held at the LDS church on 2220 NE Jackson School Road in Hillsboro.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, and in the true meaning of Community, we invite and ask the various faith communities to bring something to the table. We offer to you an opportunity to contribute to the event by way of helping with the logistical details of the evening--from inviting members of your congregation to sing in the inter-religious choir, to providing a portion of the meal, or providing promotional work to promote the event. We are contacting your faith community in advance, to seek your desire as to how you would like to engage your congregants. In the past, we have had as many as 750 folks gather together in worship and the fellowship meal.
Please contact DeAnne Dewey with any comments or questions and your choice of service and outreach by Oct. 15th. We look forward to hearing from you.
DeAnne Dewey
IAN Chair
gomusicdewey@comcast.net
503-844-2941 hm.
503-819-1610 cell
Dear Friends,
The Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County (IAN) is in the planning stages of our 11th Annual INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE, which is traditionally held the Sunday before Thanksgiving in November on 11/23/08. An offering is given each year to the Family Bridge Homeless Shelter. We invite representation from each faith tradition to join in participation as well as the planning of this event. This year the inter-religious worship service will be from 5:30 - 6:30 pm with a fellowship meal to follow the service. We invite all faith communities throughout Washington County to gather together for an evening of rich diversity. It will be hosted by and held at the LDS church on 2220 NE Jackson School Road in Hillsboro.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, and in the true meaning of Community, we invite and ask the various faith communities to bring something to the table. We offer to you an opportunity to contribute to the event by way of helping with the logistical details of the evening--from inviting members of your congregation to sing in the inter-religious choir, to providing a portion of the meal, or providing promotional work to promote the event. We are contacting your faith community in advance, to seek your desire as to how you would like to engage your congregants. In the past, we have had as many as 750 folks gather together in worship and the fellowship meal.
Please contact DeAnne Dewey with any comments or questions and your choice of service and outreach by Oct. 15th. We look forward to hearing from you.
DeAnne Dewey
IAN Chair
gomusicdewey@comcast.net
503-844-2941 hm.
503-819-1610 cell
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Scientology Today: Scientologist in Action—Tim Bowles
Scientology Today: Scientologist in Action—Tim Bowles
Neat story! This Youth For Human Rights group is pretty cool and amazing!
Posted using ShareThis
Neat story! This Youth For Human Rights group is pretty cool and amazing!
Posted using ShareThis
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
5th Annual Human Rights Summit
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Youth For Human Rights is hosting a three-day series of events. Festivities begin on September 5th with a ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. Then the presentation of the 2008 International Human Rights Heroes Awards at the elegant Roosevelt Hotel. The following day will be the Human Rights Conference followed by an Inter-Religious Parade and Service on Sunday afternoon, September 7th at the Dag Hammerskjold Plaza in New York. For more information, go to their site: www.youthforhumanrights.org
WHILE YOU'RE THERE, SIGN THE PETITION ASKING OUR GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE DECLARATION!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Good quote for today
I increasingly get those emails from friends, the ones with a subject line of "I don't usually pass on joke emails, but THIS one is just too funny." And they're right; some very funny people out there.
Here's a line from one I got the other day, under the heading GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED: Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
Here's a line from one I got the other day, under the heading GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED: Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Support this neighborhood festival!
It is Good in the Neighborhood season again! A fabulous food/music festival in NE Portland. There's even a parade. Come on down and join the fun!
Here's the schedule of performers: 2008GoodintheNeighborhoodFlyer.pdf
Friday, May 23, 2008
Leave it to Oprah to FINALLY get the real Tom Cruise to arrive!
Just in case you missed it, here's a link to the May 2nd Oprah interview with Tom Cruise at his home in Colorado. What a beautiful home! I'm proud of Oprah for riding on the snow mobile.
The show is broken up into a bunch of different segments. They're numbered, but not listed in numerical order, so just cycle through to find #1, then go from there.
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=80695e31-b25b-4687-9234-6b4a077c0622
The show is broken up into a bunch of different segments. They're numbered, but not listed in numerical order, so just cycle through to find #1, then go from there.
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=80695e31-b25b-4687-9234-6b4a077c0622
Some very interesting stats passed through my email...
Dear Natural Health Practitioner,
10 States have sued Eli Lilly regarding Zyprexa:
Alaska, Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.
5 states have sued Janssen regarding Risperdal:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas
3 state have sued AstraZeneca regarding Seroquel:
Arkansas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
The latest in Arkansas is typical -- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed suit Tuesday against drug manufacturer AstraZeneca claiming the company encouraged doctors to prescribe a dangerous drug to children and the elderly for uses beyond its federal approval, harming patients and costing the state millions of dollars.
You can find copies of the lawsuits States have filed here: www.psychsearch.net/lawsuits.html along with newspaper articles about the suits.
Yours in health,
Michael Russell
Service Consultant
ULAN NUTRITIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Building Successful Nutritional Practices, Step-by-Step
Toll-free (866) 418-4801 Local (727) 442-7101
10 States have sued Eli Lilly regarding Zyprexa:
Alaska, Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.
5 states have sued Janssen regarding Risperdal:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas
3 state have sued AstraZeneca regarding Seroquel:
Arkansas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
The latest in Arkansas is typical -- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed suit Tuesday against drug manufacturer AstraZeneca claiming the company encouraged doctors to prescribe a dangerous drug to children and the elderly for uses beyond its federal approval, harming patients and costing the state millions of dollars.
You can find copies of the lawsuits States have filed here: www.psychsearch.net/lawsuits.html along with newspaper articles about the suits.
Yours in health,
Michael Russell
Service Consultant
ULAN NUTRITIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Building Successful Nutritional Practices, Step-by-Step
Toll-free (866) 418-4801 Local (727) 442-7101
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Wow: has it really been two months since I've been here?! I've taken on a new volunteer role, heading up our local Volunteer Minister Corps (http://www.volunteerministers.org/), which has kept me plenty busy. We've had our yellow tent out all over town, teaching people what they can DO about various situations in their life. Tons of stories, wins.
Starting in June, look for our touring tent to start showing up along the Oregon coast, making stops from Seaside to Tillamook throughout the Summer!
Looking for news about our local activities? Check out our local site: http://www.theyellowshirts.com/
Saturday, March 15, 2008
New Video Channel
This is a new web video site for information on Scientology and Scientologists.
I had the pleasure of "talking to" (little joke there--there isn't any actual talking, just them yelling at you) a couple of the Anon protesters last month, who kept saying something like "we're not protesting you, we're protesting 'the church' above you." Such a ridiculous statement; Scientology is of/by/for/about people.
So this is a great site: http://www.scientology.org/
I had the pleasure of "talking to" (little joke there--there isn't any actual talking, just them yelling at you) a couple of the Anon protesters last month, who kept saying something like "we're not protesting you, we're protesting 'the church' above you." Such a ridiculous statement; Scientology is of/by/for/about people.
So this is a great site: http://www.scientology.org/
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
"anonymous" and Scientology
Well, they're right: any group with these self-proclaimed goals is definitely not a friend of the Church of Scientology!
10 February 2008
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY STATEMENT ABOUT “ANONYMOUS”
“Anonymous” is a group of cyber-terrorists who hide their identities behind masks and computer anonymity.
Long before selecting Scientology as its latest target, “Anonymous” destroyed the websites of thousands of MySpace users. When Fox News exposed their activities, “Anonymous” hackers crashed the Fox website and issued a perverse manifesto in a July 2007 video message on the Internet:
“We are the face of chaos. … We ruin the lives of other people simply because we can. … Hundreds die in a plane crash. We laugh. The nation mourns over school shooting, we laugh. We’re the embodiment of humanity with no remorse, no caring, no love, or no sense of morality.”
“Anonymous” is perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry. “Anonymous” initially justified its attacks by claiming that the Church’s requests to some websites to remove a stolen video of an internal Church event somehow constituted an affront to free speech. In fact, the Church, as would any copyright owner, had simply sent routine notices that the video constituted a copyright violation. Similar notices are sent daily by the television and recording industries to those who display pirated, copyrighted works.
“Anonymous” alleged “free speech” justification is belied by the fact that the video in question has been seen by millions. It is “Anonymous” that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on Church web-sites so as to prevent Internet users from obtaining information from the Church. They have also engaged in other harassment including threats of violence in telephone calls, fax transmissions and e-mails, not to mention the Anonymous mailing of white powder to dozens of our Churches, requiring the services of law enforcement.
“Anonymous” claims of altruistic purposes are no different than those heard from any terrorist or hate group. We are not the first to be targeted. Using Scientology’s prominence, “Anonymous” hopes to garner more attention. “Anonymous” has publicly proclaimed its guiding materials to be the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf.
Quite obviously, this group is not just anti-Scientology, it is anti-freedom of religion and anti-free speech.
Religious bigotry of any nature is deplorable and profoundly affects the entire community. The hate crimes of “Anonymous” should be condemned.
Anyone desiring information about the Church of Scientology or the context of the pirated video should visit the Church website at www.scientology.org to form their own opinions.
___________
The actions of “Anonymous” will not interrupt the Church’s normal activities serving its parishioners and the community, and the Church is working in coordination with local authorities to minimize the negative impact of this mask-wearing, cyber-terrorist group.
10 February 2008
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY STATEMENT ABOUT “ANONYMOUS”
“Anonymous” is a group of cyber-terrorists who hide their identities behind masks and computer anonymity.
Long before selecting Scientology as its latest target, “Anonymous” destroyed the websites of thousands of MySpace users. When Fox News exposed their activities, “Anonymous” hackers crashed the Fox website and issued a perverse manifesto in a July 2007 video message on the Internet:
“We are the face of chaos. … We ruin the lives of other people simply because we can. … Hundreds die in a plane crash. We laugh. The nation mourns over school shooting, we laugh. We’re the embodiment of humanity with no remorse, no caring, no love, or no sense of morality.”
“Anonymous” is perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry. “Anonymous” initially justified its attacks by claiming that the Church’s requests to some websites to remove a stolen video of an internal Church event somehow constituted an affront to free speech. In fact, the Church, as would any copyright owner, had simply sent routine notices that the video constituted a copyright violation. Similar notices are sent daily by the television and recording industries to those who display pirated, copyrighted works.
“Anonymous” alleged “free speech” justification is belied by the fact that the video in question has been seen by millions. It is “Anonymous” that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on Church web-sites so as to prevent Internet users from obtaining information from the Church. They have also engaged in other harassment including threats of violence in telephone calls, fax transmissions and e-mails, not to mention the Anonymous mailing of white powder to dozens of our Churches, requiring the services of law enforcement.
“Anonymous” claims of altruistic purposes are no different than those heard from any terrorist or hate group. We are not the first to be targeted. Using Scientology’s prominence, “Anonymous” hopes to garner more attention. “Anonymous” has publicly proclaimed its guiding materials to be the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf.
Quite obviously, this group is not just anti-Scientology, it is anti-freedom of religion and anti-free speech.
Religious bigotry of any nature is deplorable and profoundly affects the entire community. The hate crimes of “Anonymous” should be condemned.
Anyone desiring information about the Church of Scientology or the context of the pirated video should visit the Church website at www.scientology.org to form their own opinions.
___________
The actions of “Anonymous” will not interrupt the Church’s normal activities serving its parishioners and the community, and the Church is working in coordination with local authorities to minimize the negative impact of this mask-wearing, cyber-terrorist group.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Consumers Union/Consumer Reports petition
This petition is being circulated by Consumers Union/Consumer Reports:
Sound off on TV drug ads!
If we have to sit through all those prescription drug ads on TV, why shouldn't we tell the FDA how those medicines really work?
Sign our petition to require a toll-free number and Web address on those aggravating drug ads so consumers can easily report how well those drugs work, or if they have side effects.
Sound off on TV drug ads!
If we have to sit through all those prescription drug ads on TV, why shouldn't we tell the FDA how those medicines really work?
Sign our petition to require a toll-free number and Web address on those aggravating drug ads so consumers can easily report how well those drugs work, or if they have side effects.
Viva Viagra? Viva Consumer Voice!
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