Friday, October 17, 2008
Tents of Hope for Darfur
Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, Akron, Ohio
Hi folks
As you may know, Fairlawn West will this Sunday, Oct. 19, host Tents of Hope for the People of Darfur.
Cookies are needed for a reception that will wrap up the event. The reception is expected to begin around 3:30 p.m.
Let me -- Katie (Byard) Carney -- know if you're in a baking mood.
I can be reached via cell at 330-819-9485 or e-mail at
kbyard@thebeaconjournal.com
Here's some info. about the event:
Tents of Hope will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with an Interfaith prayer service and blessing of the tents. About eight tents -- designed to resemble refugee tents -- are expected. (The local tents will join those from all over the country Nov. 7-9 during the Gathering of the Tents event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.)
Sunday, at Fairlawn West, a ``refugee lunch'' will consist of a porridge made from millet flour and water.
Stephen Hilbert, policy adviser for Africa and global development for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C., and John Prendergast, an internationally known activist, scholar, author and diplomat will speak.
Local Tents of Hope organizers are asking for a $25 donation from adults and $15 from students to hear Prendergast (co-chairman of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity) and Hilbert. All proceeds will support advocacy and relief efforts in Darfur.
Here's a link to a Beacon Journal story about the event:
http://www.ohio.com/news/30832579.html
Here's a link to the Tents of Hope Web site: http://www.tentsofh ope.org/
Thank you,
Katie Byard Carney
Hi folks
As you may know, Fairlawn West will this Sunday, Oct. 19, host Tents of Hope for the People of Darfur.
Cookies are needed for a reception that will wrap up the event. The reception is expected to begin around 3:30 p.m.
Let me -- Katie (Byard) Carney -- know if you're in a baking mood.
I can be reached via cell at 330-819-9485 or e-mail at
kbyard@thebeaconjournal.com
Here's some info. about the event:
Tents of Hope will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with an Interfaith prayer service and blessing of the tents. About eight tents -- designed to resemble refugee tents -- are expected. (The local tents will join those from all over the country Nov. 7-9 during the Gathering of the Tents event at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.)
Sunday, at Fairlawn West, a ``refugee lunch'' will consist of a porridge made from millet flour and water.
Stephen Hilbert, policy adviser for Africa and global development for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C., and John Prendergast, an internationally known activist, scholar, author and diplomat will speak.
Local Tents of Hope organizers are asking for a $25 donation from adults and $15 from students to hear Prendergast (co-chairman of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity) and Hilbert. All proceeds will support advocacy and relief efforts in Darfur.
Here's a link to a Beacon Journal story about the event:
http://www.ohio.com/news/30832579.html
Here's a link to the Tents of Hope Web site: http://www.tentsofh ope.org/
Thank you,
Katie Byard Carney
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Thanks for the info about Tents of Hope. Too Shy to Stop photographer Shaun Bell took some pictures of the Gathering of the Tents event in DC, which you can view here.
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