Upcoming Events
HA:N Meetings & Events April 2024
4/6 In-Person Fellowship Gathering! Dinner at HJ & Theresa’s
4/7 Council Meeting after worship
Rainbow Tree & HA:N Joint Service
Friday, May 31st @ 8pm ET/ Saturday, June 1st @ 9am KT
Guest Speaker, Rev. Lee Dong-Hwan, Executive Director of Q&A (A Queer Question For Korean Churches). Please RSVP by May 29th 9pm Eastern Time / May 30th 11am Korea Time! We will email you a link to the service by May 29th 10pm ET / May 30th 12pm KT. Scan the QR code to RSVP or go to https://forms.gle/PU6Z67VnNtaGVGzG96/15 (Saturday) Save the Date! In-Person Fellowship Gathering
Community Events & Info April 2024
Rev. Musther Isaac's Easter Virgil for Gaza
Rev. Munther Isaac is a Palestinian pastor and theologian whose church is the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, (Israeli-occupied) Palestine. Please take time to listen to his important message to Christians in the world and his call to action for us. Rev. Dr. Isaac Munther's important Easter message and Call to Action. Transcript to Rev. Munther's Easter sermon here
Resource for finding brands that support Palestine
Disoccupied has researched and ranked thousands of companies based on their support of Palestine, and are adding more daily. Search brands or take a photo of any product logo to get a quick answer on whether they support the ongoing occupation. Visit https://disoccupied.com/
Korean American March for Peace in Korea!
April 27, 2pm at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC. Korean Americans want a peace agreement between the United States and North Korea to end the Korean War. And now more than ever, we must stop US-South Korea joint war drills, which only escalate tensions with North Korea. Come march with us to demand peace in Korea! Everyone is welcome to join.
AAPI Night Market
Join Union Theological Seminary's AAPI Caucus on Friday, May 3 for a day of community building and networking, innovation in public and AAPI theologies, exploration and discussion of Black and Asian alliance, public education about AAPI history, and celebration of Asian art in a lively night market setting! RSVP link here. AAPI Night Market is calling for AAPI artists to come and showcase/sell their work at the market. Email Kathy Lin kl3456@utsnyc.edu if interested.
Invitation to write in The LIBERATOR! Which Way Savannah newsletter
This is a formal request and invitation for you to submit a work (short 100word essay, or saying, poem, lyric, drawing, photo, etc.), for the April Earth Day LIBERATOR! The Yaupon and Buna edition. Email your submissions to Dr. David Pleasant and Dr. Simona Perry.
We invite you to make a statement which addresses the kind of topics covered by the WWS and LIBERATOR! over the last few years. Some of you are aware of how our boxes, papers and other personal property have been attacked and vandalized—and now stolen. We take this as a sign that indeed our COUNTERVAILING Narrative has been impactful. Syncopation and Poly Riddim have been thrown into the mix of an otherwise acceptably GroOvy, but harm filled Status quo. Let’s keep syncopating, please!
Which Way Savannah initiative and LIBERATOR!
Executives
Dr. David Pleasant, Nowgriot1@gmail.com
Dr. Simona Perry, communitypower.slp@gmail.com
Share Your Blessings with Sudanese Families
Your donation will help Sudanese families with essential medical mid, free food supplies, and clean drinking water.
More information and donation link: https://sapa-usa.org/Hope-for-Sudan/
Hunger Strike to End the 24-Hour Workday
In New York City, home attendants–predominantly immigrant women of color–are forced to work sleepless 24-hour shifts, for multiple days in a row. They care for our elderly, disabled, or severely ill loved ones who need 24-hour care. Everywhere else in the world, 24-hour home care work is split into 8- or 12-hour shifts. 24-hour workdays destroy workers’ bodies and families, and endanger patients’ lives.
Beginning Wednesday, March 20th at City Hall, we hunger strike to call for an immediate end to the violence! Pass the “No More 24” Act which replaces 24-hour workdays with split shifts!
More info + how to support the hunger strike: https://nomore24.org/
LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Professionals List: This list features members of the Bridges Clinician Community who provide competent, culturally affirming mental health services to Asian Pacific Islander South Asian Americans within the LGBTQIA+ community. For more information about Bridges, please visit www.bridgesmentalhealth.com or email bridgesmentalhealthnyc@gmail.com. Please note that while the professionals listed below have been screened for their ability to provide culturally competent and LGBTQ+ affirming mental health care, they are not in any way endorsed by Bridges. We encourage you to visit their websites and to check with the professional licensing entities in your state to make sure that the clinician is licensed, in good standing, and eligible to practice in your state.
Lower Manhattan Cooperative Parish Migrant Support Project: Join St. Paul & St. Andrew & B'nai Jeshurun to provide sanctuary and support for five asylum seekers. my.lotsahelpinghands.com/community/spsasanctuary