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March 2010 Peaceways Newsletter, Central Kentucky Council For Peace and Justice
March 2010 Peaceways Newsletter, Central Kentucky Council For Peace and Justice
The Newsletter of the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice
112 N. Upper St. Lexington KY 40507 859.255.6999
E-mail List: richard.mitchell@insightbb.com Website: www.peaceandjusticeky.org
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! ! Training peace leaders
Paul K. Chappell to speak in Lexington April 12 &13
! The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and peace leadership and effective strategies for ad-
Justice is very pleased to present, for the first time, dressing violence. In his “Peace Leadership Pro-
a spring Voices event series. (Watch Peaceways and gram Booklet” (a downloadable pdf resource
our JusticeList blog http://justicelist.typepad.com available at www.wagingpeace.org), Chappell re-
for more details). In the first event of that series, flects on the lessons he
we welcome to Lexington learned in his training at
Paul K. Chappell. He is Paul Chappell will be speaking at West Point and in his
the author of Wi! War Ever these locations in Lexington: experiences as a soldier.
End? ASoldier’s Vision of April 12—3:30 ! University of Kentucky! ! “ One thing that has al-
Peace for the 21st Century and ! UK Student Center Theater, 2nd Floor ways impressed me about
The End of War: How Waging ! —5:30! Transylvania University the military,” he writes,
! ! At the Canteen
Peace Can Save Humanity, our “is how good the training
! —7:30! Lexington Public Library ! !
Planet, and Our Future (May ! ! Central Branch, 140 E. Main St., Auditorium
is. Military training is
2010), and is working on April 13 —3:30! Bluegrass Community & Technical
incredible, and right now
his third book, Peaceful ! ! College, Auditorium, the training people get in
Revolution. ! ! Oswald Building, Cooper Campus waging war is much bet-
! A graduate of the For more information on his Lexington speaking engagements contact Kerby
ter than the training
United States Military at Nei": e-mail attknei"@earthlink.net or ca" 859.293.2265. people get in waging
West Point (2002), Paul peace.” Reflecting on
Chappell served in the the history of the suffra-
Army for seven years, was deployed to gist and civil rights movements, which
Baghdad, and left active duty in Novem- had powerful leaders, he says: “All mean-
ber 2009 as a captain. ingful progress has resulted from small
! Chappell now serves as Leadership groups of thoughtful, committed citizens.
Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foun- The army taught me that a small group of
dation (www.wagingpeace.org) and speaks disciplined soldiers is stronger than a
throughout the country to colleges, high large untrained army. Quality is also more
schools, veterans groups, churches, and powerful than quantity when waging
activist organizations on the need for peace.”
Voices logo by Erin Fifield
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~ C o u n c i l A l e r t s, R e p o r t s, U p d a t e s ~
The Central Kentucky
Council for Peace & Justice
! At its March meeting, the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and
Board of Directors: Arne Bathke (co-chair),
Soreyda Begley, Joan Braune, Rebecca DiLo-
Justice board voted unanimously to support the initiative to suspend immi-
reto, Jim Embry, Mary Ann Ghosal, Rebecca gration enforcement practice during the time the census is in progress. Re-
Glasscock (co-chair), Chester Grundy, Teresa quested by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Hendricks, Randolph Hollingsworth, Stepha- (NNIRR), such a suspension would maximize immigrant community par-
nie Hopkins, Nabeel Jawahir, Steve Kay, Billie
Mallory, Richard Mitchell, Bruce Mundy, How- ticipation in the upcoming census. During the middle of March, households
ard Myers (treasurer), Kerby Neill, Nadia will receive in their mail the census form, with April 1st the target date for
Rasheed, Rabbi Uri Smith returning forms.
Member Organizations: ACLU–Central
! Numerous other organizations have also requested such a suspen-
Kentucky Chapter, Amnesty International UK sion. It is particularly important because immigrant based communities are
Chapter, Baháʼis of Lexington, Berea Friends among several known to be significantly undercounted by the census.
Meeting, Bluegrass Domestic Violence Pro-
gram, Catholic Action Center, Central Chris-
! While the Administration and Department of Homeland Security
tian Church, Commission for Peace and Jus- have thus far not indicated that they will take any steps, in the past two
tice—Lexington Catholic Diocese, Franciscan census periods—during 1990 and 2000—many operations were suspended
Peace Center, Gay and Lesbian Services for specific intervals.
Organization (GLSO), Humanist Forum of
Central Kentucky, Humanitarium, Hunter ! Though the deadline for organizations to endorse this measure has
Presbyterian Church, Islamic Society of Cen- passed, individuals can still go to the NNIRR website: www.nnirr.org to en-
tral Kentucky, Jewish Federation of the Blue- dorse the suspension of enforcement practice during the census.
grass, Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the
Death Penalty–Central Kentucky Chapter,
Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refu- Watch our justicelist e-mail alerts for upcoming actions and lobbying
gee Rights (KCIRR), Kentucky Conference opportunities on these and other important matters. If you are not yet
for Community and Justice (KCCJ), Lexington a subscriber but would like to be, send a note to Richard Mitchell at:
Fair Housing Council, Lexington Fairness,
richard.mitchell@insightbb.com.
Lexington Friends Meeting, Lexington His-
panic Association (Asociacion de Hispanos
Unidos), Lexington Labor Council—Jobs With
Justice Committee, Lexington Living Wage 2010 Lauren K. Weinberg Humanitarian Awards
Campaign, Maxwell St. Presbyterian Church,
Newman Center at UK, North East Lexington Tuesday April 6th
Initiative, One World Film Festival, Students
for Peace and Earth Justice (Bluegrass
! The Board of the Kentucky Conference for Community and Justice
Community and Technical College), Pro- (KCCJ) has unanimously chosen to honor Nathaniel Mission and Seedleaf,
gress—student group at Transylvania Univer- Inc. with their Lauren K. Weinberg Humanitarian Award. The Award cere-
sity, Second Presbyterian Church, Shambhala
Center, Sustainable Communities Network,
mony will be held on Tuesday, April 6th from 5:30 to 8:00 at Buster’s Billiards
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, & Backroom, in the heart of the Lexington Distillery District revitalization
United Nations Association–Blue Grass project.
Chapter. ! For more than 50 years, the Humanitarian Award has honored out-
standing individuals and organizations in our community whose work exem-
plifies and affirms KCCJ’s mission to raise awareness and speak out for the
just, fair and equal treatment of all people by promoting respect, under-
standing and acceptance through advocacy, education and empowerment.
! Nathaniel Mission will receive this honor for its 60-plus years of sup-
port to the residents in some of the most economically depressed neighbor-
Peaceways is published ten times a year
by the Central Kentucky Council for Peace
hoods in our community. The volunteers at Nathaniel Mission’s free medical
and Justice, 112 N. Upper St., Lexington clinic provide health care, including dental and even veterinary services, to
KY 40507. For subscriptions, queries more than 2,500 people each year.
regarding articles or if youʼd like to submit
! Seedleaf was chosen for its unique and transformative approach to the
items for the calendar, contact the editor,
Gail M. Koehler at 859.335.5701 or issue of hunger in our community. The organization provides nourishing
gmkkentucky@gmail.com. Deadline: food as well as education about production, preparation and sustainable gar-
the first Wednesday of the month. dening practices. They not only feed hungry individuals, but also improve
The views expressed in Peaceways are the over-all health of the community, thus approaching a long-standing so-
those of the authors, and do not necessar- cial problem in a new, more lasting and effective way.
ily reflect the views of the Central Ken- ! For tickets to the event, contact Jill Hanna at jhanna@kccjky.org, or call
tucky Council for Peace and Justice.
859.255.6999.
Catholic Action Center Celebrates 10 Years—The Catholic Action Center of Lexington, based on the
Catholic Worker Movement begun by Dorothy Day, is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this year through a series
of “Connection Events.” These are opportunities for members of the community and the Center’s guests to con-
nect and share in the anniversary celebrations. Through March, connections are happening through a series of
Lenten discussion groups, “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit” based on the book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore:
Same Kind of Different As Me. In April, a “Twenty-four Hour Homeless Experience” will invite Lexington to take to
the streets to “taste” the life of those experiencing homelessness in our community. Their culminating anniversary
events will be held the week of June 18th; more details will be coming soon. More info: go to www.godsnet.info;
send a note to caclexky@insightbb.com; or call 859.514.7210.
Peaceways 3 March 2010
wide, is one of four urgent commu-
BUILD Action Monday, March 22nd nity needs BUILD aims to address.
Imani Baptist Church, Lexington ! Council members present on
March 22nd will hear loud and clear
how committed are 2,000 Lexingto-
! A BUILD gathering is not That’s okay, said Rev. Ron Luckey at
nians to affordable housing for all (if
quite like any other meeting in Lex- the preparatory March 8th rally: af-
you cannot attend the Action, you
ington. When rousing members, ter all, you go to a dentist to get a
can send a note stating your concern
organizers might use humor to talk problem fixed. At the Action on
and support of a dedicated revenue
about Big Hairy Audacious Goals, March 22nd, invited public officials
stream to fund the AHTF by email-
but they are perfectly serious about will be asked to commit to con-
ing all the council members at:
achieving justice on behalf of the crete, specific steps to address ur-
councilmembers@lfucg.com, and the
most vulnerable in our community. gent problems in Lexington.
mayor at: mayor@lfucg.com).
On March 22nd, an estimated 2,000 ! For example, Lexington needs
! Other problems BUILD will be
people will assemble, demonstrating affordable housing for all its resi-
addressing on March 22nd include:
the power of collective intention to dents. The Lexington Herald-Leader
health care for Lexington's unin-
achieve that justice. You are recently published a thorough
sured, high rates of suspensions in 5
invited to join this gathering at analysis by columnist Jacalyn Car-
identified middle schools, and a re-
Imani Baptist Church, 1555 fagno of the need for a dedicated
storative justice model for youth
Georgetown Rd, Lexington. revenue stream for a trust fund
who have used drugs and alcohol
Registration is at 6:15; the dedicated to just that: “Affordable
and are in the court system. Re-
Action begins at 7:00 pm. housing is just as essential as police
search committees have been work-
! Organizers at BUILD (Building protection,” declared one headline.
ing for months collecting data and
a United Interfaith Lexington We need to see affordable housing
shaping specific proposals to which
through Direct-action) know there “as an essential part of a commu-
the assembled public officials will be
will be uncomfortable moments at nity’s infrastructure” (March 7,
asked to commit themselves, their
that Action. In fact one public offi- 2010). Ensuring a dedicated reve-
offices, and our resources.
cial has reflected that for him being nue steam for an Affordable Hous-
! It’s a sight you really have to see
called before a BUILD Action is a ing Trust Fund (AHTF), of the kind
for yourself.
little like going to the dentist. in use by over 500 cities nation-
History of “Earth Day” Program,” co-founder of the Earth Senator Nelson set aside 22 April 1970
Society Foundation, and creator of as the day to make the general public
Accustomed to celebrating Earth Day in the Earth Flag. His ultimate desire and Congress more aware of our
April, many of us do not know that that for Earth Day was to establish a environmental problems through the
the first Earth Day, and the one marked by universal holiday to promote peace, teach-ins, which he hoped would spur
the United Nations to this day, was justice, and environmental a national dialogue.
actua"y in March. stewardship of the Earth. At his $ Using his influence as a politician,
" Earth Day: In a 1969 UNESCO urging, on 21 March 1970, the first he formed an organization called
conference in San Francisco, eco- Earth Day took place in San Environmental Teach-In, Inc. and
activist John McConnell introduced Francisco . In 1975 the U.S. Congress placed an ad in the New York Times
Earth Day to honor the Spring or passed a resolution and President for the one-time event. However,
Vernal Equinox, a time when the Ford proclaimed the observance of prior to the ad being placed, he
Earth is in a state of balance and Earth Day on the March Equinox. renamed the Environmental Teach-In
harmony because the hours of " Environmental Teach-in: Earth Day after he learned of the
daylight and darkness are almost The late Senator Gaylord Nelson celebration that John McConnell
equal. McConnell wanted a specific wanted to bring the pollution of the introduced at the 1969 UNESCO
day set aside every year for humans to air, water, and land to the political Conference in San Francisco.
respect and cherish Mother Earth, forefront because he felt that it was This text is excerpted %om a longer piece
promote and sustain peace, relieve not on the national political agenda. written by Obiora Embry. You can read
human suffering, and increase the He was inspired by the anti-Viet Nam the entire original article and see relevant
global commitment to the War demonstrations in the 1960s and quotations and links to research on his
stewardship of our only home—Gaia. wanted to do something similar for website: www.econsultingllc.org/
Interestingly, McConnell is also the the one-time observance he called Earth_Day.
originator of the “Minute for Peace Environmental Teach-In or Eco-Day.
sponsor the Gay Straight alliance at are. Editor’s note: students who chose to observe
Lafayette high school, and we plan ! Participants go an entire day the day and write about their experience are
without speaking, holding cards invited to submit short articles to:
to celebrate the Day of Silence. It gmkkentucky@gmail.com for possible
takes place on April 16th nation- that explain their reasons for doing publication in future issues of Peaceways.
Tuesday, March 23 Free Public Lecture—Palestinian activist Hanan Ashrawi Schools and community
7:30 pm Tickets for Ashrawi’s public talk are available through the Sin- groups may contact Rich-
Singletary Center gletary Center Ticket Office or by going to the Singletary Center ard Greissman at 859.257.
for the Arts for the Arts (SCFA) Web site at www.uky.edu/SCFA. No phone 2471 or e-mail him at
Lexington orders will be accepted. There is a limit of four tickets per per- richard.greissman@uky.
son using the SCFA Web site. Tickets are free. edu, for more information
about group seating.
Wednesday, March 31 Holler Poets Series: Holler #23—Kate Buckley, Jim Lally, For more info:
8:00 pm at Al’s Bar music by Joe Harbison. Reading includes open mic. www.myspace.com/holler
6th and Limestone, All are welcome! poets or e-mail:
Lexington erockpoet@yahoo.com
April 23-25 Woodland Triangle celebrates SpringFest; Fair Trade events at Lucia’s Boutique 523 E. High St., Lexington
1st Wednesday CKCPJ Board Meeting, in our offices at 112 N. Upper St. Arne Bathke, co-chair
7:00 pm All are welcome. 859.257.3610
Every Thursday Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace, Triangle Park in downtown Richard Mitchell
5:30 - 6:00 pm Lexington—now in its eighth year.... 859.327.6277
1st Monday Kentucky Migrant Network, Cardinal Valley Center Jennifer Hubbard-Sánchez
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm 1306 Versailles Road jsanchez@lfucg.com
1st Wednesday Franciscan Peace Center, 3389 Squire Oak. Pat Griffin
4:00-6:30 FranciscanVision.org 859.230.1986
3rd Thursday Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC), Episcopal Ondine Quinn
7:00 pm Diocese Mission House, 4th St. and Martin Luther King 859.276.0563
Every Sunday NAMI Lexington Support Groups -- Faye Morton Center, call 859.272.7891 or go to
2:30–4:00pm Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Wendall Building basement lexington.nami.org
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
•Spring VOICES event: Peace Leadership speaker Paul K. •BUILD Action March 22 at Imani Baptist......................page 4
Chappell in Lexington April 12 & 13.............................page 1 •History of Earth Day............................................................page 4
•CKCPJ board news; Lauren K. Weinberg Award date...page 2 •CKCPJ “Peace Studies” dinner—photos and facts.........page 5
•One World Film series—final 3 films in March..............page 3 •Day of Silence April 16.........................................................page 6
•Mitch McConnell Heartless in Kentucky—Healthcare reform •Take Back the Night March 31; Feminist journal V......page 6
press conference;. Catholic Action Center: Tenth •Fair Trade advocates needed..............................................page 6
Anniversary events..........................................................page 3 •March 23 Hanan Ashwari to speak in Lexington.............page7