Break it down, to individual justice, people are the great majority of the time members of a family, they have friends, associates, partners/ co workers and they may care about others in the world but generally most people do not belong to the Borg.--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > AP Listserve Members: > > This past week my organization launched a new campaign called "Viva la > Causa." The goal of this campaign is to educate people about social justice issues. > On September 18th we're going to kick off this effort with a series of > "House Parties for Social Justice." > > If you are interested in attending a party at the official Party Headquarters > right here in Asbury Park, or if you would like to host your own party, > please visit www.educatingforjustice.org and click on the "Viva la Causa" link. We > hope to get some good involvement from people within the AP community and > would love to have you involved in some way. > > I have included a recent press release about the campaign below. > > I hope everyone is having a great day. > > Peace, Jim Keady > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > CONTACT: JIM KEADY 732.988.7322 (O) 917.804.0491 (C) > > Asbury Park, NJ > Monday, August 30, 2004 > > In an attempt to tap into the excitement that the political house party > phenomenon has had in this election cycle, Educating for Justice announced today > the launch of VIVA la CAUSA. This ongoing grassroots campaign will center > around house parties that are thrown to raise awareness about issues of social > justice and spark efforts for change. > > “We’re really excited about the potential of this campaign,” said EFJ > co-Director, Jim Keady. “While house parties have been used in the past to do > everything from sell people Tupperware to oust George Bush from office, I’m not > sure that any group has utilized house parties to educate and empower people > around social justice issues.” > > To kick off the campaign, EFJ has planned a night of house parties, slated > for Saturday, September 18th/Wednesday, September 22nd. On these nights people > around the country will host “House Parties for Social Justice.” > > The educational focus of this first round of EFJ House Parties will be on > sweatshops. Parties will feature a screening of EFJ’s “Behind the Swoosh,” a > national conference call with EFJ’s Directors and a number of action items, > including voter registration for the upcoming national election. The fundraising > focus of the parties will be to raise money for the production of EFJ’s > feature film, SWEAT. > > “These parties will really give people a chance to educate their friends > about important issues and provide them a venue to take action to make a > difference. Most importantly, everyone has a great time while doing it,” said EFJ > co-Director, Leslie Kretzu. > > To learn more about attending or hosting a party, people can visit Educating > for Justice’s website, www.educatingforjustice.org.
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