World Refugee Day
Now when they had departed, behold,( an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. (Matthew 2:13-15)
World Refugee Day, observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
World Refugee Day - UN
World Refugee Day - Wikipedia
TUESDAY, JUNE 01, 2010
Torture Awareness MonthNational and Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture.
The suggested June action is as follows:
(1) Please try to have a table for action set up for every Sunday in June, publicizing it with something like "Torture Is A Moral Issue"
(2) On the table, have an adequate supply of postcards (provided by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture--how many do you need ?)
The message on the card is a request for the International Committee of the Red Cross to be given permission to have access to all prisoners held by USA forces in any country.
(3) Also on the table have a petition to be signed, urging Attorney General Eric Holder to move ahead in appointing a Commission of Inquiry about who ordered/authorized USA forces to use torture and include the option of a prosecutor if crimes have been committed.
(4) Try to arrange the showing of a 20 minute DVD "Ending US-Sponsored Torture Forever." (The DVD is free from NRCAT)
National Religious Campaign Against Torture - http://www.nrcat.org/
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
National Religious Campaign Against Torture - Wikipedia
