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Guest post: Rev. David Gierlach on “Thinking Lightly”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Luke 13:10-17 Today’s gospel lesson is an invitation to take a step back from our usual ways of looking at life, at each other, and at the problems facing the human family in this day and age. It’s an invitation…

Tagged with: Emmett Till, Jim Crow, Rev. David Gierlach, Slavery
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized

GUEST POST: Paul Simon’s special Maui concerts to support biodiversity conservation and ʻāina momona.

Posted on August 12, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

With thanks to Kevin Chang, Co-Executive Director of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) for permission to repost this from the KUA blog. Hurry! Get your tickets now! Two shows only! “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls…

August 6: Transfiguration Day–Commemorate Hiroshima, Pray for Maunakea Protectors

Posted on August 3, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Come join the prayers and services being held to remember the transfiguration of our Lord, remember the victims at Hiroshima, and pray for the Maunakea protectors on Aug 6. Kahu Kaleo Paterson,Vicar, St. Stephen’s, Wahiawa, Chaplain, Iolani Guild, President, Pacific…

Guest Post: Come stand with Fr. Damien at HI State Capitol for peace and justice Aug 1 Siren Vigil 11.30 a.m.

Posted on July 30, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

This post comes to you from Wally Inglis, part of the Franciscan Catholic Worker Community at WallyHouse, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Kalihi. Dear Friends … It’s the first working day of the month … coming up Thursday August 1. …

Tagged with: Hawaii monthly peace vigil, TMT
Posted in I BLOG, Justice

Kānaka Maoli Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi speak out on Maunakea.

Posted on July 24, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Following is a statement from Kānaka Maoli Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi: The Reverend Jasmine Hanakaulani Bostock and The Reverend Paul Nahoa Lucas The Episcopal Church in Hawaiʻi stands proudly on the shoulders of our ancestors, who were…

Open Letter to University of Hawai`i President Lassner on the Thirty Meter Telescope and the Email from “UH Leadership”

Posted on July 16, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Originally posted on S. SHANKAR:
Dear President Lassner: I write to protest both the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea and the recent letter from “UH Leadership.” On the first issue of the construction of the…

Tagged with: President Lassner, S. Shankar, Thirty Meter Telescope, TMT
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized

CRUNCH TIME: Tell Gov. Ige REIT shareholders need to pay taxes. DO NOT VETO SB301

Posted on July 7, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Faith Action for Community Equity has issued an urgent call to action. Please contact Gov. Ige’s Office Let’s continue to flood Gov. Ige’s office (today & tomorrow) with calls AND emails asking him to NOT veto SB 301. Office phone:(808)…

Tagged with: Hawaii REITS, REITS
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized

Guest Post by Rev. David Gierlach: Demonizing Others

Posted on June 26, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

We are living in times when there is a daily barrage against those who are minorities or immigrants or some other vulnerable group. Last week some cops in Phoenix threatened to shoot a black family whose four year old allegedly…

Tagged with: Immigration
Posted in I BLOG, Immigrants, Justice, Politics and Religion

Lee Johnson, man who beat Monsanto/Bayer wants you to hear his story. PUBLIC meeting, Leilehua High School 5p.m. 6/24, hosted by BOE

Posted on June 20, 2019 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

If you’re worried about your children or students being exposed to toxic, cancer-causing pesticides at school, mark your calendars for Monday June 24, 5p.m. at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa. The Board of Education is hosting a public meeting to…

Speaker Saiki cites Obama to explain failure to raise the minimum wage. Really???

Posted on June 5, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

While Speaker Saiki’s recent OpEd (Honolulu Star Advertiser 5/27/2019) makes passing reference to “a blue state like Hawaii,” his arguments for why the legislature failed to ensure a raise for working people are more likely to make them see red.…

Tagged with: Living wage, Minimum Wage Hawaii, Scott Saiki, Sheela Jane Menon, Sid Goldstein
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Living wage, Uncategorized, Workers' Rights