This Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 10 to 10.17 a.m. many public high schools in Hawaii are staging a walk out and silent vigil to commemorate the senseless violence that occurred a few weeks ago at the high school in…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Solemn Bell Ringing to Support Students Against Guns. Wed 3/14 from 10-10.17 a.m. Honolulu
Tagged with: Church of the Crossroads, churches bell ringing, Honolulu, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Students against guns
Posted in Gun violence, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Gun violence, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Remembering the Women of Ghouta on International Women’s Day
While our news is dominated by a porn star’s escapades with the President of the United States, the women of Ghouta get barely a mention. Our sin is the sin of inattention to what matters, and gluttony for the grotesque.…
Tagged with: Douma, Dr. Faten Rajab Fawaz, Ghouta, Nivin Hotary
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Syria
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Syria
Remembering John Victor Morais 18 Dec 1910 – 6 March 1991
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” That was the motto of Anderson School, Ipoh, Perak where an eager 16 year old transplant from Kerala, educated up to that point in Malayalam, started his adventure in what…
Tagged with: Anderson School, Dreamers, Gladys Morais, Ipoh, John Manuel Morais, John Victor Morais, Malaya Tribune, Pearl Harbor
Posted in Family, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Family, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Tell legislators to restore pesticide disclosure, notification to SB3095. Protect ALL our kids with buffer zones around schools. Deadline Feb 19.
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Remember SB3095–the so-called environmental protection bill from last week? It WAS a mandatory pesticide disclosure bill with a five school buffer zone pilot program. The heart of the bill (mandatory pesticide disclosure) was gutted, and as a…
Tagged with: buffer zones, Center for Food Safety, Pesticide disclosure and notification Hawaii, SB3095
Posted in Environmental Justice, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Environmental Justice, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Support SB3095 (Environmental Protection) if you believe in Care of Creation. Testimony due Sun Feb 11
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3095&year=2018 If Catholic teaching on stewardship of the planet matters to you, supporting SB 3095 would be a practical expression of that faith. Below are excerpts from http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/care-for-creation.cfm “We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of…
Former Senate Majority Leader, Hooser, calls for servant leadership in opening reflection at the Capitol
Former Kaua‘i Senator and County Councilmember Gary Hooser was honored Friday February 3rd by an invitation to offers words of “reflection and contemplation” to the Hawai‘i State Senate. Hooser was invited to speak by Oahu Senator Les Ihara and welcomed…
Tagged with: Gary Hooser, Hawaii State Capitol, opening prayer, Senate, servant leadership
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Raise HI’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Your testimony could make it happen
Support working families: Submit testimony for SB 2291 by 3:30pm Mon Feb 5, 2018. The hearing for this bill is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 3:30 PM in conference room 229. See the hearing notice. SB 2291: Raises…
Tagged with: Diana Wernet, FightFor$15, HawaiiFightFor$15, Kihei Ice, Tina Wildberger
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Justice
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Justice
Call To Action Calls on Bishop Conley to Lift Blanket Excommunication of Nebraska CTA members
The following message was issued by Call to Action and is published here with their permission. The National Catholic Reporter recently published an article about Call To Action/Nebraska’s recent discussions with Bishop Conley regarding the 22-year blanket excommunication that was placed on…
Tagged with: Bishop Conley, Call To Action, CTA Nebraska, Excommunication
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Episcopal Bishop of Honolulu calls for rehabilitation, not another new jail on Oahu
On behalf of the Episcopal Church in Hawai‘i, I am writing to affirm our belief in the humanity of all of the people of Hawaii, including those who are incarcerated, and to support the recommendations of the House Concurrent Resolution…
Tagged with: Bishop Fitzpatrick, Episcopal Church of Hawaii, Oahu jail
Posted in Business and Justice, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Prison Reform, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, Family and Friends, I BLOG, Prison Reform, Uncategorized
HI legislators must act now in the face of Trump tax cuts for the rich, and assault on the safety net for the most vulnerable
The OpEd below was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, April 25, 2017 and republished on this blog with permission. As the 2018 Hawai‘i state legislature convenes, it is worth remembering that our new Gilded Age is a call…
Tagged with: CEO to worker income ratio, Income disparity, Living wage, Sen. Russell Ruderman, tax fairness, United Airlines, Wells Fargo
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Income disparity, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Income disparity, Justice, Uncategorized
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