If you are haunted by the continued oppression of the Palestinian people, if you don’t know enough, but are open to hearing more, mark your calendar for this series of talks, part of PALESTINE and DECOLONIAL NOVEMBER (AND OCTOBER!). YOUSEF…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Palestine and Decolonial November (and October): COME HEAR VOICES FROM PALESTINE
Tagged with: "deal of the century", J. KĒHAULANI KAUANUI, Noura Erakat, Rana Barakat, Yousef Aljamal
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Do legislators feel the “fierce urgency of now?” Voters want to see that they do.
This OpEd was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Oct 2, 2019. I have the privilege of working with various nonprofits on issues of community well-being. These nonprofits are doing courageous work on shoestring budgets, filling the potholes in…
Tagged with: Business Roundtable, Jamie Dimon, Living Wage Hawaii, One Job Should be Enough, Speaker Scott Saiki
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
GUEST POST: “Housing is not our mission” cannot be an excuse! Advocates urge re-think of Aloha Stadium development
Honolulu is the houselessness capital of the United States. It is obscene to read about developers offering $35 million penthouses for sale while several thousand people are living on the sidewalks across the islands. Every branch of government must examine…
Tagged with: Affordable Housing, Faith Action for Housing Now Coalition
Posted in Affordable Housing, Equality and Faith, Uncategorized
Posted in Affordable Housing, Equality and Faith, Uncategorized
Guest Post from Faithful America: Ask your pastor to preach about the climate crisis this Season of Creation
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/us/iyw-how-to-help-hurricane-dorian-victims-trnd/index.html As Hurricane Dorian threatens the southeastern coast, Faithful America members pray for everyone in its path, and for all first responders. We also recognize that hurricanes are getting larger and more dangerous because of climate change, which threatens the…
Tagged with: Bahamas, Climate Crisis, Hurricane Dorian
Posted in Climate Crisis, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Climate Crisis, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Guest post: Rev. David Gierlach on “Thinking Lightly”
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
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
GUEST POST: Paul Simon’s special Maui concerts to support biodiversity conservation and ʻāina momona.
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…
Tagged with: Auwahi Forest Restoration Project, Kevin Chang, KUA Hawaii, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Paul Simon
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
August 6: Transfiguration Day–Commemorate Hiroshima, Pray for Maunakea Protectors
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…
Tagged with: Kahu Kaleo Patterson, Kekailoa Perry, Maunakea, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Chruch
Posted in African American Judaism, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in African American Judaism, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Kānaka Maoli Clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi speak out on Maunakea.
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”
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
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
CRUNCH TIME: Tell Gov. Ige REIT shareholders need to pay taxes. DO NOT VETO SB301
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)…
Dawn Morais 