Call + Response Follow Up
"There are more slaves today than ever before in human history." --- Justin Dillon, musician and justice activist, in "Call + Response"
"Justice is what love looks like in public." --- Dr. Cornell West, "Call + Response"
SUMMARY OF RESPONSE OPPORTUNITIES1.) Go to the Call+Respond website and check out their list of, "33 Ways to Respond" at http://callandresponse.com/33responses.html 2.) Tell your friends here and across the nation about the film and where it's showing. "Call and Response" will be at the Redwood City Century 20 Theater through October 16. For nationwide and additional Northern California listings go to: http://www.callandresponse.com/tickets.html <http://www.callandresponse.com/tickets.html> Don't see a showing in a city where you think it should be? Find out how to help get it there at: http://www.callandresponse.com/tickets.html3.) Check out the following websites to learn more about the issues and find out more about how you can respond:
a.) Call and Respond at http://www.callandresponse.com/
b.) International Justice Mission at http://www.ijm.org/
c.) Not for Sale at http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
d.) Free the Slaves at http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=183&srcid=-2
e.) A web resource for combating human trafficking at http://www.humantrafficking.org/
f.) Recent news and blogs regarding Slavery and Human Trafficking at http://slavery.alltop.com/4.) Go to the GLOBAL SLAVERY AND THE PLAGUE OF POVERTY 2008 Global Church Conference next weekend, October 17-19 at First Presbyterian Church Berkeley. For more information and to register go to: http://www.fpcberkeley.org/gcc2008.asp 5.) Visit http://www.sucardinallife.org/ to EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT NOW for the "FREEDOM SUMMIT" to happen on Stanford Campus on May 15-16, 2009. See again below. 6.) Sign up to be on the invitation list for upcoming forums, film showings, and events by emailing Beth.Kawasaki@gmail.com. Just email Beth the following line, "YES. I want to be on the End Slavery Now email list for upcoming events."
SUMMARY OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE PLANNING STAGES:1.) January 2009: "Call+Response" Rockumentary Film Showings and Filmmaker Forum at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. 2.) May 15-16, 2009: "Freedom Summit" at Stanford University. To learn more and SIGN THE PETITION TO support this event on Stanford Campus, please go now to http://www.sucardinallife.org/ 3.) Spring/Summer 2009: A hoped for Forum with Gary Haugen from International Justice Mission.