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The Gathering is coming to Pittsburgh!

July 30th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Upcoming Events
The Gathering is coming to Pittsburgh! 

 

National site - www.thegatheringforjustice.org
Local site - www.myspace.com/pghgatheringAll events are FREE but you should  Pre-Register to make sure there’s room.

 

Email pittsburghgathering@gmail.com or call 412-853-2199.

Click Here to see video footage of the previous Gatherings!

The Schedule:

Friday, August 3, 2007 - 7:00pm -12:00am
The Pittsburgh Regional Gathering Kick Off Concert
Featuring Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, Minister Jasiri X, Cynik Lethal,
Ya Lioness, Classic 1824, M-Team, Blessed music. Hosted by Paradise Gray (X-Clan)
and Luqman Abdus-Salam.
Shadow Lounge
5972 Baum Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
*SPECIAL OUT-FROM-RETIREMENT HIP-HOP PERFORMANCE BY KHARI MOSLEY

Saturday, August 4, 2007 - 9:00am - 3:00pm
“The Pittsburgh Gathering”
Take Action to Save Our Youth Conference
Keynote Speaker Fred Hampton Jr
Panels on Education, Economics, Politics, the Role of the Church, the Role of Media,
and Criminal Justice
Hosted By The Metro Urban Institute
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
616 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa 15206

Saturday August 4th, 2007 - 9:00 pm
Tribute to the life and times of the X-Clan’s Lumumba “Professor X” Carson
(August 4th 1959 - March 17th 2006) . Hosted by Paradise “The Arkitech” Gray
NYOil and special guest Black Dot author of “De-coding The Hip-hop Matrix”.
The Undaground Lounge
607 East Ohio Street
Pittsburgh, PA. 15212

Sunday, August 5, 2007 - 3:00pm-5:00pm
Service in the Streets
The Pittsburgh Regional Gathering
Encourages all Churches, Mosques, and Synagogues to have Service Outside in the Community. Interfaith Service and Community Walk
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
7220 Bennett Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

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Iraq Summer Heats Up Mt. Lebanon

July 3rd, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in From the Field


The Iraq Summer campaign kick-off in Pennsylvania.  The Americans Against Escalation in Iraq are targeting over 40 legislators across the country and working to put a stop to this endless war.  Not only are they working with local sponsoring groups (Iraq Vets Against War, Thomas Merton Anti-War Committee, Pittsburgh Vets Tour, and The American Friends Service Committee), but they welcomed us at their event, too.  Peep their website to see how you can help!

 
We’re asking Rep. Murphy to take a stand on the Iraq War we can LIVE with.


Don’t call us a mob.  We’re fighting for justice…


Paul Abernathy, Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator of The Iraq Vets Against the War and local native, stands strong with Nish, and Rory Casey and Caleb Payne of the AAEI.


Because not only is Iraq part of the war on terror, so is domestic spying, according to this man.


Motherly love at an anti-war rally.  How cute!


Shepherding the city children in front of a suburban cemetery.


A number of us marched in with Paul Abernathy…


Who tried again to make an appointment with Rep. Murphy.   After a year of being refused, the frustration and indignation were coming off him in waves.


Everyone but Paul (including the cameraman from Channel 11) got kicked out of the office with the absurd claim that it wasn’t a publicly funded office.  After that, it was time to roll, so we all looked to the road…

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