Monthly Archives: February 2012
Testimony in Support of Raising CT’s Minimum Wage
On behalf of the Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice, I submitted the following testimony in support of raising CT’s minimum wage. Members of the Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees: It is an honor to submit testimony … Continue reading
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Tagged An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage, Business Friendly Climate, Chris Donovan, church, Faith, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition, Hartford, HB 5291, Interfaith, Johnny Williams, Josh Pawelek, Legislative Advocacy, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Rev Josh Pawelek, Rev Josh Pawlek, Social Justice, Testimony, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, uuseast
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Freedom for Sujitno!
Grace Lutheran Church on Woodland St. in Hartford played host to this afternoon’s celebration of Sujitno Sajuti’s release from federal prison in Massachusetts. For those unfamiliar with Sujitno’s case, you can learn more here and here. I had the honor … Continue reading
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Tagged American, antiracism, Beloved Community, church, Connecticut, CT, Dick Blumenthal, Faith, GHICEJ, Grace Lutheran Church, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice, Hartford, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Interfaith, Josh Pawelek, Let Sujitno Stay, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Marco Rubio, Muslim, Republican Party, Rev Josh Pawelek, Rev Josh Pawlek, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Social Justice, Sujitno Sajuti, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E
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Let Sujitno Stay!
We had a great turnout from UUS:E and from the larger community at our Valentines Day press conference in support of Sujitno Sajuti. For background on Sujitno’s immigration situation, check out the Let Sujitno Stay website. The video of my … Continue reading
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Tagged antiracism, church, Connecticut, Deportation, Faith, Hartford Interfaith, ICE, Immigration, Indonesia, Interfaith, Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice, Josh Pawelek, Let Sujitno, Liberal Religion CT, Liberal religion Hartford, love, Mosque, Muslim, Obama Administration, Rev Josh Pawelek, Social Justice, Sujitno Sajuti, Undocumented Immigrants, Unitarian Universalism, UU, UUS:E, uuseast
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Prayers for Health Care
About 75 souls turned out for the Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care’s prayeraction this morning. First we marched from the Legislative Office Building to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection where the Sustinet Cabinet was holding its monthly … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Connecticut, Faith, Governor Malloy, Interfaith, Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Healthcare, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, prayer, Social Justice, sustinet, Sustinet Cabinet, Unitarian Universalist, universal healthcare, UU, UUS:E
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Let Sujitno Sajuti Stay!
I’ve known Sujitno Sajuti and his wife Dahlia for nearly a decade through their involvement with the Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice. Sujitno was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in December. Check out the press … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition, Hartford Interfaith, Immigration, Interfaith, Josh Pawelek, Let Sujitno Stay, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, Muhammad Islamic Society, Muslim, Press Conference, Rev Josh Pawelek, Social Justice, Sujitno Sajuti, Undocumented Immigrants, Unitarian Universalism, UU, UUS:E
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The Life We Have Lost in Living
“A fierce unrest seethes at the core of all existing things”—words from the late 19th and early 20th-century American journalist and humorist, Don Marquis.[1] I’m not familiar with his work, though I see from my brief research he wrote prolifically. As I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Fierce Unrest, Buddhism, chaos, Choruses from The Rock, church, Distraction, Don Marquis, Faith, Henri Nouwen, Howard Thurman, Josh Pawelek, Jumping Jack Flash, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Mick Jagger, ministry, Restlessness, Rev Josh Pawelek, Rock Music, sermons, Singing the Living Tradition, T.S. Eliot, the Buddhist Temple, The Rolling Stones, uddhacca, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Unrest, UU, UUS:E, uuseast, Wil Hernandez
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Winter Takes Its Time
Our lives mirror the changing seasons. Now we await the end of winter, tired, restless, impatient. We await the end of winter. March mud, April rain and May sun call to us, coax us, tease us gently. We are almost … Continue reading
Posted in Prayers & Meditations
Tagged Earth, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Mud, Rain, Rev Josh Pawelek, Seasons, Spring, Sun, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, Winter, Winter Meditation, winter prayer
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Many Voices, One Song
I had the great honor of preaching a “dialogue on race” sermon with the Rev. Jacqui Lewis at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City’s East Village. View the sermon at: Many Voices, One Song. Tituss Burgess was the featured artist … Continue reading
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Tagged antiracism, church, Dialogue on race, Faith, Jacqui Lewis, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Many Voices, Martin Luther King, Middle Church, Middle Collegiate Church, One Song, racial justice, Reformed Church, Reformed Church in America, Social Justice, Tituss Burgess, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, uuseast
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Slash Through the Silences with Uni Q. Mical
I’m tremendously excited for Uni Q. Mical’s visit to Greater Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 18th and Sunday, Feb,. 19th. I first met Uni Q. (pronounced ‘unique’) at the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Metro NY District Antiracism Conclave last fall. Her rhythm and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture
Tagged antiracism, Black History Month, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Culture, Faith, GBLT, Hartford, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Multiculturalism, Poetry, Rev Josh Pawelek, Skinned Dependents Day, Spoken Word, Uni Q. Mical, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, Welcoming Congregations
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Valentines Wishes for Governor Malloy and the Sustinet Cabinet
Where’s the love? That’s what the Interfaith Fellowship for Universal Health Care wants to know this Valentine’s Day. Specifically, we’d like to know where Governor Malloy’s love is. And we’d like to know where the Sustinet Cabinet’s love is. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Basic Health Program, Connecticut, CT, Faith, Governor Malloy, Hartford, Health Care Cabinet, health care reform, Insurance Companies, Interfaith, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, prayer, public option, Rev Josh Pawelek, sustinet, Sustinet Cabinet, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, universal healthcare, UU, UUS:E, uuseast, Valentine's Day
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