Central Coast Clergy for Justice

An Interfaith alliance promoting peace and justice for all

Serving San Luis Obispo County, California

Central Coast Clergy for Justice Calendar of Events
Upcoming events	Who, What	Where
Next CCCJ general meeting	TBA	TBA
Next Central Coast Interfaith Voices for Justice general meeting	Tuesday, May 6 CCIVJ first anniversary party! Dinner and cake will be served at 5:30 p.m. prior to our General Meeting, It's been one year since Anneka Scranton and Rev. Jim Nielsen's vision for an interfaith clergy and lay social justice organization has come to pass. And there are more developments coming up next year, as the Central Coast Clergy for Justice and the Central Coast Interfaith Voices for Justice explore ways to integrate the two organizations further. Come celebrate our first anniversary with a salad, cheese and bread buffet dinner, anniversary cake and fair trade coffee. Come from work, eat and enjoy each others' company and stay for our very timely meeting on civil marriage at 6:30 p.m. We look forward to a fun evening! Dinner, dessert and coffee provided.	Congregation Beth David at 10180 Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo.
Health Care for All	Saturday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Atascadero Flea Market. HCA needs donations of non-clothing items to sell.	Atascadero Sunken Gardens
Town Hall Meeting--Stop funding the Iraq War Is it time for Impeachment?	Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Unless we finally persuade our Representatives to just say NO, Congress will vote to give George W. Bush and Dick Cheney another $102 billion for Iraq. Over 4,000 Town Hall will take place throughout the United States during the month of April. The questions of funding and impeachment must be addressed and answered. Attend your Town Hall. Meet and hear from nationaly recognized journalist and activist for peace and justice, David Swanson. Leave with a plan and a group to work with.Donation $10, $5 students and seniors. David Swanson is the creator of ImpeachCheney.org, the Washington Director of Democrats.com and co-founder of the www.AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, of the Backbone Campaign, and of Voters for Peace. He serves on a working group of United for Peace and Justice. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich’s 2004 presidential campaign. His website is www.davidswanson.org. Sponsored by Information Press, Earth Day Alliance, CodePink SLO, Progressive Democrats of San Luis Obispo County and Democrats.com. For information call (805) 544-5135	Ludwick Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo, on the corner of Santa Rosa and Mill roads
Earth Day Alliance and Green Living Expo	Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dan Field from CCIVJ has offered to set up and staff a booth all day. Any congregation that would like to have materials there--church brochures, environmental materials, etc. must contact Dan and get these materials to him by that morning. Also, he needs help in the booth. It's too hard for one person to staff a booth all day long. Please try to find a person from your congregation who might be willing to help Dan staff the booth. Dan is available at 927-3132 or scottfree1@charter.net Please call him right away to offer your help.	San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza
Faith and Environment Forum	Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Forum hosted by CCIVJ and Lois Capps' office.	Congregation Beth David at 10180 Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo.
3rd annual Los Osos CROP Hunger Walk	Sunday, May 18. We are one of 2,000 communities to join in hunger walks in the coming year under the banner of CROP: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. Each of the past two years this ecumenical, interfaith event has raised significant money for relief and development work locally and throughout the world. One-fourth of the money raised goes to the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County. In 2007, over $5,500 went to the Food Bank. Three-fourths of the money raised goes to the global humanitarian agency, Church World Service, which supports a broad range of poverty fighting projects in some 80 countries, as well as other international agencies designated by individual walkers. It takes people to plan this important community event. People are needed to help with logistics, publicity, education, finances, recruitment, registration, and business sponsorships. If you wish to help, please let Rev. Mark Richardson know of your interest, by calling 528-1649, or emailing him at padremark@sbcglobal.net. Recruitment is the key to the Walk’s success. If you will recruit others from among your family and friends, your congregation, your service club, or another community organization, please let us know. We will provide you with everything you need to effectively recruit other walkers.	TBA
For more information, call Anneka at 528-7025, CCCJ's coordinator at 466-9108 or by e-mail at administrator@ccc4justice.org.

Updated 1/16/2008