WESPAC Action Network May 13th
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Use Tax Rebate for Social Justice
Use your tax rebate to fund WESPAC's social justice work!
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Meditation for Activists
Social Justice Activists need to keep themselves centered and balanced to keep up with all the extroversial activity involved in activism. WESPAC is offering free and open meditation sessions every Wednesday from 12 noon to 1pm. Please RSVP at 914 682-4690.
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When Change is Not Enough
Important article by Sara Robinson on the Seven Steps to Revolution.
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Noura Erakat on Israeli Apartheid
Thank you to Daniel Strum for this video footage of Noura Erakat speaking on Israeli Apartheid at the Memorial United Methodist Church.
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Sign up for Undoing Racism
Sign up for an upcoming Undoing Racism workshop and join the movement to end white privilege and institutional racism.
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WESPAC Fair Trade items in office!
Buying birthday gifts for friends, family members, colleagues? Use your purchasing power wisely! WESPAC has a few hand-embroidered cushion covers, Palestinian olive oil, fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate, signed Fasanella prints and more! Call the office for details at 914 682-4690
  
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| Posted by: Nada |
2/25/2007 11:53 AM |
DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2007 - 36 DAYS TO GO!
IMAGINE A SOCIETY IN WHICH...
...food, clothing, housing, education and medical care are guaranteed to everyone.
...most farms, banks, industries and services are run as cooperatives owned by the workers.
...there are no multinational corporations.
...different voices, languages and cultures are respected.
...there is self-sufficiency in food, medicines, clothing, housing, and local transport.
...the environment is protected and restored, all agriculture is organic, garbage is recycled and renewable energy is used.
...universal spirituality is valued, not religious dogmas or conflicts.
...leaders are selfless servants of the people.
Short story competition describing a future society based on Prout!
STRUGGLE AND CONFLICT...
Naturally, such a society could never come about without great struggle. The richest one percent who control our world today would do anything to prevent it. They direct the multinational corporations and manipulate the US Empire, going to any length to neutralise such a progressive society. When it does come about, there will always be selfish people who would try to destroy it for their own personal benefit.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE IN A COMPELLING WAY...
...the people, the struggles, the sacrifices, the tragedies and the triumphs that would be needed to achieve such a society?
...in which part of the world such a society would first take root and what threats, opposition, and deceit that would be employed to undermine it?
...how living in such a society would affect people?
Prout stands for the Progressive Utilization Theory, an alternative socio-economic model. In the words of Noam Chomsky, "Prout's cooperative model, sharing the resources of the planet for the welfare of everyone, deserves our serious consideration." To know more about Prout’s socio-economic model and its policies, see www.prout.org and www.proutworld.org.
The Prout Research Institute of Venezuela is hosting a short story competition about a future Prout society and the struggles needed to bring it about. Stories may not exceed 5,000 words and must be previously unpublished. Entrants may be located anywhere on the planet, but each person may submit only one story written in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese. The stories will be judged on whether the future society portrayed correctly represents Prout, as well as on good writing and originality.
Judges: A committee of four panelists, led by the published writer Devashish Acosta (author of "When the Time Comes" and "The Ashram", available from www.amazon.com), will judge the contest. To ensure impartiality, all stories will be numbered and the authors’ names will be removed until the final decisions are made.
A Proutist who wishes to remain anonymous has generously donated funds so that we can offer the following cash prizes:
First prize: US$500
Second prize: US$300
Third prize: US$200
Five fourth prizes: US$100 each
(Winners in developed countries will receive a check or bank transfer. Winners in undeveloped countries will be sent an international postal money order.)
The winning stories will posted on the PRI-V web site: www.ve.prout.org. In addition, the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela reserves the right to publish the stories in an anthology and in a Prout magazine.
Deadline: midnight March 31, 2007 Venezuelan time (GMT minus 4 hours)
Winners will be announced May 15, 2007
All stories must be sent by email to shortstory@prout.org (include your name, complete mailing address, and contact telephone). There is no entrance fee. Stories that exceed 5,000 words, that arrive late or that do not describe the struggles to achieve or maintain a Prout society will be disqualified from the cash prizes. After June 15, 2007, all authors are free to submit their stories to other competitions or venues for publication.
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