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Four Portland churches unite to rouse ‘God’s Trombones,’ June 15
Worship, conversation pay tribute to poet, civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson Nearly 75 years after his death on a rainy Wiscasset morning, poet and early civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) will be honored with worship and community conversation during “God’s Trombones” at Trinity Church, 580 Forest Ave., Portland, on Sat., June 15, at […]
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Tagged Abyssinian Meeting House, Al Niese, Albert Melton, Dean Shambaugh, God's Trombones, Grace Nail Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Ken Lewis, Lawrence Weeks, NAACP, Roy Partridge, Steve Coleman
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‘Have You Heard From Johannesburg’ series begins tonight on Independent Lens
Watch A Landmark Series on the Anti-Apartheid Movement on PBS. See more from Independent Lens. “Have You Heard From Johannesburg,” a five-part series documenting the global struggle to end the South African apartheid, begins at 11:30 p.m. ET tonight with parts 1 and 2 on PBS’ “Independent Lens.” The series is airing nationally on PBS […]
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Tagged African National Congress, Clarity Films, Connie Field, Have You Heard From Johannesburg, Independent Lens, Martin Luther King Jr. in Palestine, MPBN, Nelson Mandela, PBS, United Nations
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‘Bouncing Cats’ makes Doc Channel debut tonight
What does it take to make a real difference in the lives of others? What if it was as easy as sharing that thing in the world that you really love to do. For Ugandan Abraham “Abramz” Tekya, that thing is dance – specifically, hip-hop and breakdancing. Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Documentary Channel premieres […]
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Tagged Abramz Tekya, Bouncing Cats, Breakdance Project Uganda, Documentary Channel, Invisible Children, John Legend, K'Naan, LRA
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Clark convenes ‘Informed Activism’ this weekend
This weekend, more than 1,000 students, scholars, policy-makers, activists and representatives from non-governmental organizations are scheduled to gather at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., for a unique international summit, Informed Activism: Armed Conflict, Scarce Resources and Congo. Clark’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has joined with Jewish World Watch to host this conference […]
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Tagged Clark University, Informed Activism, Jewish World Watch, Michael Ramsdell
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Voices of Hunger Strike call for action, solidarity
With the most recent Darfur Fast for Life just wrapping up, we wanted to bring you statements from those who fasted in front of the White House You can view interviews, one representing each hour of the fast, on the YouTube Channel, SudanUnlimited. Following the fast, the Peace in Sudan Rally is being held until 3 […]
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Tagged Darfur Fast for Life, El-Fadel Arbab, Fur Cultural Revival, SudanUnlimited
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