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Tennessee Updates
International Debt Relief - Jubilee
Here is Senator Lugar and Casey's letter to President Obama:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Obama:
CEDAW
What is CEDAW?
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is a landmark international agreement that affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women around the world.
CEDAW strengthens the United States as a global leader in standing up for women and girls. Ratification would continue America's proud bipartisan tradition of promoting and protecting human rights.
A Victory for START
On September 16th, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14-4 in favor of START! Senator Corker was one of the Republicans that voted in favor of START and My Global Voice wants to thank everybody who made a call, sent an e-mail or attended an event in support of START. All the support that Tennesseans showed for START undoubtedly made an important contribution to Senator Corker's decision. Thank you everybody!
Things will still be heating up as START moves to the Senate for a vote for ratification.
Celebration of Cultures
Come see My Global Voice at the Nashville Peace and Justice Center booth this Saturday at Centennial Park. We'll be providing information about CEDAW, the United Nations Women's Rights Treaty. Stop by and fill out a postcard to your Senator!
START week of Action
Over the next two weeks My Global Voice will be giving Rotary presentations in East Tennessee in support of START.
Be sure to send Senator Corker a message in support of START!
Nashville Greenlands
Last night My Global Voice had a pot-luck dinner at one of Nashville Greenland's residences. You can learn about Nashville Greenlands and their mission to explore sustainable living within Nashville here: http://www.catholicworker.org/communities/Commdetail.cfm?Community=33
Movie Screenings
My Global Voice is very excited to begin bi-monthly movie screenings at Belmont United Methodist Church in Nashville! Be sure to check the Nashville Progressive Calendar for dates and movie titles. The first screening will be the documentary 'Nuclear Tipping Point', a conversation with four men intimately involved in American diplomacy and national security over the last four decades: Former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry and former Senator Sam Nunn.
My Global Voice and START
This week My Global Voice has been working on support for the START agreement. We are setting up a tabling event this week to encourage citizens to call their Senator Bob Corker and express their support for START. Look for My Global Voice in your local community center!
Bonnaroo
My Global Voice will be tabling at Bonnaroo with the Nashville Peace and Justice Center. Please stop by and show us your support!
Date:
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:00pm - Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 12:00am
The Nashville Peace Coalition
Tonight MyGlobalVoice will be attending the Peace Coalition's meeting at the Friend's Meeting house on 26th Avenue in North Nashville. All are welcome to join and discuss ways to engage the Nashville community around important local and international issues.
Upcoming Movie Screenings
MyGlobalVoice will soon be giving weekly movie screenings with the help of the Nashville Peace and Justice Center!
Traditionally the NPJC has provided monthly movie screenings that highlight international justice issues. MyGlobalVoice hopes to begin showing movies every week! We are planning to continue using Belmont United Methodist Church as our venue, so keep your eye on the Nashville Progressive calendar for more details.
Also, MyGlobalVoice is planning on having an information booth at each of these events in June:
Bonnaroo: June 10-13
Upcoming Movie Screenings
MyGlobalVoice will soon be giving weekly movie screenings with the help of the Nashville Peace and Justice Center!
Traditionally the NPJC has provided monthly movie screenings that highlight international justice issues. MyGlobalVoice hopes to begin showing movies every week! We are planning to continue using Belmont United Methodist Church as our venue, so keep your eye on the Nashville Progressive calendar for more details.
Also, MyGlobalVoice is planning on having an information booth at each of these events in June:
Bonnaroo: June 10-13
The Nashville Peace and Justice Center
Tonight, MyGlobalVoice will attend the Nashville Peace and Justice Center's board meeting. On their agenda for the evening is how MGV and the NPJC can collaborate on several issues.
The First Week at MyGlobalVoice
It's been an exciting week for MyGlobalVoice!
This week MyGlobalVoice connected with many prominent community activists in Nashville. On Wednesday, we visited the Nashville Peace Coalition, where we discussed setting up information booths at Nashville's PeaceFest on June 26th. Among other issues, we will be spreading awareness about CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of of all forms of Discrimination Against Women. Please come out and join us at PeaceFest in Centennial Park!
My Global Voice Kicks Off in Tennessee!
Hi, I'm Eben Cathey, a field organizer for My Global Voice. I'm a Tennessee native and currently live in Nashville. For the past few years I've been living abroad in South Africa where I experienced first hand the difficulties developing nations go through, from failing economies to human rights abuses.
