These forums are sponsored by several  local churches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

East Elm Ave. & Albany Post Rd.

   Staatsburg, New York 12580   

  845-889-4181

 

Directions:  Route 9 from Poughkeepsie proceed north for approximately 12 miles-bear left at Norrie Point State Park-stay straight on Old Albany Post Rd for 1 mile. The church will be on the right side.


 

 

 

 


 

Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church

         2 Fiddler's Bridge Rd.

    Staatsburg, New York 12580

 

       845-889-4019

Directions:   Mapquest.com

 


 

 

The Hyde Park Methodist Church

Route 9

Hyde Park, New York 12538


845-229-2114
 

Directions:  mapquest.com


 

 

 

 

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie

 

67 S. Randolph Ave.

Poughkeepsie, New York

845-471-6580

 

 

 

 


Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting (Quakers)

 

249 Hooker Ave.

Poughkeepsie, New York

845-454-2870

 


 

 

 

Christ Episcopal Church

 

Barclay Street

Poughkeepsie, New York

 


 

 

 

The First Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie


 

 

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Vassar College

 

 

AND

 

 

A Generous Grant from our Partner:

 

TRINITY WALL STREET

 

 

 

Generous Donations

from

Our Friends:

 

Burns Message Bureau

Northern Dutchess Pharmacy

June & Aaron Gillepsie  Forum Inc

Joyce & Rich Morse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members of our 

JUSTICE FOR ALL  planning team & their respective churches are as follows:

 

 

Rich Morse - Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church

 

Joyce Morse, Dave  - Hyde Park Reformed Church

 

Barbara Wells - Hyde Park Methodist Church

 

Nina Lynch - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship  of Poughkeepsie


Cary Verbeck-Brindle, Nancy Ranger , Sue Moshier, Ross Uhlfelder - St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

 

John Hausam - Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church

 

Gerrit Graham - Rhinebeck

 

Betsy Calvin - Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting (Quakers)

 

Judie Buck, Jerry Calvin - Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church

 

 Lou Glasse, Suzanne Williams - 1st Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie

 

 

Rev. Blake Ryder-Christ Episcopal 


 

 

 

 

 

 

If you, your church or your organization would like to become a supporting sponsor, or would like to be represented on our Steering Committee, please contact Sue Moshier at:


 SMoshier50@yahoo.com

 

 

Our meetings are held on the Sunday immediately following the Forum at one of the local area churches. If you need transportation, that may be arranged.

   

 

 



  Justice for all
JUSTICE FOR ALL

 

 

                                                         

                                   

 

 

                       

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

      because the Lord has anointed me

      to bring good tidings to the poor.

He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,

   to proclaim liberty to the captives"

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

Welcome to the web-site of the Justice For All Speakers Forum!  The Forum is brought to you  by a diverse 

group of congregations in the mid-Hudson who are committed to insuring that the voices of those who have

been at the forefront of creating a more just word that can be heard.  The Justice For All Speakers Forum began

in 2004 and has its roots in the small Episcopal congregation of St. Margaret's Staatsburg, New York. Their

hope was to raise awareness about the intimate and  necessary connection between the Judeo-Christian

tradition and action on behalf of justice for the poor, the marginalized, the disenfranchised and the oppressed 

both in our nation and in our world. The Rev. Frank Alagna, Co-founder of Justice For All Speakers Forum had

this to say of the Forum's importance: 

 

"Given the intrinsic and abiding relationship between our faith tradition and the requirements of justice for all,

 an authentic response to human misery can never solely and exclusively rely on simple acts of charity on behalf

 of identified victims. No, faith always urges us to discern and address those underlying social complexities and

 agendas that necessarily produce victims. Believers and all people of good will must remain informed, poised and

 ready to take action with regard to systems, structures and interests that invariably give rise to the pain of humanity."           

 

 Our goal at the Justice For All Speakers Forum is to be provocative. We invite  prophets to move us  beyond the

 expected and the status quo to a realm that inspires thoughtful reflection and effective action. Now some of us may

 not always agree with what these prophets are saying, but we value the importance of providing an  opportunity to

 speak, and in doing so we are hoping that all of us, no matter what our faith background may be, will find out faith

 challenged, broadened and ultimately strengthened.

 

 It is an amazing and diverse collaboration of congregations that sponsor the Justice For All Speakers Forum.  Some

 of them have been on the cutting edge of social justice and others are in the process of developing their mission. 

 Each however is committed to working with the others to present something that they would not be able to do on

 their own.   And for over three years they have offered a remarkable speakers forum, which such speakers as:

 Daniel Berrigan, Martin Marty, Chung Wha Hong and Bishop Thomas Gumbleton.  Join us this year as we once

 again offer a fascinating array of speakers.
 In Peace,

 

 The Rev. Richard Witt
 Executive Director, Rural and Migrant Ministry
 and Shepherd of the Justice For All Speakers Forum

 

 

Where? The Forums move around from month to month to the different sponsoring congregations.

When?  By and large the Forums take place on the third Sunday of each month at 4pm (with a reception that follows at 5pm)

Who?   Take a peek below at the 2007/2008 season

 

 

  
 
 
Sunday, April 13th at 4:00 p.m.

Place: TBA

Rev. Tom Grey

National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling (NCALG)

National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion (NCAGE)

 

"America's Third Historical Wave or Gambling

                                  A

                  Boom or a Bust?"

 

Rev. Tom Grey is the national spokesman and field director for NCALG and NCAGE. NCAGE is the lobbying

arm of NCALG.  Before becoming a minister, Tom served as the commander of a U.S. Army rifle company in

Germany as a military advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion in Vietnam.  He is a graduate of Dartmouth

College and Garrett Theological Seminary. He served four churches, including one biracial congregation made

up of members of four denominations: Presbyterian, United Methodist, Disciples of Christ and United Church

of Christ.

 

Tom became active in the anti-gambling movement when a riverboat casino was coed in his county. Since October

1992, Tom has worked full-time with citizens at the local, state, national and international level to stoop the expansion

of legalized gambling. They have turned the tide against gambling expansion in over twenty states. In between his

travels, Tom is occasionally able to come home to Spokane, Washington.

 

In this decade-long battle, Tons efforts have been profiled in Time and People magazine, U.S. News and World Report,

The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia

Enquirer, PBS; Frontline, 60 Minutes and on A& Es special on gambling, "You Want to Bet." Tom has debated

gambling promoters in town halls across the country and on national TV, most recently on Chris Matthews Hardball,

CNNs Crossfire, and NPRs Justice Talking.

 

    JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL "JUSTICE FOR ALL"   BENEFIT FUNDRAISER ON SAT. APRIL 26TH AT 8:30 p.m

   

     At the Outdoor Ampitheater at Sunset Lake on the campus of Vassar College 

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets are $20.00  per person

Student fee $5.00   per person

Sponsor a "Cave Dog" & have your name appear here on this site for $100.00!!

 

For more information please contact Rural Migrant Ministry at 485-8627

 

Join the following individuals who have sponsored a CAVE DOG:

Liz Briggs

Rev. Frank Alagna

Nina Lynch

Sue Moshier

 

 

 

 

 

September 23, 2007            Rima Vesely-Flad              " Prison Re-entry" 

October 21, 2007                Bich Ha Pham                   " Hunger Action "

November 18, 2007             Maureen Casey                 " Sweat-Free Trade"

December 16, 2007             Michael Feinberg              " Labor/Religion"

January 20, 2008                TBA   

February 10, 2008              Walt Everett                      " Forgiveness"

March 09, 2008                   TBA

April 13, 2008                     Tom Grey                          " Legalized Gambling’s Impact "

May OPEN                             TBA

 

 

 

 

You can help support our forum!!


if you would like Videos or DVDs of past speakers to use with your youth groups, in the classroom
or for individual viewing. The following are now available:

Jeff Cohen:  The Problems of Corporate-Owned New Media: An Inside View
Joshua Casteel:  Abu Graib: An Insider's View
John Fife: No More Deaths  ( A Look at What's Happening Along the US-Mexican Borders)
Dr. Ismail Acar:  Christian-Muslim Relations
Robert Martin:  A Race to Become Human :  The Alternative to Violence Project

Dr. David Woolner: American Foreign Policy in FDR's 4 Freedoms of the 21st Century

Dr. Howard Van Till: What's Real & What Makes Us Think We Know?

 

 

If you are interested in purchasing any of these videos for only $5.00 and/or are interested

in learning more about our forums please contact Sue Moshier at smoshier50@yahoo.com

or by calling 876-6194.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

My dear sisters and brothers,

This fall, Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church, located in Staatsburg, NY, (north Hyde Park), has launched a Speakers Forum, under the title Justice for All, to raise awareness about the intimate and necessary connection between the Judeo-Christian tradition and action of behalf of justice for the poor, the marginalized, the disenfranchised and the oppressed both in our nation and in our world. It is hoped that raising consciousness will serve to motivate more and more good people to bring some of their energy to bear in advocacy for and in service to God’s great ongoing work of establishing justice upon the earth.

Given the intrinsic and abiding relationship between our faith tradition and the requirements of justice for all, an authentic response to human misery can never solely and exclusively rely on simple acts of charity on behalf of identified victims. No, faith always urges us to discern and address those underlying social complexities and agendas that necessarily produce victims. Believers and all people of good will must remain informed, poised and ready to take action with regard to systems, structures and interests that invariably give rise to the pain of humanity. The martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero gave voice to this reality when he said, "If I feed the poor, they call me a saint; if I ask why there are poor, they call me a communist." And the simple truth about the priority of justice is captured in the words of Saint Ambrose, who said, "We cannot give charity to a poor man, we can only return to him what is his by a prior right." Recently, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, commented, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

In these difficult and troubled times, filled with war and threats of endless war, we also do well to remember the wise admonition, that those who truly desire peace - will work for justice. When justice is multiplied upon the earth, only then will peace flow like a river.

The Speakers Forum will convene on the third Sunday of the month at 4 PM and will host speakers from various disciplines, backgrounds and organizations. Each will address some aspect of justice


 

 

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

 East Elm St. & Old Post Rd.

      Staatsburg, NY 12580

            845-889-4181

                  

 

 

        This forum is co-sponsored

by:

 

 

The

Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church


 

 

 

2 Fiddlers Bridge Road

Staatsburg, New York 12580

845-889-4019

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Speakers Forum

is sponsored by:

 

ST. MARAGARET'S

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 

East Elm Ave & Albany Post Rd.

 

Staatsburg, N.Y.

 

845-889-4181

 

 

 

 

&

 

PLEASANT PLAINS

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

 

2 Fiddler's Bridge Rd.

 

Staatsburg, N.Y.

 

845-889-4101

 



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