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CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE February 2015 CKCPJ Dinner and Networking Fair scheduled for Feb. 22 The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Jus ce Annual Dinner and Networking Fair is scheduled for Sun., Feb. 22, at Imani Bap st Church, 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington. Lo- cal and regional groups that address social jus ce issues will have informa- on booths set up from 4 pm to 6 pm; dinner will follow the networking session at 6 pm. Following dinner, CKCPJ will give its annual awards: Youth Peacemaker of the Year Award, Life me of Waging Peace Award, Peacemaker of the Year CKCPJ member Steve Katz attends the 2014 Networking Fair, listening to Gina DeArth of the Award, and the Chuck Sohner Living National Action Network. Wage Award. Members of CKCPJ's Peace Ac on commi ee and the mininum wage. The Kentucky State dance is $25 per dinner; those living Lexington Working Families Cam- University Choir will perform. Audi- on a reduced income are asked to pay paign will describe their planning for ences of the KSU Choir describe their $10. Please make reserva ons by call- the Global Day of Ac on for Military music as "a treat that will warm your ing 859-488-1448 or email peaceand- Spending and eff orts to increase the heart." Suggested dona on for a en- jus [email protected].

Who Stands to Benefi t from fected are assured that their wages will not Louisville’s New Minimum Wage become stuck. By Jason Bailey The fi nal ordinance did not increase An estimated 45,000 workers in teenagers. Fifty-seven percent are women, base pay for tipped workers from the cur- Louisville/Jefferson County who would 60 percent work full-time, and 28 percent rent $2.13 an hour, where it has remained otherwise make less than $9 an hour will have a child in the household. since 1991. The ordinance does require have higher wages once the new metro Fifty-nine percent of those workers with that tipped workers’ total wages, including government minimum wage ordinance— family income below the poverty line will tips plus base pay, be at least equal to the the fi rst such local law in the South—is benefi t. Forty percent of affected work- new local minimum wage. The original fully implemented in two and a half years. ers are employed in either restaurants and ordinance had increased the base pay for In addition to the workers who will food services or retail trade. tipped workers to 45 percent of the new directly benefi t, another 13,500 who make Those workers benefi tting will get minimum wage, or $4.55 an hour for a slightly above $9 an hour could also smaller increases than the estimated $10.10 minimum wage. receive a small raise when wage scales are 62,500 who would have received a raise Source: KCEP analysis of 2013 American adjusted upward, based on the experience from the original $10.10 proposal. But Community Survey data. of minimum wage increases elsewhere. because the fi nal ordinance also added a • Of the workers affected, an estimated clause to adjust the minimum wage annu- Jason Bailey is the director of the 88 percent are at least 20 years old and ally by growth in the consumer price index Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. more are over the age of 50 than are in the years after 2017, those workers af- THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 1 Peaceful Protest CKCPJ secretary Mary Ann Ghosal was visit- ing family near Furguson, Missouri, when she photographed graffi ti that called for peace near businesses that were burned and looted. The demonstration photos were taken in Lexington, where all protests were peaceful

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 2 The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and JusƟ ce Board of Directors: Rebecca Ballard DiLoreto, From Selma to Stonewall David Christiansen (co-chair), Bilal El-Amin, by Roberto L. Abreu, M.S. Mary Ann Ghosal (secretary), Marion Gibson, Heather Hadi, Randolph Hollingsworth, Rahul Over the last weeks, our nation has ing the extra layer of oppressions that LGBTQ people of color experience, Karanth, Steven Lee Katz (treasurer), Susan witnessed the brutal killings of black Lamb, Richard Mitchell, Bruce Mundy, Kerby men at the hands of policemen. As a and ways in which all members of the Neill, Steve Pavey, Nadia Rasheed, Alexandria result of the hard-to-believe decisions LGBTQ community can be allies to Sehon, Rabbi Uri Smith, Teddi Smith-Robillard, by grand juries not to indict, exposing people of color. Janet Tucker (co-chair), Craig Wilkie. Peaceways how the “justice” system repeatedly • Active listening (listen for under- Staff : Margaret Gabriel (editor), Penny Christian, Gail Koehler, Betsy Neale, Jim Trammel (proof- fails to protect people of color in this standing and not for a way to defend your lack of understanding). readers). Th e views expressed in Peaceways are country, protests have taken place in those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect multiple cities throughout the United • Don’t apologize for your white the views of CKCPJ. Administrative Manager: States, including in our very own privilege. Use it to speak with (not for) Brandi Davis Lexington. people of color about issues that affect Member Organizations: ACLU-Central Kentucky As I scroll down my news feed on them. Chapter; Ahava Center for Spiritual Living; Amnesty International, UK Chapter; Baháis of Facebook and engage in conversations • Understand how people of color have helped to pave the way for the Lexington; Berea Friends Meeting; Bluegrass with members of the LGBTQ commu- Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Bluegrass nity, I cannot ignore the fact that many LGBTQ community. Domestic Violence Program; Bluegrass United members of our LGBTQ community • Look around you and see who is Church of Christ; Catholic Action Center; Cen- have remained silent about the recent missing in the room. Then, invite those tral Christian Church; Commission for Peace events that affect our black brothers individuals to be part of the conversa- and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Lexington; Gay and Lesbian Services Organization; Humanist and sisters. Let’s not forget that there tion in order for all members of the LGBTQ community, including people Forum of Central Kentucky; Hunter Presbyteri- are many members of our LGBTQ an Church; Islamic Society of Central Kentucky; community who are men and women of color, to have a voice. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass; Kentuckians of color. Therefore, I cannot help but • Know that for LGBTQ people of for the Commonwealth; Kentucky Coalition to think, “Why are we silent? Have we color, experiences regarding race are Abolish the Death Penalty, Central Kentucky forgotten the signifi cance of Stonewall more complex than simply just black Chapter; Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; Kentucky Resources Council; and the power of protesting injustice or white. • Just because people of color do Lexington Fair Housing Council; Lexington and oppression? How do black Fairness; Lexington Friends Meeting; Lexington LGBTQ members of our community not discuss the impact of racism in Hispanic Association (Asociacion de Hispanos feel when they do not feel supported their lives on a daily basis, it doesn’t Unidos); Lexington Labor Council, Jobs with by their LGBTQ friends?” After all, mean that their everyday realities as Justice Committee; Lexington Living Wage LGBTQ individuals know all too well people of color are not shaped by the Campaign; Lexington Socialist Student Union; Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church; Newman the devastating consequences of op- continuous institution and perpetua- tion of racism, especially when it goes Center at UK; North East Lexington Initative; pression and the importance of speak- One World Film Festival; Students for Peace and ing up against injustice. unaddressed. Earth Justice (Bluegrass Community and Techni- With this said, I would like to pro- • Know that while white members cal College); Peacecraft; Th e Plantory; Progress vide some guidelines for acknowledg- of the LGBTQ community have the (student group at Transylvania University); conƟ nued on page six, Stonewall Second Presbyterian Church; Shambhala Center; Sustainable Communities Network; Union Peaceways delivery Church at Berea; Unitarian Universalist Church If you receive Peaceways via USPS or approximately $15 per year. CKCPJ appre- of Lexington; United Nations Association, Blue- if you obtain a pick-up copy, we encour- ciates contribu ons to off set mail delivery grass Chapter. age you to arrange to receive the pub- expenses. If you have contributed to us lica on via email. In order to reduce its fi nancially, we will con nue to mail you a carbon footprint, produc on costs, and paper copy of this newsle er. 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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 3 Calendar for Peace & Jus ce The council seeks to promote dialogue as a path to peace and justice. Consequently, we announce events that we do not necessarily endorse. Sun. Feb. 1 Wed. Feb. 18 Thurs. Mar. 5 2015 One World Films The Genius CKCPJ Peace AcƟ on CommiƩ ee Humanist Forum, 7-8:30 pm, the of Marian, 2 pm, UK Chandler Medical will meet at 7 pm at the Quaker Mee ng- Great Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Center Auditorium, 1000 S. Limestone. house, 649 Price Ave. All are invited to Church of Lexington, 3564 Clays Mill Road. The fi lm follows Pam White in the early par cipate in discussion that will include Reamy Jansen will lead a discussion of stages of Alzheimer’s disease as her son, immigra on, health care, gun control the French philosopher and 18th century the fi lmmaker, documents her struggle to and the local eff orts toward the Na onal radical, Denis Diderot (1713-84). hang on to a sense of self. Pam’s mother, Peace Ac on promo on of a Global Day Reamy Jansen was a Professor of English the ar st Marian Williams Steele, had suc- of Ac on in Military Spending. and Humani es at Rockland Community cumbed to Alzheimer’s. Free, rate PG. College for forty years. He is a contribut- Sun. Feb. 22 Thurs. Feb. 5 ing editor to the Bloomsbury Review of Books and a contribu ng editor of the Charles Darwin's 206th birthday CKCPJ Annual Peace Networking Hamilton Stone Review. At the same me Join the Humanist Forum of Central Ken- and Dinner Networking begins at 5 pm, there will be Humanist Educa on for chil- tucky for a birthday celebra on, 7-8:30 dinner follows at 6 pm. At 7 pm, recipi- dren aged 5-12 in the Green Classroom pm, in the Great Hall of the Unitarian ents of the 2015 CKCPJ awards will be of the RE wing. Childcare provided for Universalist Church of Lexington 3564 recognized, and the Kentucky State Uni- children 4 years old and younger. versity Choir will perform. Imani Bap st Clays Mill Road. Dan Phelps, President Wed.-Sat. Mar. 11-14 of the Kentucky Paleontology Society, Church, 1555 Georgetown Road, Lexington. will present,"The Geology of Antarc ca (see story, page one) White Privilege Conference Louis- ville, The Galt House, 140 N. 4th Street. and the Natural History of the Antarc c Thurs. Feb. 26 Peninsula," based upon his January trip to The WPC’s mission statement says the Antarc ca and Tierra del Fuego, Argen na. VoƟ ng Rights Day 9 am, Capitol An- conference “provides a challenging, col- There will be Humanist Educa on for nex, Room 133. Members of Vo ng Rights labora ve and comprehensive experience. children aged 5-12 in the Green Classroom for Former Felons—Kentucky invite you We strive to empower and equip individu- of the RE Wing. Childcare provided for to join them in their eff ort to support als to work for equity and jus ce through children 4 years old and younger. restora on of vo ng rights for people self and social transforma on.” who have served their me. The day will Full registra on informa on is available Thurs. Feb. 12 begin with prepara on for mee ngs with at the website, www.whiteprivilegeconfer- legislators. At 1 pm the group will hold a ence.com. I Love Mountains Day, sponsored rally in the Capitol Rotunda. For more in- Early registra on discounts apply un l by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. forma on email Janet Tucker, jlynjenks@ February 13, 2015. NOTE: If you belong Concerned ci zens of all ages will come gmail.com to a na onal group that works on diver- together to call a en on to the scale Fri. Feb. 27 sity, an -racism, or inclusion ini a ves, of destruc on created by mountaintop you may be eligible for a group discount. removal coal mining in Kentucky and More Money? Or More Impact? Contact your na onal representa ve to be the need to begin a just transi on to a Increasing Community Philanthro- certain. more diverse, sustainable, and thriving py, 9-10:30 am. Dr. Robert Long will hold Tues.-Sun. Mar. 10-15 economy in the mountains. See www.k c. a public forum at The Plantory, on the org/events/i-love-mountains-day for more corner of Jeff erson and West Sixth streets Cherokee Spirituality Retreat, details, a schedule for the day, and regis- in Lexington. For more informa on, see Cherokee, N.C. All presenta ons will be tra on. Please tell your friends, schedule h p://uknow.uky.edu/ given by Na ve Americans living around a day off from work, and make plans to Cherokee. One session will addresses join KFTC in Frankfort for this exci ng day Your Event Here “Historic Grief and Intergenera onal of ac on. Trauma,” outlining how Na ve Ameri- Do you have an event that you would like cans lost their sense of iden ty through Tues. Feb. 17 to promote in Peaceways? Send informa- Ɵ on to [email protected]. government policies of forced assimila on Lexington Working Families Cam- Please send noƟ fi caƟ on by the 10th of the into the dominant culture. Cost is $350 for paign will meet at 7 pm at the Quaker previous month. a shared room; $500 for a private room— Mee nghouse, 649 Price Ave. Discus- includes lodging, program fees and some sion about the Lexington-Faye e County meals. (see story, page fi ve) For more Urban County Council eff orts toward in- informa on contact Father John Rausch, creasing the minimum wage versus having 606-663-0823, [email protected] or a voluntary business focus will con nue. Mary Herr, (828) 497-9498, maryherr@ dnet.net

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 4 Cherokee CKCPJ Board Meetings 3rd Monday, 7 pm. More info: 859-488-1448 or Spirituality [email protected]. All are welcome! by Father John Rausch Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace Every Th ursday 5:30-6 pm at Triangle Park (corner of Broadway and Main St ) in downtown Lexington. Contact Richard For 20 years I have helped co- Mitchell 859-327-6277. ordinate a program that introduces participants to the rich heritage of the Kentucky Migrant Network 1st Monday Noon-1:30 pm, Cardinal Valley Cherokee people while allowing them Center, 1306 Versailles Road, Lexington. Contact Isabel Gereda Taylor, itay- to reexamine their own sense of spiri- [email protected], 859-258-3824. tuality. Many have Cherokee ancestry PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and participate to discover something Bisexuals and Transgendered 2nd Tuesday 6:30-8:30 pm. Support Group about their own background. Others Meeting. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 2025 Bellefonte Dr. Lexington (Go recognize the Cherokee reverence for to the end of the parking lot, and then in the side door). Info: www.pfl aglex. creation and seek that wisdom to live org or email president@pfl aglex.org or call 859-338-4393. Programs are in greater harmony with the earth. followed by a question and answer session, support group discussion, refresh- For fi ve days I accompany seminary ments. Family members, allies, and GLBT individuals of all ages are welcome. students, truth-seekers and people of Bluegrass Fairness of Central Kentucky 2nd Tuesday 7:30 pm, Lexington ministry to hear the myths and re- Public Central Library, 140 E. Main St, Lexington. Contact Craig Cammack, count the history of a people that once Chair, 859-951-8565 or [email protected]. inhabited parts of eight states in the southeastern United States. Part of the Wed Night GLSO discussion group 7 pm at the Pride Center, 389 Waller story concerns how this great people Ave, Lexington. GLSO operates Kentucky’s only Pride Center, where they’ve comprising the Eastern Band of the been quietly providing services to the GLBTQQIA community for decades. Cherokee have been reduced to 14,000 More info, hours Pride Center is open and other links at: http://www.glso.org. members possessing only 56,000 Humanist Forum of Central Kentucky First Th ursday, 7 pm, Great Hall acres in two counties of western North of the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3564 Clays Mill Rd, Lexington. Th e Carolina. Another part of the story Forum is a Chapter of the American Humanist Association. Meetings are highlights the depth of spirituality that open to people of all beliefs willing to express their opinions in a civil manner. enabled them to reclaim their customs MEETINGS MONTHLY Childcare is provided. Contact President Staci Maney, [email protected] or and maintain their identity. 859-797-2662. The experience begins with history. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth 3rd Th ursday, 7 pm Episcopal Diocese Consider a people that had a fully de- Mission House at 4th St. and MLK Blvd, Lexington. Contact Ondine Quinn, veloped system of democracy before 859-276-0563. contact with Europeans, a culture that NAMI Lexington Support Groups Every Sunday 2:30-4 pm. Participation created its own syllabary for writing Station, 869 Sparta Court, Lexington. Call 859-272-7891 or go to www. its language and a nation with exten- namilex.org. sive trade routes that brought coastal Christian-Muslim Dialogue Program 4th Saturday 10 am-noon. All shells deep into the interior. Then, are welcome. Locations vary, call 859-277-5126. Th e Christian-Muslim contrast that culture with the European dialogue promotes understanding and mutual respect between and U.S. assault through the introduc- Christians and Muslims. By exploring moral, cultural and political factors tion of smallpox, which killed half the shaping the current context, it promotes personal and collective population; the forced removal known responsibility to build a more just and peaceful world. as the Trail of Tears that separated the tribe into bands west and east; the bro- Movies with Spirit 2nd Friday of every month. Unitarian Universalist ken treaties that ceded Cherokee land; Church, 3564 Clay’s Mill Road, Lexington. Potluck at 6 pm, fi lm at 7. and the mandatory boarding schools that stripped the young of their native National Action Network 3rd Th ursday of each month, 7 pm to 8:30 pm language and traditions. at the Central Library, Lexington. This cumulative psychic wound- Want your group’s meeting listed here? ing across generations is known as Contact [email protected] or call 859-488-1448. conƟ nued on page seven

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 5 The vote is the most powerful instrument Youth Employment Enhancement Program ever devised by man for breaking down Young people 14-17 years old who injustice and destroying the terrible walls need summer jobs can apply to the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program, which imprison men because they are beginning February 1. Applica ons are available online at lexingtonky.gov. About different from other men. 225 jobs will be fi lled. The deadline to apply and submit docu- Lyndon B. Johnson menta on is 4 p.m. February 27. The program is open to 14- to 17-year- old Faye e County residents who are Let Us Vote! eligible to work in the United States. by Janet Tucker Required documenta on consists of cop- ies of your Social Security card, a picture Kentucky's General Assembly is an affront to our democracy. That is ID (issued by the state or a school) and a back in session and again House Bill why our rallying cry is “Let us vote,” birth cer fi cate. 70 and Senate Bill 70 are on the agen- speaking for the 250,000 Kentuck- The documenta on must be mailed da. ,These bills allow for the restora- ians who can't vote and also for all to the Division of Youth Services, Youth Development Center, 101 East Vine Street, tion of voting rights for former felons Kentuckians who want to vote on this Suite 150, Lexington, Ky. 40507. Copies constitutional amendment and not al- in Kentucky. This is a constitutional sent must be readable. amendment that will go to referendum low its fate to lie in the hands of a few Applica ons will be processed on a in 2016 if passed. senators. fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. The applica- Everyone is urged to call representa- Voting Rights for Former Felons — on and your documenta on must be tives in the House and Senate in sup- Kentucky is meeting in Frankfort on received by February 27, 2015. Space is limited, so apply early. port of voting rights for former felons. Feb. 26 to lobby for support of HB70 Applicants will be required to a end and SB70. The group will meet at 9 Contacting representatives about a mandatory orienta on session and HB70 is important, but because the bill am in Room 133 of the Capitol Annex par cipate in the Youth Employment En- has died in the Senate in the previous to plan strategy for meetings with leg- hancement Program before employment. nine years, contacting senators is even islators and at 1 pm will hold a rally The Youth Employment Enhancement more important. Let's make passage in the Capitol Rotunda. The fi ght has Program will teach work-related skills like how to complete a job applica on, rules happen this year! Anyone in Kentucky gone on long enough for people who of work, team building skills, interviewing have paid their debt to society to wait convicted of a felony loses voting and how to write a resume. rights for life unless they get a pardon for their right to vote. A good turn-out For more informa on, contact Ma e from the governor. at the rally on Feb. 26 will say just that Morton at 859-246-4323. This affects 250,000 Kentuckians. to your legislator. One in four black men have lost the • Stonewall continued from page three right to vote in Kentucky. This is Janet Tucker is the CKCPJ co-chair. privilege to tune out the topic of race, for LGBTQ people of color, race is a part of their identity, and therefore the topic of race is part of everyday life. Please know that these are just a few of the ways in which LGBTQ in- dividuals can serve as allies to people of color. LGBTQ people of color and white allies: I welcome your input and other ways in which the LGBTQ com- munity can be allies to people of color. • Roberto Abreu is a doctoral student in counseling psychology. Contact him at Members of KFTC gathered in Frankfort in 2014 to lobby for passage of HB 70 and SB 70. [email protected]

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 6 Sale of Cherokee Spirituality Peace License Plates conƟ nued from page fi ve “Historical Grief and Intergenerational CKCPJ continues the sale of its ar- language with roughly only 300 fl uent Trauma.” The paradigm helps explain tistic specialty Kentucky license plate speakers is being revived and taught how this destructive history led to that proclaims: “Peace is Possible.” to the next generation. Each day the devaluing the culture and the indi- The lovely artwork for the license group will participate in Theological vidual, thus encouraging dysfunctional plate was created by local artist Jaqui Refl ection to integrate the experience behavior like alcoholism and family Linder and features a fl ock of sandhill with each person’s faith life. To my violence. A variation of this paradigm cranes. The crane is a centuries-old, knowledge, this is the only authentic may have profound implications for cross-cultural symbol for wisdom, program of its kind in the country. understanding the subculture of Cen- peace and longevity. This year’s program is scheduled tral Appalachia and inner cities. Locally, the ancient sandhill crane is for March 10-15, 2015, in Cherokee, All the presentations are given by recognized as a multi-cultural ambas- N.C. (Contact: Mary Herr, maryherr@ Native Americans living around Cher- sador of peace. The sandhill migration dnet.net, or John Rausch, jsrausch@ okee, N.C.; topics include Cherokee is a wonderful sign, familiar to many bellsouth.net) Kentuckians. history, myths, religious beliefs, rever- In Japan, the crane is especially ence for creation, and cultural expres- • sions. The group will visit Kituwah, revered and thought to bring good John Rausch is the director of the the “Mother Village” of the Cherokee fortune. It is believed that crafting Catholic Committee of Appalachia. He people, and observe how the Cherokee 1,000 origami cranes grants the creator lives in Stanton, Ky. a single wish. After World War II, author Eleanor Coerr published a moving children’s Submissions to Peaceways book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Ar cles submi ed for publica on in encourage submissions to be queried to Peaceways should show an awareness of the editor at peacewayseditor@gmail. Cranes, a tale of a young girl’s failed and sensi vity to the CKCPJ’s mission and com before wri ng a unique feature ar cle attempt to fold 1,000 origami cranes concerns. Ar cles submi ed by non-Council intended solely for Peaceways. before her premature death due to members are encouraged. For all submissions, the author’s name, Ar cles of varying lengths are address, and phone number should radiation exposure from the atomic encouraged. News items (50-250 words) appear on the body of the submi ed bomb blast over Hiroshima. Folded are welcome; announcements or reports text. If you submit material that has been of council-sponsored events (or events of published or which you are also submi ng origami cranes took on a powerful council member groups) are likely to receive to other publishers, be sure to indicate meaning after the book’s publication priority. Short personal essays refl ec ng an this. Also include informa on about your individual’s experience of peace and jus ce- rela onship to any organiza on or issue in 1977 and came to symbolize peace related events and community ac on or men oned in the ar cle for inclusion in through the title character’s unforget- ac vism are encouraged, as well. a biographical reference at the end of table perseverance. Feature ar cles should be no longer than the story. Submissions should be made in 500 words, unless you are willing to have Word format via email. Book reviews are “I envisioned several cranes in fl ight the piece cut to fi t one page of Peaceways usually solicited by the editor; we welcome to communicate movement upward text. Pieces will be edited for clarity. inquiries from poten al reviewers. Please include references in the text Submission deadline is the 10th of each and outward toward hope,” Jacqui for all quota ons, sta s cs, and unusual month. Peaceways is published 10 mes said. facts. End- or footnotes are not used. We The lavender-purple on the plate represents transformation while the dramatic oranges, which blend to soft yellows, symbolize strength and light. Have you ordered CKCPJ is one-third of the way toward the 900 reservations required your license plate? for the license plate to be produced. 271 people have committ ed to carrying To reserve a license plate, at a cost of $25, please go to the CKCPJ website, a message of peace on their cars. www.peaceandjusticeky.org. Join them, won’t you? www.peaceandjusticeky.org

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 7 "Warmaking doesn't stop warmaking. If it did, our Non Profi t Org. problems would have stopped millennia ago." US Postage Coleman McCarthy PAID Lexington, KY Permit No. 850 The Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice 501 West Sixth Street Lexington, KY 40508

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Issue #281 • February 2015 Moving or changing your email? Please send us your new information. Giving all year long by Billie Mallory If you missed the 2014 Faith and for donation any time that Community Christmas Store—the you clean out closets or 19th annual event that served 3,641 the garage. Gently used families, including 15,600 children— and pre-loved toys, books plan now to participate during the and games for children and 2015 holiday season. The Christmas youth of all ages by donat- Store is a community effort that ing all year long at Godsnet, involves many churches and faith 614 E 7th Street, Lexington. groups, including more than 2,300 Mark your calendar now volunteers, and is held at the South- to sign up on-line to volun- land Christian Church, Richmond teer as an individual, family Road campus. Working with a per- or group next December at Faith and Community Christmas Store 2014 sonal shopper, families shop for free [email protected]. for children, ages infant to teen. No You can also donate to documentation, pre-registration or people who are homeless with Alter- the Catholic Action Center, which proof of income is needed. native Giving cards—every donation serves three free meals 365 days a Gifts that are selected by shoppers of $5 gives makes two free nights of year. Call 859-514-7210 for more de- are new or gently used, so throughout shelter available to someone in need. tails. You make a difference in some- the year remember to make a stack You can donate or prepare a meal for one’s life any day of the year! • Billie Mallory is a Christmas Store Thanks, everybody! volunteer. The Central Kentucky Council heard about us for the fi rst me the cost of the Peaceways, please for Peace and Jus ce is grateful to through the campaign. In this era do! You can donate by credit card by everyone who made a contribu on of constant communica on, when going to our website, or directly at through the 2014 GoodGiving informa on is almost always available, h p://bit.ly/ckcpj_donate. Prefer to Campaign. The campaign was it is some mes diffi cult for people send a check? Please mail it to our successful for two reason. First, to fi nd the informa on they want. offi ce: at the Plantory, 560 E. Third St., of couse, were the dona ons that People saying to someone "H ey, you Lexington KY 40508. will make CKCPJ's work possible might want to look at this," puts the Ques ons? Contact us at throughout 2015. Secondly, the "social" in social networking! peaceandjus [email protected] or call council appreciates the eff orts of If you have not yet made a fi nancial 859-488-1448. everyone who brought CKCPJ to the contribu on to enable CKCPJ to Thanks! a en on of folks who might have con nue its mission or just to off set Peaceways is printed by Timprint, 859-223-7373 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, FEBRUARY 2015 PAGE 8