Social Action

"People Who Have Made a Difference"

Datetime: 
12/05/2010 - 10:15am - 11:30am
Speaker: 
Gail Mooney
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Attendance: 
Adult-attendance / RE for children
Theme: 
Social Action
Theme: 
photography
Theme: 
travel

Gail Mooney and her daughter Erin traveled to six continents interviewing people who have made a difference. Gail is a professional photographer and she and her daughter are developing a documentary about their trip. Gail lives in Mendham Township and her daughter Erin Kelly lives in Chicago.

"Putting Our Faith Into Action"

Datetime: 
01/10/2010 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
David Turley
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Attendance: 
Adult-attendance / RE for children
Theme: 
human rights
Theme: 
Social Action
Theme: 
LGBT

David Turley of the Human Rights Campaign will provide an update on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. What is the bill, where does it stand as we enter the new year, and how can we help?

Orphanage Project in Nepal

Datetime: 
12/13/2009 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Maggie Doyne
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Attendance: 
Adult-attendance / RE for children
Theme: 
Social Action

"Orphanage Project in Nepal"     Maggie Doyne

Maggie Doyne, who was raised in Mendham, has been living in a small village in Nepal for the last few years where she has started an orphanage and other programs. She will talk about the orphanage, how she got from Mendham to the foot of the Himalayas, and her future plans.

Civil Liberties

Datetime: 
11/29/2009 - 10:15am - 11:40am
Speaker: 
Joey Novick from the ACLU of NJ
Type: 
Guest Speaker
Attendance: 
Adult-attendance / child care available
Theme: 
Social Action
Theme: 
civil liberties

Joey Novick, board member of the ACLU-NJ, will speak about important and emerging civil liberties issues and some of the current cases the ACLU of New Jersey is handling including police practices, voting rights, free speech and more.

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