[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [Please Announce] Rev. Dr. Cindi Love of Soulforce Challenges Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism

[Rachel Storm]

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From: Megan Flowers <megan at universityymca.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:36 PM
Subject: [Please Announce] Rev. Dr. Cindi Love of Soulforce Challenges
Oppression Arising out of Fundamentalism
To: dcamp at wesleypantry.org, Rachel Storm <rachelstrm at gmail.com>, Nancy
Dietrich <nancydietrich at juno.com>, "Szoke, Claire O" <cszoke at illinois.edu>,
Keith Harris <presbyrev at me.com>, Ann Rasmus <ann at universityymca.org>,
Gregory Damhorst <gdamhorst at gmail.com>


*Public Service Announcement*

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love of Soulforce Challenges Oppression Arising out of
Fundamentalism

*For immediate release: Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
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*What:* The University YMCA has announced that Friday Forum at Mar 8th will
feature Rev. Dr. Cindi Love from Soulforce. The talk will focus on the
challenges faced by marginalized communities, who are often subjected to
the violence of exclusion, and highlight the non-violent efforts made by
Soulforce to resist the oppression arising out of the fundamentalist
agenda.



*When:* March 8, 2013, 12 Noon



*Where: *Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign,
Illinois



*Details:* Local church and political officials as well as the media are
invited to speak with Rev. Dr. Cindi Love before and after the noontime
talk.



*Background:* Successful entrepreneur and corporate executive turned
minister, Rev. Dr. Cindi Love is the Executive Director of Soulforce as
well as a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.  Love also serves on
the United Nations UUO Coalition for LGBT Human Rights and authored the
book Would Jesus Discriminate? named for the international campaign of the
same name.



Soulforce is a national non-profit organization dedicated to bring freedom
to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people from religious &
political oppression. It also challenges other forms of oppression
including sexism, racism and classism. Soulforce accomplishes its mission
primarily through community organizing, education and training, advocacy
for public and private institutional policy change and street-based
nonviolent resistance to overt discrimination.



"Soulforce, Rev. Dr. Cindi Love" is a part of the Friday Forum Spring 2013
lecture series, Faith in Action. The series will feature speakers from
across the spectrum of faith traditions that are compelled by their faith
to engage in bold and creative forms of action. All lectures are free and
open to the public. Y Eatery is available during the lecture: $6.50/3.00
student.



*Additional Information:* The views expressed by the speakers do not
necessarily reflect the views of the University YMCA, co-sponsors, or the
Friday Forum committee. A sign language interpreter is available within a
72 hour notice (contact Carol Nunn at 217-337-1500).  All forums are radio
broadcast at 6:00pm on WEFT 90.1 the Monday following the lecture.  For
more information, plus a list of our sponsors, please visit
www.universityymca.org/friday_forum.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-C8DErF7YMJZqohw1-wppJdudjyYsekRCqVzICuVQxQR6rULBvMWpx3N-FalyG6MqECwnBHTy4EfcWvRUswFoxAOmxd7d_fipwC29Ci7HNQWR4hy21EuZ04EMs0ct87k>



More info about Rev. Dr. Cindi Love:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-cindi-love/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001-C8DErF7YMJZqohw1-wppJdudjyYsekRCqVzICuVQxQR6rULBvMWpx3N-FalyG6MqECwnBHTy4F1USYlZmtQCFxSd92X2UuBFcVEEq950h1ZNz58K6eU6PuxyAqLavS_xJjSmGCuuW99QkPI2cOdzw==>



Contact: Ann Rasmus, Program Director

[217-337-1514, ann at universityymca.org]


-- 
Best,
Megan Flowers
Communications Director
University YMCA
Office: 217-337-1500
Fax: 217-337-1533
Email: megan at universityymca.org
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