GLBT Asylum Seekers Task Force, Legal Observer training and more
April events at Havurat Shalom
Saturday April 1 there will be a presentation by the GLBT Asylum Seekers Task Force.
Sunday April 30, there will be a Legal Observer training.
And as always, Shabbat services and Passover services.
Saturday April 1: LGBT Asylum Seekers - Their Stories
10:00 AM Shabbat services
c. 12:30 PM potluck lunch
c. 1:00 PM Presentation
Did you know that it is illegal to be gay in nearly 80 countries? The LGBT Asylum Support Task Force is a group of dedicated volunteers in Central Massachusetts who provide support for those who are seeking political asylum in the U.S. based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Since 2008, the Task Force has helped more than 130 individuals. Asylum seekers are vulnerable and traumatized individuals who have fled to the U.S. in fear of being killed or harmed in their countries of origin due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The violence resulting from homophobia and anti-homosexuality laws in many countries around the world is rampant.
The volunteers of LGBT Asylum Support Task Force contribute to the financial, housing, social, and spiritual needs of asylum seekers as they embark on their journey to freedom in this country. Please join us on Saturday, April 1st, and meet some of our asylum seekers and hear their stories. Your support and compassion are incredibly important; we hope to see you then.
You can support the LGBT Asylum Support Task Force here: http://www.lgbtasylum.org/
Everyone is welcome to come to Shabbat services starting at 10:00 AM, and there will be a vegetarian potluck lunch.
Tuesday April 11, 11:00 AM - Services for the First Day of Passover
Monday April 17, 10:00 AM - Services for the Seventh Day of Passover, including Yizkor, the Memorial Service
Sunday April 30, 4:00 PM - Legal Observer training
Learn how to be a Legal observer (LO). LOs are volunteers who work as part of a National Lawyers Guild legal defense team to protect the rights of progressive demonstrators both during and after a demonstration at which arrests might occur. They serve both as a deterrent to police misconduct and to document any misconduct or other facts that may help in the defense of arrested demonstrators. They may be needed as witnesses on behalf of demonstrators in criminal or civil trials arising out of the demonstration, which trials might occur as much as a year after the demonstration. You can be a Legal Observer at one event and an active demonstrator at another, different event; you just cannot be both at the same demonstration/protest. Anyone can serve as an LO; you do not need to be a lawyer or law student, as long as you are trained and agree to work as part of an NLG legal defense team.
This training will be taught by lawyers who volunteer with the Mass. chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.
Havurat Shalom
113 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144
for more info
call: 617-623-3376 (voice)
go to: http://www.thehav.org/
or email: info@thehav.org
The 1st floor of Havurat Shalom is wheelchair accessible, including the prayer room, dining room, living room, and bathroom. For the health of those with allergies and chemical sensitivities, we request that you not wear perfume, aftershave, or cologne to Havurat Shalom. The bathrooms are all-gender.
Saturday April 1 there will be a presentation by the GLBT Asylum Seekers Task Force.
Sunday April 30, there will be a Legal Observer training.
And as always, Shabbat services and Passover services.
Saturday April 1: LGBT Asylum Seekers - Their Stories
10:00 AM Shabbat services
c. 12:30 PM potluck lunch
c. 1:00 PM Presentation
Did you know that it is illegal to be gay in nearly 80 countries? The LGBT Asylum Support Task Force is a group of dedicated volunteers in Central Massachusetts who provide support for those who are seeking political asylum in the U.S. based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Since 2008, the Task Force has helped more than 130 individuals. Asylum seekers are vulnerable and traumatized individuals who have fled to the U.S. in fear of being killed or harmed in their countries of origin due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The violence resulting from homophobia and anti-homosexuality laws in many countries around the world is rampant.
The volunteers of LGBT Asylum Support Task Force contribute to the financial, housing, social, and spiritual needs of asylum seekers as they embark on their journey to freedom in this country. Please join us on Saturday, April 1st, and meet some of our asylum seekers and hear their stories. Your support and compassion are incredibly important; we hope to see you then.
You can support the LGBT Asylum Support Task Force here: http://www.lgbtasylum.org/
Everyone is welcome to come to Shabbat services starting at 10:00 AM, and there will be a vegetarian potluck lunch.
Tuesday April 11, 11:00 AM - Services for the First Day of Passover
Monday April 17, 10:00 AM - Services for the Seventh Day of Passover, including Yizkor, the Memorial Service
Sunday April 30, 4:00 PM - Legal Observer training
Learn how to be a Legal observer (LO). LOs are volunteers who work as part of a National Lawyers Guild legal defense team to protect the rights of progressive demonstrators both during and after a demonstration at which arrests might occur. They serve both as a deterrent to police misconduct and to document any misconduct or other facts that may help in the defense of arrested demonstrators. They may be needed as witnesses on behalf of demonstrators in criminal or civil trials arising out of the demonstration, which trials might occur as much as a year after the demonstration. You can be a Legal Observer at one event and an active demonstrator at another, different event; you just cannot be both at the same demonstration/protest. Anyone can serve as an LO; you do not need to be a lawyer or law student, as long as you are trained and agree to work as part of an NLG legal defense team.
This training will be taught by lawyers who volunteer with the Mass. chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.
Havurat Shalom
113 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144
for more info
call: 617-623-3376 (voice)
go to: http://www.thehav.org/
or email: info@thehav.org
The 1st floor of Havurat Shalom is wheelchair accessible, including the prayer room, dining room, living room, and bathroom. For the health of those with allergies and chemical sensitivities, we request that you not wear perfume, aftershave, or cologne to Havurat Shalom. The bathrooms are all-gender.