It’s two days away!
Justice Sunday III
Greater Exodus Baptist Church
714 N. Broad St
1st program: 7p-8.30p
2nd program: 8p-10p.30p
Featured speakers: Dr. James Dobson [Focus on the Family], Tony Perkins [Family Research Council], Rev. Herbert Lusk [Greater Exodus Baptist Church], Bishop Wellington Boone [Fellowship of International Churches
The Father’s House], Dr. Jerry Falwell [televangelist / Liberty University], Dr. Alveda C. King [King for America, Inc. / MLK’s neice] and last, but not least, Senator Rick $antorum (R-PA) meddling with politics and religion.
Max Blumenthal has a nice writeup over at HuffPost giving a little background on the event and some of it’s speakers.
The NY Times has a witeup focussing on the Reverend who is hosting this event at his church, The Greater Exodus Baptist Church [714 N. Broad St]. Rev. Herbert Lusk II used to be a Democrat according to Blumenthal’s piece, but switched teams to the Republicans around 2000 when he gave a speech which was broadcast live at the RNC, which was in Philadelphia that time around. And since then he has received around $2M in faith-based program money from the White House.
This Philadelphia Inquirer article highlights the activities in the past few days here in Philadelphia rallying against the Alito SCOTUS nomination [which JSIII is basically about]. Julian Bond [Chairman of the NAACP] and others brought a petition with over one million signees to the office of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) here in Center City Philadelphia.
There will be protests, starting with Planned Parenthood of SE PA earlier in the day and then Act Up Philadelphia will help lead a demonstration right before/during the two programs.
If there are any Boo-munity members in the Philadelphia area, I’d love to see yous at the demonstration. I’ll be taking photos and rabble rousing along with tons of other people. My favorite candiate for PA Senate Chuck Pennacchio will be there as well joining us in the fray.
Update [2006-1-6 15:56:32 by albert]: and I just got an email with some more info for the weekend via World Can’t Wait:
Saturday:
*11am: Joe’s Coffee Bar 1100 Walnut Street Orientation and discussion
*1pm – 6pm: neighborhood canvassing door to door
Sunday:
*10:00 AM: Meet at Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street for an Orientation Meeting and plans for canvassing and Justice Sunday event
*3:00 PM: Planned Parenthood Rally Against Alito Market btw. 5th & 7th St. – agitating, networking, chanting,
creating public opinion; team with banner, 6-8 people, someone to speak to press
*6:30 PM: Meet up with ACT-UP Philly & March from 1515 Fairmount Ave to the Greater Exodus Baptist Church at 714 N.Broad Street.
Local Contact: philly@worldcantwait.org, 215.888.7563
