In this Issue:

Inside the H4PJ Blog: Outrageous
Monday Night Mixer: October 22, 2007 at BarBelmont
Release of “Red State Blues”
H4PJ Online Action Center: Make a Difference Today!

Siths

In the last Star Wars movie, when Anakin Skywalker says, “You are either with me or you are my enemy,” Obi-Wan’s response is, “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” Since the movie came out during President Bush’s first term, there was a great deal of speculation that this dialogue was a not-so-subtle jab at the President who seems to see the world only in terms of black and white, and who made a statement similar to Anakin’s after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

While it is incredibly dangerous for the leader of the free world to think like that, it is perhaps even more dangerous that, as a society, we have become so polarized that we seem incapable of dealing with ambiguity and completely lack curiosity of views other than our own.  If true intelligence is the ability to hold conflicting ideas simultaneously, then our national IQ has declined considerably.

Holly Near, during a  recent worship service at the Cathedral of Hope, talked a bit about this challenge:

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Inside the H4PJ Blog

Outrageous Outrageous is the only word that describes my feelings over our government's Extraordinary Rendition program that uses foreign governments (acting on our government's behalf) to abduct, imprison, and torture people suspected of terrorist activities. MORE...

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Monday Night Mixer
Monday, October 22, 5-7 p.m.

Hope for Peace & Justice’s next “Monday Night Mixer” will be Monday, October 22 at BarBelmont in Oak Cliff’s historic Belmont Hotel, 901 Fort Worth Avenue; Dallas, TX 75208. The event will begin at 5 p.m. and last until around 7 p.m. BarBelmont offers happy hour pricing on Mondays nights.

The “Monday Night Mixer” is a free event, and everyone is invited! This is a great way to meet other people who are passionate about peace and justice issues, and an excellent opportunity to introduce your friends to the work that we are doing. Please join us for this special event. Invite your friends and family to brainstorm what you can do to work for peace and justice! Consider staying for dinner at the Belmont Hotel’s recently-opened Cliff Café.

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H4PJ Online Action Center
Make a Difference Today!

To better equip our supporters to work for peace and justice in their communities, Hope for Peace & Justice launched the H4PJ Online Action Center to help you and thousands of others to contact your elected officials and the media about important issues and legislation.

With the H4PJ Online Action Center you can:

• stay up-to-date on current legislation and votes
• find who represents you at the Local, State and Federal level
• know how your representatives are voting
• email your representatives
• contact local, state and national media organizations
• Sign up for updates on important legislation

The Online Action Center gives you the ability to quickly and effectively cause change. You can easily find out information about important legislation and send alerts to your friends and family. You have been faithful in taking action with the H4PJ Action Alerts and we know you'll continue to help now as well via the Online Action Center.

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