OneHouse NYC

We’ve got some fresh partnership opportunities for you to get involved with this month!

Restore NYC:
www.restorenyc.org

This November, Restore is hosting their second volunteer night! We will gather over coffee, tea, and dessert to network, brainstorm, and to discuss future volunteer possibilities. Please join us for our second volunteer night the first Monday of November, the 3rd, at 7pm. We will be meeting at 990 Avenue of the Americas, in the Vogue, Apartment 22B NY NY 10018. Cross-streets are 6th Avenue and 36th.

We will hear from one of Restore’s founders and we will discuss some upcoming volunteer opportunities including prayer walks, slavery mapping in NYC, and the creation and marketing of Restore tote bags.

Also, we have three volunteer needs that just became available:

1. Email communication manager (for monthly email to donors)
2. Blogger (for website)
3. Webmaster (to upkeep the site once the current volunteer is finished with the initial launch of the new site)

If you are interested, please e-mail Ji Son for more information: hkp012@yahoo.com.

If you would like to volunteer with Restore, please help us fill out our volunteer data based by sending your current contact information to info@restorenyc.org.  Include your name, phone number, and email address as well as your strengths and interests in volunteering.
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www.charitywater.org

charity: ball 2008
Please mark your calendars for the third annual charity: ball on December 15th.  We’re planning an amazing evening in New York City with a surprise musical guest, a photography exhibition and video installations.  More details to follow in the coming weeks. For a glimpse of the evening, check out what happened last year >
To RSVP in advance, click here >

Fall is here and October is packed with service opportunities and events for you to be a part of!

Restore NYC:
www.restorenyc.org

This October, Restore is launching its first monthly volunteer night! We will gather over coffee, tea, and dessert to network, brainstorm, and to discuss future volunteer possibilities. Please join us for the first Monday of the month, starting Monday, October 6th, at 7pm. We will be meeting at 990 Avenue of the Americas, in the Vogue, Apartment 22B NY NY 10018. Cross-streets are 6th Avenue and 36th.

Restore has recently made a big step towards opening its first safe house. We have partnered with The New York Asian Women’s Center (www.nyawc.org) which is a long-established, not-for-profit organization aimed at serving domestic violence victims of New York City’s pan-Asian population. Joining with the NYAWC enables to provide housing and services to Restore’s initial residential clients in a highly cost-effective manner and we are really excited!

There will soon be great need for volunteers once the safe house and specialized services begin.  Volunteers will be needed in many different ways from cooking to painting, teaching English, even pilates instruction!

If you would like to volunteer with Restore, please help us fill out our volunteer data based by sending your current contact information to info@restorenyc.org.  Include your name, phone number, and email address as well as your strengths and interests in volunteering.

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charity: water
www.charitywater.org

Also, the annual charity: ball is approaching! Consider attending or volunteering at this impacting event.
Mon-Tues Dec. 15-16, 2008
Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
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Radical Living
radicalliving.wordpress.com

Radical Living, in partnership with Justice for our Neighbors, the New Sanctuary Movement, and John Wesley United Methodist Church, is proud to present The Theology of Immigration: God Immigrants and Activism, a gathering where clergy and layperson, immigrant and native-born will join one another in an effort to shed our cultural biases in order to discover what the Bible actually says about immigration. The gathering will include listening, dialogue, worship, and refreshments. It is free and open to the public.

Date: Sunday, October 12th (the day before Día de la Resistencia Indígena, a.k.a. Columbus Day)

Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Location: John Wesley United Methodist Church, 260 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY (exit the A/C train at Nostrand Avenue)

Speakers: Reverend Gabriel Salguero, Director of the Hispanic Leadership Program at Princeton Theological Seminary, and Juan Carlos Ruiz, community organizer for the New Sanctuary Movement.

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CALL+RESPONSE
www.callandresponse.com

“… the most inspiring film dealing with this topic is coming out this fall… leaves you feeling uplifted and energized to do something about it… Dr. Cornel West completely steals the show” – Paste

CALL+RESPONSE is a feature length documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets:   there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. CALL+RESPONSE takes viewers deep undercover where slavery is thriving — from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India — and reveals that in 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.

Luminaries on the issue such as Madeleine Albright, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand accounts of this 21st century trade.  Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers and Rocco Deluca move this disturbing information into inspiration for stopping it.  Former child soldier and current African hip hop celebrity, Emanuel Jal, gives a chilling performance recounting his experiences and calling for help for others experiencing destruction in Uganda and Sudan.  Dr. Cornel West connects the music of the American slave fields to the popular music we listen to today, and offers this connection as a rallying cry for the modern abolitionist movement currently brewing.

To see the trailer visit: www.callandresponse.com