The Religious Institute is proud to be part of Trust Women Week, an online mass mobilization for women’s lives and rights. This campaign coordinates more than 50 organizations across the nation, including MoveOn.org and the Trust Women/Silver Ribbon Campaign to let legislators know that reproductive health, reproductive justice and reproductive rights are at the top of our agenda, and should be at the top of theirs, too.
The Religious Institute has started the process of translating many of our resources into Spanish, and will be launching a "Religious Institute En Español" section of our web site in the coming weeks.
You can see a preview of this new section here.
Are you attending this year’s Biennial meeting of the Union for Reform Judaism in Washington, DC?
The Religious Institute has a booth and would love to meet you! We will be there from December 14th through December 18th. Stop by our booth and say hello!
Blog posted by Rev. Debra Haffner on November 29th.
Rev. Haffner has posted a new essay on Penn State, Syracuse, and helping abuse-proof your child in light of the child sexual abuse that’s been making headlines over the past month.
Read the essay here, and please consider leaving a comment.
Thank you!
The Transgender Day of Remembrance raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people. It publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten while expressing love and respect for transgender people in the face of national indifference and hatred.
There are many ways to observe TDOR in your congregation. Many prayers, promotional materials and other worship resources are available here:
The Religious Institute, a multi-faith organization dedicated to sexual health, education and justice, calls on the nation’s clergy once again to speak out in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens and young adults in recognition of National Coming Out Day, which is October 11.
On Tuesday, September 20, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) became official, marking the beginning of a new era when all can now serve free from the threat of being fired on the basis of sexual orientation. Many see this as a watershed moment in the movement for LGBT equality.
Alyne da Silva Pimentel died in 2002 after being denied basic medical care to address complications in her pregnancy. She was only 28 years old, poor and Afro-Brazilian. And her death was completely preventable.
While nothing can reverse Alyne’s fate, a groundbreaking decision handed down by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women means that Alyne’s mother and daughter will finally see justice served—and women worldwide will benefit from the ruling issued in her name.
D.C.’s Light of Reform Mosque, which formed in February and provides weekly prayer services for LGBT Muslims and others, is hosting a community forum in Washington in October that will discuss LGBT-related issues pertaining to the Islamic faith.
Read more here: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/08/25/new-lgbt-friendly-mosque-to-host-community-meeting/