Quillins will also be selling "grocery bags of food" to be donated to these pantries for $10.  For each bag sold, Quillins will then donate an additional $2 in food to restock the shelves.  100% of all funds raised will go to help area flood victims and all food will be used to restock area flood food pantries.

[Thanks to June K for this announcement]

Thank you for contacting Wisconsin Public Television regarding "A Brief History of Disbelief."  This program will air on May 25, 2008 from 6:00 am to 9:00 am.

We understand that this is an early morning time slot; we are trying to be responsive to our audience yet need to work within our own scheduling constraints to accommodate the lengthy series.

If you are unable to watch during this time, we encourage you to record the show for later viewing. This will be the only showing and the series is not available for purchase.  

Below is the flyer (click to enlarge) and more details are at 608 791~5295 or FSCenter[at]fspa.org  This is free, with a free-will offering for the meal.

Sunday, February 24th
from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.  

An important vote is going to take place tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13.

The Senate will decide whether we stop the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" -- or as we would call them, torture.  Section 327 of the Intelligence Authorization Conference Report (H.R. 2082), would prohibit the CIA from using abusive interrogation techniques (such as waterboarding) by requiring the CIA to comply with the Army Field Manual while conducting interrogations.  The Army Field Manual prohibits torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.

Please call your Senators now -- and urge them to support Section 327 of the Intelligence Authorization conference report.  Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators' offices.  You can also go to the NRCAT website  and click on the link in the upper right red box.  It will take you to a page that makes it easy to email your Senators.

This is the most important anti-torture legislation now before Congress with a real chance of passage.  (The House has already passed this bill.)  Every phone call counts.

Thank you for all that you do to end U.S.-sponsored torture.

Sincerely,

Linda Gustitus, NRCAT President
Richard Killmer, Executive Director

The goal of Evolution Weekend is two-fold.  First, to demonstrate that those outspoken fundamentalists who assert that people have to choose between religion and science are not speaking for many religious leaders.  Second, participants want to elevate the quality of the discourse on this important topic.  

Evolution Weekend began two years ago and was originally named Evolution Sunday.  These first two annual events were incredibly successful, with participation across the two years increasing by more than 30 percent.

Additionally, the events have received significant national and international media attention which has helped spread the word.  The name has changed to Evolution Weekend this year in an attempt to be fully welcoming to members of all religions.  

You can view the list of participants and read more about Evolution Weekend here.

from Dec-24th

The interior of the Neue Wache, the central memorial of Germany for victims of war and tyranny. Located in Berlin, the building was originally built as a guardhouse, and has been used as a war memorial since 1931. The statue, Mother with her Dead Son is directly under the oculus, and so is exposed to the rain, snow and cold, symbolising the suffering of civilians during World War II.

Photo credit: Daniel Schwen