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Oxfam Action Corps

Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization, invites you to join the Oxfam Action Corps, an exciting grassroots effort to stand up to poverty, hunger, and injustice around the world – starting right in your community. The Oxfam Action Corps is a group of dedicated volunteers in more than a dozen US cities who work alongside other local volunteers in support of our GROW campaign to change laws that can save lives, defend the rights of women and farmers, and protect communities worldwide from rising food prices and climate change. It includes a free national advocacy and leadership training for select participants. You will gain leadership skills, have fun, and change the world!

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"Egypt and the Middle East, One Year After Mubarak"

A panel discussion centering around Egypt and the Middle East a year after Mubarak. It is Co-Sponsored by International Interfaith Initiative

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Butler University vs University of Illinois–Chicago men’s basketball/IACC pantry food drive

A pet food drive to stock the pantry at Indianapolis Animal Care & Control (IACC) will take place Tuesday, February 21 at the Butler University vs University of Illinois– Chicago men’s basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Fans attending the 7 pm game – Senior Night and Butler’s final regular season home game – are asked to bring bagged or canned dog or cat foods to donate. Collection barrels will be positioned at every Fieldhouse entrance.

Butler students, staff and faculty, as well as area residents not attending the game can still contribute to the cause. Donations will be accepted at the Hinkle Fieldhouse box office during daytime hours on Monday, February 20 and Tuesday, February 21.

Islam and Its Ethical Worldview and Social Justice in Islam

After celebrating 30 years of wonderful dialog, the planning team of the Jewish-Christian Relations Conference has expanded the lectures to include other faiths. The inaugural Interfaith Lectures will be offered by Asma Afsaruddin, who will give two lectures in the morning, followed by interfaith respondents after lunch to foster dialog within the whole group. "Islam and its Ethical Worldview"will provide a broad overview of the foundational principles and tenets of Islam, wit an emphasis on Islamic ethics as it pertains to different facet of life. "Social Justice in Islam" will focus more narrowly on the concept of social justice within the internally diverse Islamic tradition and its ramifications for the contemporary world. Some comparisons will be made with Jewish and Christian understandings of social justice adn related concepts.

The registration deadline is Monday, March 5, 2012. $45 with lunch included.

Teen Violence Conference

Teen dating violence advocacy

Common, America Ferrera, Dan Rather to Speak in Butler's Diversity Lecture Series

Rapper/actor Common, actress/social activist America Ferrera and newsman Dan Rather will speak at Butler University as part of the spring 2012 Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series. Common’s talk is scheduled for Jan. 19, Ferrera will visit on March 20 and Rather’s speech is slated April 23. All events in the series take place in Clowes Memorial Hall. The events are free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available at the box office and through Ticketmaster (some fees apply) beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 9 for Common, 10 a.m. Feb. 10 for Ferrera and 10 a.m. March 9 for Rather. There is a limit of two tickets per person. For more information, call (317) 940-6444. The Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series is a Collaborative Diversity Initiative between Butler University and the Office of the Mayor of Indianapolis, with generous support from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Citizens Energy Group, Indianapolis Power & Light Co., Old National Bank, Radio One and Kroger Inc. While in Indianapolis, Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series speakers stay at The Columbia Club. Free, but tickets required.

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A message from the VA

A message from Eric K. Shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs, on Veterans Day 2011: At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month of 2011, we will pause to honor America’s Veterans and celebrate their contributions to our way of life. Few have given more to our Nation than the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces in peace and in war. Generation after generation—from Bunker Hill and Bennington to Baghdad and Abbottabad—protected, defended, and preserved the principles and ideals that define our democracy. Across that remarkable sweep of history, today’s America was shaped at Lexington and Concord, Antietam and Gettysburg, in the skies over Midway, on the beaches of Normandy, in winter’s grip at Chosin Reservoir, in the heat of Ia Drang Valley, from the Persian Gulf into Afghanistan and Iraq by those who wore our Nation’s uniforms. Over twenty-two million living Veterans today embody our exceptional character and values as a people—each a line in our Nation’s history, but together many chapters towards today’s future. The Department of Veterans Affairs fulfills its obligation to serve Veterans, their families, and survivors of the fallen by living a set of core values defining who we are as an organization: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence—I CARE. Veterans trust that we will live these values, every day, in our medical facilities, our benefits offices, and our national cemeteries. And VA is committed to serving them. We are privileged to provide the very best in compassionate and quality care and services, delivered by our more than 300,000 employees. As we honor and celebrate the contributions of all of our Nation’s Veterans, we take special pride in those Veterans who work here at VA—over 100,000 of us—bringing to our mission the skills, knowledge, attributes, experiences, and unwavering commitment to the well-being of our fellow Veterans. Take a moment and visit VA’s Flicker site to see our photographs and snapshots from earlier times in uniform. You can access those photos today at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/VeteransAffairs/sets/72157627830104759/ I am privileged to join all my VA colleagues in saluting the service and honoring the sacrifices of the special men and women who walk the halls of our hospitals and clinics, offices and Vet Centers each day. God bless our Veterans. And may God continue to bless this wonderful country of ours.