NY DUers: Activist Rabbi Michael Lerner Speaking in NY This Thursday

[JudyM]

Michael Lerner wrote a book just out last month that challenges the Religious Right's values and offers a practical, potentially quick-acting solution to dems for getting back the votes of the millions that voted for * because of "values" (gag me). The book is aimed at all of us, whether we're spiritual or not, and whatever religion we happen to follow, because we share the same core values of compassion, ecological sanity, etc. It has gotten great reviews and he's a dynamic, inspiring speaker.

There's a grassroots movement growing around this concept, which he's been putting together for years... first conference is in DC this May, and Cindy Sheehan, Arun Gandhi, Holly Near, many others are on board already.

The book (don't let the title turn you off: it's for secular folks like me, as well):
The Left Hand of God: Taking Back our Country from The Religious Right
(ordering thru this link will send some of the profit to DU :)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=democrat ...
Should be mandatory reading for every Dem in the House and Senate, IMHO
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Excerpt from Left Hand of God, followed by an interview:
http://www.alternet.org/story/32037 /

Another interview: http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/03/22/roberts /

Info on the May conference and more info on this group, the Network of Spiritual Progressives:
http://www.spiritualprogressives.org /
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March 30th New York, NY
8 pm Open Center
83 Spring St.
NY, NY 10012
212.219.2527
$14/ ticket ($12 for members)

If you go, I'd love to know what you think of his concept!

:hippie: :patriot:

[Karenca]

1. Thank you for posting this :))

I am definitely going to try and be there.
I'll let you know.