County Human Rights Commission to Recognize Rev. Antal April 19
The Orange County Human Rights Commission will be recognizing Rev. Chris J. Antal for his humanitarian deeds and actions at its 22nd annual awards dinner Wednesday, April 19 at Kuhl’s Highland House, 512 Highland Ave., in Middletown.
Rev. Antal, Dr. Ron Israelski, Abdullah Rahaman, Lana Williams-Scott and Christopher D. Watkins, Esq. are this year’s award recipients from the commission.
According to the Rev. Antal “I intend to receive the award on behalf of the UUCRT, and will have the opportunity to speak to the gathering about all the good work the UUCRT is doing and supporting.”
A portion of the cost of $65 per person goes toward a human rights scholarship for a graduating 2017 Orange County high school graduate. Reservations are required by April 7. RSVP to Inaudy Esposito iesposito@orangecountygov.com or by mail to Orange County Human Rights Commission, 18 Seward Ave., Middletown, NY10940. Telephone: 845-615-3680.
There will be a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and program at 6 p.m.
At the Service of the Living Tradition, in Columbus Ohio, where Rev. Antal received Final Fellowship from the UUA. Celebrating with him were his sons, Justin and Eliot, Mike Landrum, and Camille and Terri Pahucki.
Peace Ministry Network Chair, Mac Goekler, presented the Congregational Peace Advocacy Award to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern. Accepting The award was accepted by Rev. Chris Antal, Lay Commissioned Minister Terri Pahucki, her daughter, Camille, and delegates Mike Landrum and Linda Mangelsdorf.
Throughout history the American Military NEVER fired the first shot.
That proud tradition vanished when George W Bush invaded Iraq—preemptively and with false assumptions.
Our continuing drone policy, also known as Lethal UAV’s is a extension of that mind-set,
and one of the biggest disappointments of the Obama … read more.
Mike Landrum and Linda Mangelsdorf were UUCRT delegates at the annual UUA General Assembly in Columbus, OH June 23-26. Rev. Chris Antal and Terri Pahucki were there for a day.
We proudly carried our beautiful UUCRT banner in the opening parade on Wednesday evening. All banners were hung around … read more.
Watch this June 3, 2016 interview of Rev. Chris Antal by Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman: “I Refuse to Serve as an Empire Chaplain”: U.S. Army Minister Resigns over Drone Program.
“An unlikely voice has emerged challenging the drone warfare program: former U.S. Army Reserve … read more.
Read Soul to Soul at Honeywell, a report by Nick Mottern published by TruthOut, describing a shareholder action by Mottern and the Rev. Chris Antal at the 2016 annual meeting of Honeywell, manufacturer of nuclear weapons and drones for the U.S. Department of Defense, … read more.
“We cannot let humanity suffer like this. We have got work to do.” – Latifa Woodhouse
ROCK TAVERN – A community forum on the Syrian refugee crisis entitled “Lessons from the Frontline of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lesvos, Greece” will be hosted on Sunday, June … read more.
Click here for the article by Michael Edison Hayden published May 28, 2016 called “The Army Chaplain who Quit Over ‘Unaccountable Killing’ of Obama’s Secretive Drone Program.”
On Sunday afternoon members of the UUCRT and the Hudson Valley Chapter 177 of Veterans for Peace stood with Rev. Antal as he delivered a public message “We Remember Innocent Victims of U.S. Drone Warfare” and announced his intent to return to the President the … read more.
Members and minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern send a message to President Obama on the occasion of his visit to Hiroshima, Japan, May, 2016.
We Imagine a World Without Nuclear Weapons from Rock Tavern on Vimeo.
