Ecumenical Voices for Democracy to Hold 1/29 Religion & Politics Forum on Poverty Issues

From Tom Solomon of Ecumenical Voices for Democracy:

Please come to this Sunday's Religion and Politics forum on "Poverty in America" at the Albuquerque TVI Smith Brasher Hall at 2 PM, January 29, 2006, corner of Coal and University.

"Nutrition, Housing, Health and Education are necessities. Is it a moral imperative that government provides these to those in need? Can religious leaders and people of faith support tax cuts when it results in an inability for government to provide for the poor?"

Please join us at this Sunday's public forum for this important discussion.

Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans and the ongoing debate about a Living Wage in NM highlight the deeply felt need for viable solutions to poverty in this country, yet the political dialogue surrounding them is mired in false left-vs-right stereotypes. Can people of faith shed some light on this debate?

Ecumenical Voices for Democracy, a group of New Mexico citizens organized to combat the misuse of religion in politics, is announcing its 4th forum on Religion and Politics, entitled, "Poverty in America: Whose Responsibility is it?"

The forum will utilize a panel composed of religious and academic leaders. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Richard Wood, Director of the UNM Religious Studies program.

Panel members for the forum, "Poverty in America: Whose Responsibility is it?"  include:

• Patsy Kelton-Born, Executive Director, Project Share
• Frank Yates, Pastor, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
• Alex Lubin, Professor, UNM Department of American Studies
• Paul Yarbrough : Attorney and Board President, St. Thomas Aquinas School