[Europe.justus] Fwd: One of many people of the Convocation who make a difference

[Pierre Whalon]

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> De : "The Rev. John Beach" <rector at emmanuelchurch.ch>
> Objet : **JUNK** Join IBJ in our TED talk/Huff Post feature to support defenders Dec= Dec 2011
> Date : 31 décembre 2011 12:54:43 HNEC
> À : Janet Day-Strehlow Day-Strehlow <jdaystre at cisco.com>, Bishop Whalon <bishop at tec-europe.org>, Helena Mbele-Mbong <helena.mbele-mbong at orange.fr>
> Cc : Robert WHITE <rbwhite74 at wanadoo.fr>
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> I invite you to read the article written by Karen Tse, a parishioner at Emmanuel Church.
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> From: "Karen I. Tse" <ktse at ibj.org>
> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:31:46 +1100
> Subject: Join IBJ in our TED talk/Huff Post feature to support defenders Dec 2011
> To: "The Rev. John Beach" <rector at emmanuelchurch.ch>
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> Join IBJ in our TED talk/Huff Post feature to support defenders
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> 22 December 2011
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> Dear Friends,
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> Please join IBJ in celebrating the work of courageous defenders around the world by watching and sharing today’s feature in The Huffington Post of my TED Talk -- selected by TED's Chris Anderson as one of 18 of the most important ideas this year to shape 2012.
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> It’s at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/tedtalks2011/ (and on our website: www.ibj.org). We are number 3 in the countdown.
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> Please share it with others. Defenders around the world need your support -- and publicizing their work plays a vital role.
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> Starting today, IBJ is launching a campaign to rally 108,000 individuals, called "Justice Warriors", to contribute to our mission to end torture. While the campaign will run for 18 months, my hope is that we can reach 10,800 before the close of 2011. I am kicking it off in this moment by making a $10,000 donation because I know that this amount can support a courageous lawyer working in a Cambodian province for an entire year. Her work in building the infrastructure of the provincial legal system will protect generations to come.
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> Assistance can take any form, from rights-awareness campaigns to financial contributions (where, frankly, even donations as modest as $25 are very important to helping us do our work). What is important is that we all do whatever our part is to contribute to the greater whole.
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> Let me explain why this is so critical. I spoke recently with Harshi Perera, a defender in Sri Lanka. I was curious about three kids. A 36-year-old woman named Somawathi was separated from her children when she was detained on allegations of drug possession. She spent nine years in prison simply awaiting a trial. Harshi, an IBJ JusticeMaker, learned about her plight and took the case. Within three months, Somawathi was released. Had she located her kids whom she had lost contact with while in prison? I could feel Harshi's smile over the phone as she exclaimed: "Yes!" For the first time in a decade, the family will celebrate the New Year together."
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> One by one, from many different places, we have come together in support of courageous defenders throughout the world who protect the lives of ordinary people. I want to thank you for supporting International Bridges to Justice. After a decade of working together, our efforts to implement systematic access to counsel throughout the world have begun to take root.
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> I wish you all the best in this holiday season filled with a faith in new possibilities. Your support allows us to continue our work of hope throughout the year.
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> Please share the Huffington Post/TED Talk. Let's end investigative torture and support a defender by donating today.
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> Thank you for your faith and support.
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> Warmest regards,
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> Karen I. Tse
> Founder and CEO
> International Bridges to Justice
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> The Rev. John Beach, Rector, Emmanuel Church, 3, rue de Monthoux, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland, +41 22 732 80 78

Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris France
+33 1 53 23 84 06  (tel)
+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)
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