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Richard Roskind Relocation Specialist Commercial - Residential Broker 704-905-6175 .com FREE RELOCATION PACKAGE Thousands Around the World Express Solidarity with Jewish Prisoners in Iran ^^Free the 10^^ is the Rallying Cry at Gatherings in July Expressing solidarity with the ten Jews convicted and imprisoned in Iran, thousands of people throughout the world gathered in July to call for the prisoners’ imme diate release by the Iranian govern ment. In New York, nearly 2,000 people gathered near the United Nations in a Solidarity Gathering called by United Jewish Communities (UJC), along with The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Conference of Presidents of Major American ‘ Jewish Organizations, the New York Jewish Community Relations Council and UJA- Federation of New York. “Here in New York, across the continent, and around the world — in such capitals as London, Moscow and Paris — advocates for justice and religious freedom are gathered today as one,” Louise F. Stoll, UJC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said in public remarks. “And in one clear, resounding voice, those of us gath ered — human rights advocates all — proclaim that the injustices meted out in Iran are unacceptable.” (The full text of Ms. Stoll’s remarks can be found in the sidebar.) Richard Holbrooke, United States Ambassador to Nations, and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel also spoke at the Solidarity Gathering, joining a host of human rights, political, cross-deno(pina- tional religious and Jewish com-* munity leaders in calling for the prisoners’ immediate release. The Solidarity Gathering in New York was one of many that took place around the world on Monday. Similar gatherings occurred in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Omaha, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Ottawa, Thousands of human rights advocates rallied at the UN Building in NY for the Solidarity Gathering in support of the Iran 10. ' London, Moscow, Paris, Toronto, and Vancouver. Verdicts in the cases were handed down on July 1 and have been strongly denounced by human rights groups, religious organizations and governments around the world. “The proceedings [were] a mockery of internationally-accept ed judicial norms,” Stoll said. “To the Iranian authorities, we say, ‘Free the Iran 10 now.’ We stand together as one and will not be silenced until these prisoners — our broth ers - are released and their dignities and freedoms restored.” United Jewish Communities, formed by the recent merger of United Jewish Appeal, the United Israel Appeal and the Council of Jewish Federations, is the domi nant fundraising arm for American Jewry, and represents 189 Jewish federations and 400 non-feder- ated, indepen dent communi ties across the continent. It reflects the val ues and tradi tions of educa tion, leader ship, advocacy and social jus tice, and continuity of community that define the Jewish people. «> Louise F. Stoll, UJC Exec. VP and COO (left) with US Rep. Jerrold Nadler of Manhattan. the United United Jetvi.sh Communilies Remarks by Louise K Stall, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, United Jewish Communities, at the Solidarity GtUhering, New York, July 10, 2000: “United Jewish Communities — cm bdudf of the hundieds of Jewish Omununity Federaticms thiXHigtKwt Ncxrtii America — stands in solidarity with our im^nsoi^ brottiefs in Shiraz, liieir families, the Iranian Jewish community, and with each of you. “Here in New Ycaic, across the ccmtinent, and around the worid — in such capitals as LcHidon, Moscow and Paris — advocates frar justice and reli gious freedom are giOhered today as cme. “And in one clear, resounding voice, those gathered — human rights advocates all — proclaim that the injustices met^ out in Iran are unacceptable. “The charges - baseless. The trial — a blatant injustice. The proceedings — a mockery of intematicmally-accepted judicial norms. “Such flagrant violations of judicial standards, human rights and religious freedoms wcm’t be tolerated. ‘To tile Iranian authorities we say, ‘Fr^ the Iran 10 now!’ We stand together as one and vkdll not be silenced until these pris oners — our brothers — are released and their dignities and freedoms restored. 0 UJC and AJFCA Oppose Drastic Social Service Funding Cuts, Urge Immediate Restoration WASHINGTON, DC — United Jewish Communities (UJC) and the Association of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies (AJFCA) today joined with Senator Bob Graham (D-FL), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to oppose over $1 billion in unprecedented cuts to social service funding. As the Senate nears debate on critical Labor/Health and Human Services Appropriations legisla tion that would cut Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funding by 66% — from $2.38 billion to $660 million, UJC and AJFCA urged that the proposed cuts be restored immediately. The SSBG program helps states fund key programs including Meals on Wheels, adop tion, and day care for both chil dren and adults. With this funding, states contract with non-protit s«x‘m1 serv ice agencies to provide many of these crucial services. “Our national Federation sys tem raises millions of dollars annually for social services, and relies on SSBG funding to fill in the gaps. Without this funding, our agencies would be unable to fulfill their mission to serve all of our clients,” said Diana Aviv, UJC’s Vice President of Public Policy. “In the 1996 welfare reform law. Congress pledged to provide states with a steady stream of SSBG funding if they assumed responsibility for administering welfare programs. The states have lived up to their part of tiie agree ment. Now, Congress must follow through on its promises so we can meet our commitment to serve the most vulnerable people in our community,” Aviv continued. Bert Goldberg, Executive Vice President of AJFCA, said that these cuts would affect lens of thousands of clicnts nationwide. “Without SSBG funding, the num ber of clients we serve would be drastically diminished. This cut would mean thousands of elderly people losing their Meals on Wheels and home care, and thou sands of children losing their day care,” he said. At a press conference today, Jerry Starr, Director of Older Adult Services for the Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New Jersey, stood together with Graham, Grassley, and Shalala as he urged Congress to restore the funding. “For many of our clients, espe cially elderly people, the in-home services they receive from us rep resent their only contact with the outside world. Cutting SSBG funding would cut off their lifeline to the community," Starr said. United Jewish Communities, the entity formed bv the merger :C.7niinutd riT. s^^^e 2S l
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