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The Poet of Poverty is coming to Cherry Hill

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Tags: Cherry Hill NJ, Father Michael Doyle, film, Poet of Poverty, sustainability

This is a film about one man’s words.

This searing film tells the story of Camden through the eyes of its most poetic defender, Father Michael Doyle, the Poet of Poverty. Narrated by Martin Sheen, Father Doyle’s words and poems bear witness to the disproportionate suffering born by the people of Camden. His words, originally written to supporters of Sacred Heart Church in Camden, express anger, sadness and despair, but also delight in small accomplishments of the community and Father Doyle’s hope for the children of the city.

After the film, join Father Doyle and others for a conversation about the current state of Camden, its grassroots energy and the city’s connection to its neighbors.

Location: Cherry Hill Library
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, NJ

There is no charge for the event, but we would like to know who’s coming.
Please RSVP here or call Lori Braunstein at 609.238.3449.

Free-will donations benefit Waterfront South Camden’s Center for Transformation.
This non-profit group serves as “a think tank and action arm for environmental justice in Camden and the region at large”.

Panel:

• Father Michael Doyle: poet, peace activist, preacher, pastor and friend of the people
• Mark Doorley: founding member of The Center forTransformation, member of Sacred Heart Church, Director of Ethics, Villanova University
• Andrea Ferich: Director of Sustainability Initiatives at the Center for Transformation, member of the Sacred Heart Church and resident farmer of Waterfront South, care taker of a greenhouse and several community gardens

Moderater- Stew Abrams: Sustainable Cherry Hill board member, NJDEP Environmental Justice Advisory Council member, environmental engineer and activist

Did you know that one of the tenets of sustainability is social justice? Cherry Hill and Camden are intimately connected. When we flush our toilets, throw out our garbage or toss our scrap metal, guess where it goes? There is no such thing as “away”. Read more on the SCH blog about this connection and our plans to collaborate with the Waterfront South community in Camden.

This event is co-sponsored by the Cherry Hill Public Library and the Faith and Sustainability & the Regional/Urban Partnerships for Sustainability task forces of SCH.

Have you seen Sustainable Cherry Hill’s new website? www.sustainablecherryhill.org

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