A Celebration Of

Human Rights Planned

Church Women United of Newtown invites the public to its Human Rights Celebration Sunday, March 7, at 2 pm. The event will be in the community room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

The focus will be on  “Living the Challenge — Differently Enabled, and Uniquely Called.” The Reverend Leo McIlrath will lead a panel of those who have worked with or lived with those challenges.

Panel members will be Michelle Weinstein, who works at Ability Beyond Disability as a behavior analyst for group homes; Tiffany, an 18-year-old young lady, who is a client of Ms Weinstein; and Linda Jones, MS, RDCDN, a registered dietitian/nutritionist and mother of three, who will share her experience of being the mother of an autistic child.

The Human Rights Celebration is an annual event that unites women and men of all faiths in a common worship experience that highlights the health and economic justice disparities of individuals who are challenged with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.

Human rights has always been an important cause of CWU.  In 1968 CWU passed the following resolution:  “We affirm that all persons as human beings have inherent worth and dignity and those basic rights should be equally available to every person regardless of race, religion,  ethnic background or sex.”

Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Unit Celebrations Chairperson Linda Manganaro at 203-426-3496 or Unit President Darlene Jackson at 203-426-5192.