Charity News from Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2001AJC Philadelphia Chapter Urges Zoning Board to Reverse Decision Against Congregation Kol AmiAmerican Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee's Philadelphia Chapter is urging a local zoning board, in Abington, Pennsylvania, to reverse its decision to prohibit a synagogue congregation from purchasing a former convent. Moreover, the nuns were pleased that ... AJC Executive Director Urges UN to Condemn Taliban Regime for Human Rights Abuses Against Women American Jewish Committee | American Jewish Committee Executive Director David A. Harris has called on the UN Commission on Human Rights to condemn the Taliban regime in Afghanistan for its wholesale abuse of women. "We are profoundly concerned for the indescribably ... Tour Participants To Columbia, Venezuela Saw Vibrant Church In Action Mennonite Central Committee | -- A tour through Colombia and Venezuela, organized by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), has helped connect Mennonites in Alberta with their counterparts in Latin America. A group of 10 Albertans--all connected with MCC or other Mennonite church ... MCC Thrift Shops Thriving As They Raise Funds, Connect People Mennonite Central Committee | "I definitely think the thrift stores play a major role in keeping many MCC programs going," said Klassen, who recently resigned from her position as thrift store coordinator for MCC Manitoba. Approximately 2,500 people in Manitoba volunteer time ... Ten Thousand Villages Sales In Canada Up 15 Percent Mennonite Central Committee | Retail sales in Ten Thousand Villages stores and at festival sales across Canada were a healthy $6.78 million Cdn. Festival sales are short-term sales held in communities with no permanent Ten Thousand Villages stores. Behavioral Therapy Effective in Treatment of Insomnia Duke University Medical Center | New clinical data show that changing a person's attitudes about sleep and teaching new habits is a promising treatment for insomnia and may be an alternative to medication for the treatment of persistent primary insomnia, a sleep disorder.
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