Now that we’ve raised the minimum wage in Michigan, the next step is to roll out this victory to the whole country. Here’s an action alert from the national Let Justice Roll Campaign

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Here at ICPJ we rely on donated office supplies and we do our best to use them up.

That keeps our costs down, but it also makes for some creaky chairs, wobbly tables, and stained carpets. If you’ve got any of the following lying around, we’ll be more than happy to put them to good use. Continue Reading »

Thanks to Gregory Fox, we have photos of the ICPJ 40th Anniversary Celebration.

Also online are photos from the ICPJ archives.

Enjoy!

Those of you who were at the ICPJ 40th Anniverasry celebration had the opportunity to see the Power Point slideshow of ICPJ’s history.

As promised, we’ve put this slideshow online so you can review the faces and events that have made our work for peace and justice so enduring and inspiring.

You can downlownload the slideshow here, but let me warn you, it’s a big file–over 41 megabytes.  This will take a while to download even if you have a highspeed connection.

If you don’t have powerpoint on your computer, you can download a viewer for Windows or Macinotosh to let you see the slideshow.

Sharpen your skills as an activist while working for peace with justice as a summer intern with the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. Part-time internships are available for undergraduate and students, with the opportunity to learn skills in event organizing, media outreach, lobbying, and nonprofit administration. Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice works justice-minded with people of faith and secular peacemakers to educate and mobilize to build a better world. Please send cover letter and resume to Chuck Warpehoski at chuck@icpj.net.
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Quick Success Brings Raise Campaign to a Close

On Tuesday, March 28, Governor Jennifer Granholm will be signing the minimum wage bill into law. This is a great victory for all of us who have been working to raise the wage in Michigan. This also marks the end of this phase of the Michigan Needs a Raise ballot drive and an end to ICPJ’s involvement with the campaign.

Due to your efforts, the Michigan legislature is doing something it hasn’t done in nine years – raise the minimum wage. Due to your efforts, nearly 400,000 workers in the state of Michigan will get a raise.

This is a great success for Michigan workers. However, ICPJ will continue to work for economic justice. ICPJ will keep striving for a minimum wage that is indexed for inflation and covers tipped workers. Furthermore, ICPJ will continue to work to ensure that our government’s budget does not prioritize the wealth of a few at the expense of millions of poor and hunger people.

ICPJ and Michigan Needs a Raise want to thank all of you who paved the way for this victory. Thank you to those who collected signatures and to those who organized others around this initiative. We wouldn’t have succeeded in raising the wage without your support.

If you still have petitions, we ask that you please return those to ICPJ.

If you are interested in joining ICPJ as we continue to struggle for economic justice, please contact us at info@icpj.net or at (734) 663-1870.