Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice empowers people of faith and people of conscience in the Washtenaw County/Ann Arbor, Michigan area to act on their moral and religious values to build a better world.
The Keep Ypsi Rolling campaign to save bus service to Ypsilanti is asking folks to come out to the Ypsilant City Council meeting.
If we can force the Council to move the April 18 7:30 p.m. meeting to the Senior Center ***for the third time in a row***, it will show them that our community is not going to tolerate cuts in bus service. It will influence their decision.
They also have a petition you can circulate, as well as a flyer for the meeting
Posted by Chuck as Racial and Economic Justice on April 11, 2006 at 6:56 AM PDT
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on April 7, 2006 at 11:31 AM PDT
In Washington on May 21-22, the national peace coalition, United for Peace and Justice, will organize hundreds of people from across the country to lobby for legislation in the House and Senate to end the war and the military bases in Iraq. On Sunday May 21st, there will be a training session with national peace activists and delegations from around the country. On Monday 22nd, we’ll meet with Michigan members of Congress. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on April 5, 2006 at 8:52 AM PDT
Who: Anna Baltzer, a Jewish-American volunteer for the International Women’s Peace Service; Documenter of human rights violations and supporter of Palestinian & Israeli non-violent movement against the Occupation.
What: Slides, stories, & world-premier of book Witness in Palestine on first-hand experiences with the conflict while living in the West Bank.
Why: To share information difficult to obtain through mainstream media, and to encourage dialogue towards taking action on the issue.
When & Where: 7 pm, Mon, April 10, Dana Auditorium, UM Diag, (near Church St. parking structure, off South U.)
7 pm, Wed, April 12, Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill Street
Public warmly welcomed by Union of Progressive Zionists, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ), Friends of Sabeel, InterDenominational Advocates for Peace (IDAP), Critical Moment, and Ann Arbor Friends Palestine-Israel Action Group (PIAG).
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on April 5, 2006 at 8:49 AM PDT
Last Sunday, Jason Crosby, one of the staffmembers here at ICPJ, was officially ordained as a Baptist minister.
Even his dog, Wynona, joined the celebration by escaping from Jason’s office and joining as the clergy processed into the sanctuary. Even the animals celebrated Jason’s ordination.
As I watched Jason take his vows, I reflected on the passage from the Hebrew prophet Isaiah who hears God ask, “who shall I send?” Isaiah responds “Here I am. Send me.”
At his ordinatination, Jason also answered the call to proclaim peace, justice, and God’s love by saying “Send me.”
(Normally I wouldn’t use the words “God’s love” in this context, because it doesn’t reflect the full diversity of our Interfaith group, but this was a Baptist ordination, and God’s love was what Jason was saying yes to.)
The question is, how do you and I respond?
Do we say, “Send Jason”?
Do we sit back and be happy that Jason stepped up, so now maybe we don’t have to?
Or do we, like Jason’s dog Wynona, bound happily up the aisle and celebrate that Jason has heard and answered the call to work for peace.
How do we respond?
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on April 4, 2006 at 7:17 AM PDT
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