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.
July is staff evaluation time at ICPJ. If you’d like to take a moment to let the personnel committee know how you think our staff are doing, take a moment to fill out our quick staff evaluation survey. Thank you.
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on June 30, 2006 at 2:28 PM PDT
On Wednesday, July 12, we’ll have a mailing party to send out the ICPJ newsletter. We’ll meet at 10:00 a.m. in the basement of Memorial Christian Church to label and mail this piece. Come join us!
If you don’t want to wait until then, you can download the newsletter today.
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on June 30, 2006 at 2:05 PM PDT
We’ve had an excellent response to our calls for Art Fair volunteers. Folks enjoy the chance to chat with people about peace and justice and to re-connect with long-time members of the ICPJ community. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on June 28, 2006 at 12:59 PM PDT
We invite you to join us for dinner, a a showing of Last Best Chance, and a discussion concerning the threat of nuclear weapons and the importance of nuclear disarmament. This film is a gripping docudrama about the threats from loose nuclear weapons and materials around the world. Last Best Chance is a wake-up call to secure and destroy nuclear weapons and materials before it’s too late.
Thursday, August 17
6:30-8:30pm
First United Methodist Church
120 S. State St., Ann Arbor
For more information: 734-663-1870, www.icpj.net, or e-mail at info@icpj.net
Posted by Chuck as Nuclear Disarmament on June 27, 2006 at 10:14 AM PDT
Join us for a simple dinner, a showing of the PBS documentary, featuring the film Global Warming: The Signs and the Science, and a discussion of global warming and the global economy. This movie brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a variety of ways to make a difference in their own communities.
6:30-8:30pm
1st United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor
120 S. State St.
Details: 734-663-1870, info@icpj.net, www.icpj.net. Free and open to the public, donations accepted.
Posted by Chuck as Globalization on June 27, 2006 at 10:03 AM PDT
In Ramallah a group of young folk dancers is anxiously awaiting the coming of summer when they will travel to the United States to share their culture and help Americans understand who they are and how they live.
The teens are members of the Al Raja Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupe. They will visit congregations and special events of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), performing in Chicago, Omaha, San Francisco, San Antonio, Detroit, and other cities. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on June 21, 2006 at 10:53 AM PDT
“As we begin the 21st century we must be alert and share our knowledge about the possible destruction of our planet. We have begun this century with words of forgiveness and reconciliation from the Pope. We have begun this century knowing full well the impact of the Holocaust on our world. We have begun this century preaching about “possibilities of peace” as differentiated from the century of violence and war and fear of the 20th century….”
Posted by Chuck as Nuclear Disarmament on June 16, 2006 at 10:08 AM PDT
“We stand together in this House of God, informed by our values, aware of the horrible human cost of war and conflict, weary of the threat posed by nuclear proliferation—to call upon Congress, the President, the American military, and the American people to lead the way towards a process of nuclear reduction and disarmament.”
A statement from Rabbi David Sapperstein, from the Nuclear Reduction/Disarmament Initiative.
Posted by Chuck as Nuclear Disarmament on June 16, 2006 at 9:48 AM PDT
Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi is president of The Islamic Society of North America, an organization that provides educational and community support to Muslims and seeks to present a unified platform of expression for Islam in North America. He has also served as chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee of the Muslim Students Association in the U.S. and Canada, chairman of the Department of Religious Affairs at the Muslim World League Office to the United Nations and U.S.A. (1976-80), and director of the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. At present, Dr. Siddiqi is vice president of the Academy of Judaic-Christian and Islamic Studies in California and an adjunct professor of Islamic Studies and World Religions at California State University in Fullerton.
Posted by Chuck as Nuclear Disarmament on June 16, 2006 at 9:43 AM PDT
A time for remembrance and challenge At 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped from a USA B-29 bomber on Hiroshima, Japan. More than seventy thousand people died instantly or within hours. Few were soldiers…
Posted by Chuck as Uncategorized on June 16, 2006 at 9:31 AM PDT
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