How can you get all your holiday shopping done in one afternoon, under one roof, and support people in need all around the world? Come to the Alternative Holiday Fair. The event will take place on Sunday afternoon, December 3rd from 3:00 until 7:00 at the First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor. Vendors such as Ten Thousand Villages, Heifer International, SERRV and local peace and justice organizations will be selling fairly traded goods and/or items that promote peace and justice. The Alternative Holiday Fair is a great shopping substitute for those looking to support important causes with their holiday shopping dollars.

Come get briefed on the Jubilee Act (H.R. 1130), which expresses a much broader vision for debt cancellation than the deal reached at the 2005 G-8 summit and would commit the U.S. to work for debt cancellation for 50 impoverished nations without devastating economic conditions; to write letters to our representatives encouraging support of the Jubilee Act, and to eat breakfast. When: 7:30 a.m. Where: The Broken Egg, 221 N. Main St., Ann Arbor

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Debt and the Millennium Development Goals

Thursday, October 26, 2006; 7:00 p.m.
St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor

A stop on the Jubilee Network’s 2006 Global Connections Tour Continue Reading »

As ICPJ plans to lead taka a bus to the School of the Americas Rally and Vigil at Ft. Benning Georgia, the news from Mexico reminds us why we need to promote nonviolent alternatives to militarism in Latin America. Continue Reading »

Want to know when the trip for Ann Arbor to the School of the Americas Rally and Vigil heads out? Here’s the draft itinerary

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If you’re planning on attending the 2007 ICPJ trip to the School of the Americas Rally and Vigil at Ft. Benning, GA, we do have scholarships available.

Applying is easy, just answer the following questions and send them in with your registration form (Word or PDF).

1. What contribution can you make to the cost of the trip?
2. How do you plan to continue to work for justice in Latin America after you return?
3. Are there other factors we should consider in your application?