Half our federal income taxes go to the Pentagon. That’s a big piece of the pie.

Recently a Peace Action group in Wisconsin came up with a creative way to make that point. They staged pizza deliveries to media outlets. On the outside of the box was a Military Spending Pie Chart and a note saying “Pizza Brought to you by Peace Action” but inside the box was only half a pizza and a note saying that “the military got the other half of the pie.”

How would you make the point of how much of our money the Pentagon gobbles up? Post your ideas in the comments section below.

Last week ICPJ’s Racial and Economic Justice Task Force issued a statement calling on our elected officials not to cut vital social services in response to Michigan’s budget crisis. They state:

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On May 24, ICPJ hosted a screening of Deconstructing Supper. Here are some discussion questions and additional resources to follow up on that.

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Solidarity With Bolivian People’s Campaign to Bring Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozado to Justice

Bolivia’s former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, a.k.a. “Goni,” is responsible for the murders of 67 people, yet he lives in the U.S. as a free man rather than facing justice for his crimes. Support the Bolivia Solidarity Network in the campaign to extradite him to Bolivia to face a Trial of Responsibility!

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After a free community dinner, this special double-feature Dinner and a Movie presentation begins with a showing of a 30-minute segment from the acclaimed PBS series A Force More Powerful highlighting how the pro-Democracy movement in Chile successfully used nonviolent action for social change, followed by a showing of the 20-minute documentary Convictions: Prisoners of Conscience highlighting current efforts to use nonviolent action to promote justice and human rights in Latin America.

When: Thursday, June 21, 6:30 p.m.,

Where: Memorial Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 730 Tappan

How Much: Free and open to the public, donations accepted.

Details: chuck@icpj.net, 734-663-1870

At the May ICPJ Steering Committee meeting, the committee voted to support a resolution calling for full funding of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative (MPRI). The initiative tries to promote safer communities and reduce recidvism by creating a web of support and services for those in prison, going through reintegration, and during aftercare.

One great way you can support the work of MPRI is to ask your community of faith the endorse the following resolution.

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