Could you live on $3 worth of food each day?

That’s all the average food stamp recipient gets. Three dollars a day, just $1 per meal.Can you imagine feeding your 14-year old growing son on that amount?

Yet even this small amount is under threat. Congress will vote on proposed cuts to Food Stamps this October. The time to act is now.

That’s why we’re asking you to take the Challenge. Try one living for one week from September 4-10 on just $21. Get a glimpse of what people living on food stamps face every week.

Visit www.MichiganFoodStampChallenge.org to learn more, or signup below:

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On August 9, at 12:30 p.m., you have an opportunity to help put on a welfare simulation forstaff at Sparrow Health Network in Lansing.

Participants will play the parts of families living on welfare for a month (4 15-minute weeks) and YOU can be part of the community–the grocer, the banker, the landlord, folks in the welfare office, etc.

Directions for your role play are provided and it is not difficult. More details and car pool arrangemnts can be had from Mary Browning (mcbrowng@umich.edu or 665-8167). Please contact her before the end of July. After August 1, contact Stephanie Oswald at 734-663-1870 or stephanie@icpj.net

For July and August, the ICPJ Board will have a combined meeting on Tuesday, July 24 from 11 to 1 at the Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan. We will not meet on July 10 or August 14.

Conviction: A Nagasaki Day Dinner and a Movie. Sixty-two years after an atomic bomb was dropped on the civilian city of Nagasaki, Japan, Conviction tells the story of three Dominican Sisters who took the proliferation of nuclear weapons personally. These women saw it as their religious duty to trespass on the land of a nuclear weapons silo in Colorado, chant, pour their own blood, and get jailed for their beliefs. Come watch the film and build community around delicious food, a good film, and lively discussion.

Where: Memorial Christian Church ~ 730 Tappan St. Ann Arbor

When: Thursday, August 9, 6:30 p.m

Why: To build community around peace and justice

How Much: FREE!!! You are invited to bring a dish to share, but it is not required. Donations are accepted.

RSVP to dreyson@icpj.net or call 663-1870.

Who: Sponsored by the Disarmament Working Group of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice

Conviction was a finalist in the Frozen River Film Festival, you can learn more about the film on the website for Zero to Sixty Productions

Spread the word. Download the August 2007 Dinner and a Movie Poster (pdf) and share it with your friends!

Date: July 15, 2007

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Place: The home of Ian MacGregor and Vickie
Wellman, 2461 Towner, Ann Arbor, 48108

Join us to say good-bye to Jason Crosby, ICPJ Program Coordinator. But, don’t bring him cards or gifts. Instead, please make a donation to ICPJ. If you are able, please bring some food or beverage to share with others.

For more information or to RSVP contact Chuck at 663-1870 or info@icpj.net

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