Come join with other spiritually-rooted peace activists to explore how we can organize religious perspectives to promote peace in Iraq.

On Thursday, April 3rd, our Iraq War Subcommittee will hold a Next Steps in Mobilizing Faith Voices for Peace in Iraq Meeting. It will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation, 602 E. Huron St. ( at the corner of State and Huron).

We will discuss how we can engage congregations and spiritually-motivated peace activists in the work for peace in Iraq. Some of the options on the table include organizing a series of Peace Services with area congregations, mobilizing congregations to support wounded veterans, and more.

And to start things off right, Joe Reilly will kick things off with some musical inspiration.

Here are three ways you can help:

1. Come to the meeting on April 3 (RSVP to let us know you’re coming);
2. Print out the flier and post it at your congregation or workplace; and
3. Email your friends to invite them to come.

Contact Chuck Warpehoski at chuck@icpj.net or 734-663-1870 if you have any questions.

TAKE ACTION! Learn more about the further militarization of Mexico, including secretive expansions of NAFTA and the new “Plan Mexico,” a $1.4 billion package of U.S. military aid. Find out what you can do!

SEE A MOVIE! Granito de Arena (Grain of Sand): For over 20 years, global economic forces have been dismantling public education in Mexico, but always in the constant shadow of popular resistance…

Granito de Arena is the story of that resistance – Award‐winning filmmaker Jill Freidberg portrays the hundreds of thousands of public schoolteachers whose grassroots, non‐violent movement took Mexico by surprise, and who have endured brutal repression in their 25‐year struggle for social and economic justice in Mexico’s public schools.

Thursday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.
Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan St., Ann Arbor
FREE & open to the public. You are welcome to bring food to share but it is not required.

Download the Flier for Granito de Arena movie showing

Nuclear Watch has an excellent article about why the proposed Reliable Replacement Warhead program and Complex Transformation programs are unnecessary. While the Pentagon is calling for programs to re-build the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Nuclear Watch points out that the government’s own numbers show these programs are not needed. Read the full article here.