The is report 2 of 5 from ICPJ’s January 2008 Congregational Liaison Meeting (read reports 1: Global Warming and 2: Other Issues)

There was particular interest in organizing a visible religious involvement in the events around the anniversary of the War, March 19. Here is the full list of ideas:

• At services, read out the names of the service members who died in the last week.
• Use more alternative media, especially radio, to broadcast messages, opinions to try and counter inadequate and false reporting
• Very important to loudly connect war and failing economy
• On 3^rd Fridays, St. Mary’s Student Chapel is marching to the Federal Bldg. “Please join”
• St. Mary’s will host Interfaith Prayer Service for war anniversary march
• The treatment of veterans and their families can be a non-divisive issue
• Congregations should hold identifying banners and signs at marches, rallies, pickets.
• We’re overdue for active civil disobedience.
• We can join those who don’t pay the federal excise tax on our phone bills; phone company subtracts the amount. Send $ to ICPJ instead. Ask Rebecca K. - put in newsletter
• There could be a “Help Wanted” section in the ICPJ Newsletter.
• Tell Dan at St. Mary’s about the LARA Method.
• Voice of Peace, April 3^rd at EMU
• We should have Peace Sunday all over A2 on a set day; rotate congregations; have a weekly announcement in A2 News about it
• Which Congress members would get arrested over the war? We need to push them; we need to express ourselves more fully to Sen. Levin.
• we need to address what “getting out” of Iraq means, how concerns are used to stop demand to leave.
• Supporting/Starting anti-military recruitment at our high schools

notes by Kathleen Peabody & Moe Fitzsimons