Today the Detroit News ran an op-ed by Bishop Wendell N. Gibbs, Imam Dawud Walid and Rabbi Robert Dobrusin that ICPJ helped place. Check it out:

Abolish torture without exceptions

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Earlier this year ICPJ held a Forum on Religion, War, and Peacemaking called Seek Peace and Pursue it.

The speakers were Aura Ahuvia, Fr. Peter Dougherty, and Imam Achmat Salie.

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On April 14th, members of ICPJ and other environmental activists gathered in Bay City, MI to protest the proposed Coal Power Plant construction.

People performed Skits, spoke, held banners and chanted about “Clean coal, leprechauns, and unicorns,” during the day’s protest.

Videos of the day are here:

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In an effort to challenge current public   misperceptions about Islam, ICPJ’s Common   Ground for Peace group is hosting an   educational and entertaining Muslim Movie   Series. This series features two contemporary   documentaries chronicling the lives of   American Muslims. Join us to counter   stereotypes and discover the real nature of   Islam in America!

July 23rd & August 13^th
Temple Beth Emeth/St. Clare’s Episcopal  Church
(2309 Packard, Ann Arbor)
7:00 p.m.
Brief discussion to follow each film.

On July 23^rd, we will be showing “On a Wing and a Prayer,” a gently funny film that follows an American Muslim in his quest to learn to fly a plane post-9/11.

On August 13^th, we will show “New Muslim Cool.” This film follows a Puerto Rican American rapper, Hamza Perez, on his journey through the streets, projects and jail cells of urban America on his journey to find spiritual peace.

Free and open to the public – Join us! Questions?

Call 734.663.1870 or email NoorAli@umich.edu.

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Within the next few weeks, our representatives in government will almost certainly vote on legislation to revise the health care insurance system. What form those revisions will take has yet to be decided, but in the current debate, questions of affordability, taxpayer burden, quality of care, and freedom of choice have risen to the forefront.

. . . But are those the areas that should receive our focus?

As people of faith and conscience, how can we structure the discussion in such a way that we keep it true to our principles? How do we make it clear that at its heart the debate about health care shouldn’t simply be a discussion of economic issues or questions of access or type of care given, but an ethical and moral issue that asks all of us to consider our most basic notions of fairness and respect for quality of life?

The health care subcommittee of the Racial and Economic Justice Task Force is asking for your input. We would like you to answer the following question: What, for you, constitutes a health care “bottom line”?  Why is health care a moral issue to you?

How would you frame the debate?

Please respond by leaving a reply below. Thank you!