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Lisa Sullivan (center) meets with Honduran President Manuel Zelaya following the military coup that forced him from power.

When: Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 p.m.

Where: First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, 120 S. State St.

How much: Free and open to the public. Donations accepted.

Lisa Sullivan, Latin America Coordinator for School of the Americas Watch, lives and works in Venezuela. Sullivan has recently returned from Honduras, where the elected president was ousted in a military-led coup this summer. The leader of the Honduran coup was trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia. Honduras has been in turmoil since June.

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Rev. Reid Hamilton's opinion piece against toture apeared in The Record, the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.

The Record, the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, published an editorial by Reid Hamilton that ICPJ helped to get posted.  It’s a good article, give it a read…

Torture is a Terrorist Tactic
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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!

Upcoming showing: NEW MUSLIM COOL

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

*UPDATE: We’ve just learned of an emergency food drive taking place at Temple Beth Emeth/St. Clare’s for Food Gatherers. Please bring a donation of non-perishable food items with you to the showing, and we’ll add it to the collection! Click here to learn more.

“New Muslim Cool” 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.

Unexploded cluster bombs like these in a fig orchard in Yaroun, south Lebanon, remain a risk to civilian populations long after military conflict ends.

Over eighty Michigan clergy and religious leaders urged Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan to support efforts to ban the use of cluster munitions in or near civilian populated areas and to prohibit the use, sale and transfer of cluster munitions with a failure rate of over one percent.

“Cluster bombs continue to kill and maim civilians long after armed conflict has ended,” said Chuck Warpehoski, Director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, “It is time for Senator Levin to support eliminating the out-dated, inhumane weapons.”

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