About ICPJ | Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice

In the spring of 1965, Ann Arbor earned a footnote in American history. The first teach-in drew hundreds of professors and students to auditoriums and lecture halls to discuss the U.S. government’s undeclared war in Vietnam. In December, a small interfaith group from the World Order Committee of the Ann Arbor/Washtenaw County Council of Churches met for the first time. Forty years later, the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice still seeks the way that is “plain, peaceful, generous, just.”

At the heart of ICPJ’s work are seven volunteer-led program committees, each composed of people of faith and conscience committed to building a more just and peaceful world. These task forces are:

Disarmament Working Group
Hunger Projects/CROP Walk
Racial and Economic Justice Task Force
Latin America Task Force
Common Ground for Peace in Israel and Palestine
Global Warming Working Group
Iraq Working Group

You can join our work by getting involved in one or our program committees, volunteering in the office, helping with events, or by making a donation to ICPJ. When you support Interfaith Council with your time and money, you make a real contribution for peace and justice in Washtenaw County and around the world.

To learn more, just call 734-663-1870, email info@icpj.net, or stop by our office in Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan Street on the corner of Hill (come to the parking lot entrance and ring the bell–it’s by the door next to the mailbox).

Mission Statement (As adopted by the Board of Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, June 1995)

The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice is a non-profit education/social action organization which brings together people of various faiths who believe the world is one family. We believe that love, commitment to future generations, wise stewardship of the environment and promotion of social, political and economic justice are religious responsibilities.

Vision

The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice strives:

To help members of the local religious community put their faith into action on issues of peace and justice for all people
To be a resource to local congregations in their work on peace and justice issues
To encourage dialogue among members of the various faiths on peace and justice issues of our time
To promote the creative use of nonviolence to solve conflicts and resolve injustices
To raise awareness in the wider community of our vision of peace and justice and the ways in which all of us can bring it about

ICPJ Core Values (Adopted on April 12, 2005)

Hospitality
Charitable Listening, non-judgmental listening
Interfaith, Inter-religious
Generosity
Peace
Justice
Love, Compassion, Understanding
Truth & Truths
Diversity
Action with Effectiveness
Education and Advocacy
Not using power to dominate
Sharing, not telling (Sharing our perspectives and work, not telling others what to do)
Inviting & Stimulating faith communities to action
Bringing people together, creating a safe environment
Finding common ground
Nonviolence
Respect
Institutional ties to faith communities
Advocacy for the oppressed