Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice empowers people of faith and people of conscience in the Washtenaw County/Ann Arbor, Michigan area to act on their moral and religious values to build a better world.
A great “Other Voices” piece in Sunday’s Ann Arbor News praises ICPJ for it’s work to bring people from different faiths and backgrounds together for peace in Israel/Palestine.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on December 17, 2007 at 10:53 AM PST
What do the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptures have to teach about peace?
Join the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice for an event which speaks to the core of our interfaith work, featuring readings of sacred texts on peace from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Speakers will present reflections on what these texts teach us about the deepest calling in each of our traditions – the desire for justice and for peace for all people.
Join us as we seek a deeper engagement from within the Abrahamic tradition with:
January 10th , 7:00 pm at St. Clare’s/Temple Beth Emeth Social Hall, 2309 Packard, Ann Arbor.
This event is organized by the Common Ground for Peace in Israel and Palestine working group of Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. It is co-sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth, St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, and the Islamic Education and Resources Network (ILearn), Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, the Reconstructionist Havurah, and First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on December 7, 2007 at 3:04 PM PST
Encounter Point is an 85-minute feature documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst.
When: Thursday, December 13. 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:00 p.m. film
Where: Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Who: Sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice
What: Join us for a dinner, a film showing, and a discussion about this film.
Your $5 donation for relief aid for hunger in Gaza is appreciated.
Download the Encounter Point Flyer to print off and share.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on November 26, 2007 at 10:01 AM PST
Half our federal income taxes go to the Pentagon. That’s a big piece of the pie.
Recently a Peace Action group in
How would you make the point of how much of our money the Pentagon gobbles up? Post your ideas in the comments section below.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament on May 30, 2007 at 12:20 PM PDT
Veteran peacemaker Rudy Simons shares his reflections from his journey to
A brighter future for the entire world demands that ‘The Great Satan’ and the ‘Axis of Evil’ build a new and friendlier relationship with each other after 28 years of hostility and mutual isolation. War is not the answer. Let’s have a discussion about how we can reduce the threat of armed conflict and create possibilities for a new opening between our two nations.
Come hear more of what he has to say about his trip on Thursday, June 7, 7:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor District Library,
Free and open to the public. Details: chuck@icpj.net, 734-663-1870
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on May 10, 2007 at 10:44 AM PDT
The Ann Arbor City Council is considering a resolution to push Congress to bring an end to the war in Iraq, and ICPJ is supporting this effort.
Here is our statement to the Ann Arbor City Council Caucus session regarding this peace resolution: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on March 19, 2007 at 7:51 AM PDT
Our phone has been ringing off the hook for these tickets, the opening should be amazing. Here’s how you can get your tickets (more details at zeitounamovie.org) :
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on March 13, 2007 at 10:40 AM PDT
When: Thursday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.,
Where: Memorial Christian Church Social Hall, 730 Tappan, Ann Arbor.
As the War in Iraq enters its fourth year, it’s time for a wider discussion of the costs and consequences of the war in Iraq.
Patricia Foulkrod’s documentary The Ground Truth tells the stories of 10 soldiers as they meet recruiters, join the military, train, serve in Iraq, and return home. Foulkrod documents their experiences dispassionately, trying hard to actually hear those Americans most directly affected by warfare. The film details the psychological, physical, and social fallout of combat; it depicts soldiers’ new needs for support and their struggles to communicate about war with those who know it only through television.
Dinner begins at 6:30, movie at 7:00, followed by a community discussion.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on February 15, 2007 at 2:00 PM PST
On Thursday, March 29th, at 7:30p.m. at Bethlehem UCC, 423 S. 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice will be sponsoring a “Voices on the Wall.”
The purpose of the event is to facilitate more understanding of the wall that Israel is constructing in the West Bank and the needs and perspectives of those on either side of the wall.
The government of Israel asserts that the barrier is necessary to help prevent terrorist attacks, and that it has been successful at that.
Critics assert that the wall violates international law, and former President Jimmy Carter contends that it is one of the most significant political obstacles to any future peace.
At this event we have asked people, representing a wide variety of perspectives, to talk about their own experiences and perspectives on the wall. Our hope is that this dialogue will help us to create bridges of understanding which will allow us to come together across our differences and find the common ground which will allow us to work for a peace that will benefit all.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on February 5, 2007 at 12:18 PM PST
UPDATE: The vigil was a great success! We had coverage in the Ann Arbor News, Fox TV 4. Attendees have also shared some pictures of the event. You can read below for more coverage.
When: Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
Where: the University of Michigan Diag, downtown Ann Arbor.
What: Candle light vigil to mourn Iraqis, Americans, and other people who have lost their lives in the war in Iraq, including a reading of the names of all U.S. service men and women whom have died from the state of Michigan and a commemoration of Iraqi deaths.
Who: Sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Michigan Peaceworks, Military Families Speak Out, and Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice.
Why: To mourn the deaths in Iraq, and to remember that U.S. armed forces serve because we, as a nation, have sent them.
How you can help: To volunteer to hand out candles or with event planning and publicity, email chuck@icpj.net or call 734-663-1870.
Posted by Chuck as Middle East on December 28, 2006 at 1:19 PM PST
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