We invite you to join us for dinner, a a showing of Last Best Chance, and a discussion concerning the threat of nuclear weapons and the importance of nuclear disarmament. This film is a gripping docudrama about the threats from loose nuclear weapons and materials around the world. Last Best Chance is a wake-up call to secure and destroy nuclear weapons and materials before it’s too late.

Thursday, August 17

6:30-8:30pm

First United Methodist Church

120 S. State St., Ann Arbor

For more information: 734-663-1870, www.icpj.net, or e-mail at info@icpj.net

“As we begin the 21st century we must be alert and share our knowledge about the possible destruction of our planet. We have begun this century with words of forgiveness and reconciliation from the Pope. We have begun this century knowing full well the impact of the Holocaust on our world. We have begun this century preaching about “possibilities of peace” as differentiated from the century of violence and war and fear of the 20th century….”

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“We stand together in this House of God, informed by our values, aware of the horrible human cost of war and conflict, weary of the threat posed by nuclear proliferation—to call upon Congress, the President, the American military, and the American people to lead the way towards a process of nuclear reduction and disarmament.”

A statement from Rabbi David Sapperstein, from the Nuclear Reduction/Disarmament Initiative.

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Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi is president of The Islamic Society of North America, an organization that provides educational and community support to Muslims and seeks to present a unified platform of expression for Islam in North America. He has also served as chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee of the Muslim Students Association in the U.S. and Canada, chairman of the Department of Religious Affairs at the Muslim World League Office to the United Nations and U.S.A. (1976-80), and director of the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. At present, Dr. Siddiqi is vice president of the Academy of Judaic-Christian and Islamic Studies in California and an adjunct professor of Islamic Studies and World Religions at California State University in Fullerton.

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This is a statement regarding Muslim-Christian perspectives on the nuclear weapons danger, and had its origins at a consultation of religious leaders and scholars.

Muslim-Christian Perspectives on Nuclear Weapsons Danger (pdf, 61 kb)

Disarmament, International Cooperation, and Peace Building

Throughout its 20-year history, the Disarmament Working Group (DWG) of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice has worked for peace in our world. This effort stems from the spiritual values of individual members and their respective faith communities. For a variety of reasons, we see three major challenges in promoting global peace….

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