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.
Please join us to promote health care for all in Michigan as we at ICPJ begin our involvement with the Michigan Health Care Security Campaign!
This November, Michigan voters will have an opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment to improve statewide health care accessibility. The ballot proposal would require the Michigan legislature to develop a ‘Health Care Security’ plan that would protect Michigan citizens and business from a spiraling health care crisis. For more information, find the answers to frequently asked questions about the campaign or visit the Health Care for Michigan website.
ICPJ will be working with other local and statewide organizations to educate Michigan voters about this ballot proposal and to advocate for its support. We need your help! Please consider the following options for getting involved:
1) Volunteer on MLK Day (1/21/08) to collect signatures -Spend a few hours circulating the Michigan Health Care Security Campaign petition at MLK Day events in your community. (Email gracek@icpj.net)
2)Join us for our first Michigan Health Care Security Campaign volunteer meeting - Thursday, January 24th, at 7pm at Memorial Christian Church (730 Tappan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104).
3)Volunteer to offer organizational/administrative support - Help us to create materials, compile information, and undertake other necessary tasks to promote the Michigan Health Care Security Campaign at a time convenient for you. (Email gracek@icpj.net)
*Only voters registered in Michigan may be involved in petition circulation. Find more information at http://healthcareformichigan.org/Pages/Petition_Instructions.pdfIn order to collect the half-million signatures required to get this amendment on the November 2008 ballot, we will have to work together! Please join us!
Posted by gracek as Health Care on January 11, 2008 at 9:58 AM PST
On going events surrounding the Jena 6 have shed light on current race relations in America. Nooses have been Hung:
On a Professor’s Door at Columbia University
On the Campus of the Univ. of Maryland
In a Police Station in New York
In Offices in Pittsburgh and North Carolina
RACISM NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED NOW!
Participate in a Candid Conversation about Race at:
The Anti-Racist Cookbook Discussion
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 10am-2pm
First United Methodist Church, 209 Washtenaw Ave, Ypsilanti, MI
For more information or to RSVP contact:
Stephanie@icpj.net or call 734-663-1870 RSVPs desired but not necessary to participate)
We will offer you a list of ingredients and preparations that will enable you to feed yourself with knowledge, ideas, and discussion strategies that can improve your understanding of race, racism, and discrimination.
As part of the Michigan Food Stamp Challenge, we’ve been talking about the future of food stamps and how they relate to the Farm Bill.
In the Senate, there are two committees that decide what happens to food stamps and programs like it. The Agriculture Committee sets the rules for these programs in the Farm Bill, and the Finance Committee provides the funds. Read the rest of this entry »
The civil rights rally in Jena, Louisiana reminds our nation that racism remains a real issue, and this a recent reflection on the God’s Politics blog that it’s not just a southern concern, but that “Jena is America.”
How can we overcome this legacy of injustice?
To help build a better understanding of your own cultural background, and how that influences your perceptions, ICPJ is organizing a discussion on the ANTI-RACIST COOKBOOK, scheduled for Tuesday, October 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Community Center, 625 North Main St.
Come prepared to talk about your personal stories and experiences regarding race, discrimination, and what you can do to open lines of communication. If possible please RSVP by e-mailing stephanie@icpj.net or calling ICPJ at 734-663-1870.
Dinner and a Movie: Minimum Wage. Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days takes his successful Super Size Me formula to explore one of America’s most pressing issues on the small screen. In the first episode, welfare, watch as Spurlock and his fiancée, Alex Jamieson, undertake a 30 day social experiment and find themselves landing multiple jobs, working 14-hour days, sharing a bus pass, and shivering in a run-down apartment just to make ends meet. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans, this is reality. Join us for this provocative movie, a scrumptious meal, and a lively discussion. Don’t miss out! This show dares you to “take a walk in someone else’s shoes.”
Where: Memorial Christian Church ~ 730 Tappan St. Ann Arbor.
When: Thursday, September 20, 6:30 p.m.
Why: To make a difference to ensure the American dream is a reality for everyone.
How Much: FREE!!! You are invited to bring a dish to share, but it is not required. Donations are accepted.
That’s all the average food stamp recipient gets. Three dollars a day, just $1 per meal.Can you imagine feeding your 14-year old growing son on that amount?
Yet even this small amount is under threat. Congress will vote on proposed cuts to Food Stamps this October. The time to act is now.
That’s why we’re asking you to take the Challenge. Try one living for one week from September 4-10 on just $21. Get a glimpse of what people living on food stamps face every week.
On August 9, at 12:30 p.m., you have an opportunity to help put on a welfare simulation forstaff at Sparrow Health Network in Lansing.
Participants will play the parts of families living on welfare for a month (4 15-minute weeks) and YOU can be part of the community–the grocer, the banker, the landlord, folks in the welfare office, etc.
Directions for your role play are provided and it is not difficult. More details and car pool arrangemnts can be had from Mary Browning (mcbrowng@umich.edu or 665-8167). Please contact her before the end of July. After August 1, contact Stephanie Oswald at 734-663-1870 or stephanie@icpj.net
The Racial and Economic Justice task force will host this months Dinner and a Movie event. We will watch a film documenting Jane Elliott’s controversial, startling and now famous, “Blue Eyed Brown Eyed” exercise which labels participants as inferior or superior based solely upon the color of their eyes and exposes them to the experience of being a minority. Everyone exposed to Jane Elliott’s work, be it through a lecture, workshop, or video, is dramatically affected. Come watch the film and build community around delicious food, a good film, and lively discussion.
Where: Memorial Christian Church ~ 730 Tappan St. Ann Arbor
When: Thursday, July 12, 6:30 p.m.
Why: to build community around peace and justice.
How Much: FREE!!! You are invited to bring a dish to share, but it is not required. Donations are accepted.
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On going events surrounding the Jena 6 have shed light on current race relations in America. Nooses have been Hung:
