The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) is a non-profit education/social action organization which brings together people of various faiths who believe the world is one family. ICPJ believes that love, commitment to future generations, wise stewardship of the environment and promotion of social, political, and economic justice are religious responsibilities.
ICPJ 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.
Thursday, March 29, 6:30pm refreshments, 6:45 film. Come join us as we investigate the ways that our economic system could be the root cause of war, poverty, and environmental destruction, by using film as a medium for exploration and discussion. Location: Wesley Foundation, at First United Methodist Church, 602 East Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Details: info@icpj.net, 734-663-1870.
Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Iraq For Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.
HUFFINGTON POST: “Greenwald, the master of the issue-doc, has delivered a film that connects on both an emotional and an intellectual level. And, most importantly, it does so by letting the facts — and the victims of the war’s privatization — speak for themselves.” -Arianna Huffington
World Water Day 2012 is a chance to learn and advocate for lasting solutions ensuring access for everyone to clean water and safe food. Hundreds of events will be held in over 50 countries. In Ann Arbor, join the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Food & Water Watch, and Oxfam America for a special free celebration:
What: Your Food, Your Water, Your World: A film screening in celebration of World Water Day, featuring the food documentary FRESH
When: March 22nd, 6:30 pm
Where: Social Hall, Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 423 South 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Free
RSVP: http://wwd2012.eventbrite.com
The theme of this year’s World Water Day is food security. It takes 1000 times more water to feed the human population than it does to satisfy its thirst. To ensure our future access to water, we must work to ensure that we produce food sustainably. FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers, and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each group has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agricultural system into an industrial model – and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Before and after the film, enjoy free refreshments and learn how you can advocate for a sustainable food system. Can you join us? RSVP at http://wwd2012.eventbrite.com
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Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 90 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. We are one of the 15 affiliates of Oxfam International.
Food & Water Watch is a national nonprofit that advocates for consumer access to safe and sustainable food, water, and fish. They are working in Ann Arbor this winter to implement fairer food policy for small-scale farms and consumer health in the 2012 Farm Bill.
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice empowers people of faith and people of conscience to act with their deepest beliefs and values for a better world. Since 1965, ICPJ has educated and advocated for justice in Washtenaw County and around the world.
Each year the ICPJ community gathers for an annual meeting to connect with each other, elect members to the Board of Directors, and to reenergize our work for peace, justice, and inclusion.
This year’s annual meeting features Mohammed Tayssir Safi, who is not only the first Muslim chaplain at the University of Michigan, he is the first Muslim Chaplain at any public university in the United States—not bad for a 2003 graduate from Pioneer High School.
He brings to his work a commitment to using education and understanding to nurture a community of respect and engagement for the common good.
Where: St. Mary Student Parish, Newman Hall, 331 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (map). Free Sunday Parking in garage on Thompson.
When: Sunday, March 25
7:00 Dessert Reception 7:30 Business Meeting 8:00 Program: “Connecting Generations and Building Consciousness” by Mohammed Tayssir Safi
Details: info@icpj.net, 734-663-1870. Free and open to the public, voting limited to ICPJ members. Become a member at www.icpj.net/give.
Our Faith and Food gardens are a bright success!
From just thirteen congregations in 2009, our Faith and Food community garden program has grown to thirty-one congregational gardens producing over five tons of fresh produce in 2011. The outstanding efforts of the faith community have helped to alleviate hunger in Washtenaw County and ensure access to fresh and healthy food for the poor and most vulnerable. We are excited to continue this dynamic partnership with Food Gatherers in 2012.
Spring is almost here and it is time to begin planning our gardens. You are invited to our Faith and Food kick-off to learn how you and your congregation can plant a garden for the hungry.
Representatives from Food Gatherers and ICPJ will share resources and how food donations work. New and returning congregations and interested individuals are invited.
Monday, March 19
6:30-8:00 pm
Food Gatherers Warehouse, 1 Carrot Way, Ann Arbor
Refreshments will be served.
Parking available at the Ann Arbor Chinese Christian Church across the street from Food Gatherers
For information, please contact Bill (bill@icpj.org) or call 734-663-1870
Download the Faith and Food fact sheet
Charlie King and Karen Brandow will perform a concert to benefit the work of ICPJ at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 31, at 2309 Packard St. in Ann Arbor (the home of Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church).
Charlie King and Karen Brandow are musical storytellers and political satirists with seven recordings to their credit. They perform with the sweet and precise harmonies of life partners. They sing and write passionately about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people, in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Malvina Reynolds, and Pete Seeger. Charlie and Karen regularly perform at the annual School of the Assassins protest inFort Benning,Georgia, an action which draws a large ICPJ delegation each year. Graduates of thisU.S.taxpayer-funded school participated in the 2009 coup inHonduras, overthrowing a democratically elected government.
Charlie King has been coming toAnn Arborfor over 30 years and is a local favorite. Charlie is the recipient of the War Resisters League’s Peacemaker Award as well as the Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award. Karen Brandow, a vocalist and classical guitarist, has been performing with Charlie since 1998.
Tickets available at the door.
Exactly what a folk music recording should be: songs that make you think, laugh, weep and dance.” Matt Watroba, Folk DJ WDET, Detroit MI.
The new copy of the ICPJ newsletter is now online and ready for reading. Want to get a hard copy delivered to your home each month? Become a member.
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