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.
ICPJ is delighted to be the recipient of the 2008 Peace Action of Michigan organizational PeaceBuilder Award.
Please join us for the Celebration
Sunday, September 21, 2008
4 p.m.~Reception & Silent Auction
5 p.m.~Dinner (Catering donated by Thomas Zerafa)
6 p.m.~Program
For more info: 248-548-3920, visit peaceactionmich.org
Email: peaceactmich@sbcglobal.net
Download the registration form for additional details and to learn how you can register.
Location: UFCW Local 876 Union Hall, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan (map)
Join ICPJ for an interfaith prayer for peace on October 15
Join ICPJ for an interfaith gathering to lament wars and provide spiritual nourishment and support for all people working towards peace.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church
608 E. William St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (map)
Includes reflections from a variety of faith traditions, song, and time for fellowship.
Details: Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, info@ipcj.net, 734-663-1870
Download and print the black and white flier or the color flier to help spread the word.
We’ve got a great lineup of speakers for the event, including:
- Heather Laird (Muslim)
- Renu Malhotra (Hindu)
- Rabbi Nathan Martin (Jewish)
- Rev. Paul Versluis (Christian)
- Kathleen Peabody (Quaker)
- Nancy Shaffer (Unitarian Universalist)
Join ICPJ to screen Hunger No More on Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Christian Church
Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts is a National Council of Churches documentary about world hunger. Most of us don’t often ask where our next meal is coming from. But for millions of Americans and nearly a billion people worldwide, such food insecurity is a daily reality. “Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts” approaches hunger from the perspective of faith, declaring that hunger is more than a social issue.
“It is a moral issue that needs immediate resolution,” says Burton Buller, President of Mennonite Media, who produced the program in collaboration with the NCC. “The program brings to life the moral dimension of this thorny issue, and offers up a vision for a new day when hunger is eradicated from the face of the earth.”
Join community members for an engaging film, insightful discussion, and opportunities for action on this important issue. FREE and open to the public. All are welcome to RSVP and bring a dish to pass, but this is not required.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Dinner will begin at 6:30PM, and the movie will be at 7PM. Located at Memorial Christian Church, 730 Tappan, Ann Arbor. Questions? Want to RSVP? Contact Jaimie Philip at 734.663.1870 or jaimie@umich.edu
Download and print the poster and help spread the word.
Fr. Roy Bourgeois will speak on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the 1st United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor
A talk by Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of the Americas Watch.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.
1st United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, 120 S. State St., Ann Arbor (map)
Details: www.icpj.net, 734-663-1870, info@icpj.net
Fr. Roy Bourgeois is the founder and key spokesperson of the international, inter-generational movement to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC). The SOA, frequently dubbed the School of Assassins, has left a trail of blood and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned. Hear Fr. Roy speak powerfully and from personal experience about why the SOA/WHINSEC must be closed and how everyday citizens can promote human rights and social justice.
Sponsored by Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality, St. Mary Studnet Parish (Ann Arbor), and the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Download the Flier (pdf), help spread the word!
There are lots of ways to get involved with ICPJ, but here are a few fun and easy summer ideas:
Before summer comes to a close and we all become busy with fall activities, remember to invite a few friends over for an ICPJ Peace Meal! An ICPJ Peace Meal House Party is a fun and easy way to support ICPJ’s continued work for peace and justice. Hosting a Peace Meal is just like any other get-together. Have it in your home or outside as a picnic! We have all the tools you’ll need to be successful. Just click here for an informational guide - and feel free to give us a call so we can best support you (734) 663-1870.
2. Have a Garage Sale for ICPJ
Looking to clear out the garage or the basement before the end of summer? Hold a garage sale and donate the proceeds to ICPJ! You can get rid of that unwanted stuff and support peace and justice at the same time!
3. Become an ICPJ “Sustainer” by making a monthly pledge today!
Donating to ICPJ is even easier when you’re a monthly donor. Simply let us know how much you’d like to pledge, and then choose from several quick and easy options. Click here for more information!
More than half the world’s governments have banned the production, use, and export of cluster bombs. Meeting in May, 111 countries decided that the global community should not tolerate the use of weapons that kill or maim more civilians than combatants. The U.S. government did not attend the negotiations. Instead, the Bush administration worked from the sidelines to weaken the treaty and to discourage some governments from attending.
Following the negotiations, the U.S. military released a “new” cluster bomb policy that would allow the Pentagon to continue using these indiscriminate weapons for the next ten years.
Take Action
You can help move U.S. policy in the right direction by urging your senator Carl Levin to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594). This bill states that, “Cluster munitions will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians.”
As chair of the Armed Services committee, Sen. Levin is the most influential senator on questions of military policy. His support for cluster bomb legislation would provide strong encouragement for other senators to do the same.
