Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice inspires, educates, and mobilizes people to unite across differences and to act from their shared ethical and spiritual values in pursuit of peace with social and environmental justice.
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice envisions a world free from violence, including the violence of war, poverty, oppression, and environmental devastation. To enact this vision, we commit to nurture a community in which compassion and respect foster actions that dismantle systems of violence while simultaneously creating systems of peace, justice, and ecological sustainability.
Are you committed to creating nonviolent, peaceful cultures in your private and public lives?
Would you like some valuable tools to strengthen your social activism or to develop a foundation to begin?
Do you want to journey with others embracing a new vision for the future of our communities?
ICPJ has the training for you!
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What can we do in the face of the growing anti-Muslim and anti-Refugee rhetoric in the US? We can speak out for inclusion!
The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice and Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County launched the One Human Family campaign in 2016 to mobilize religious and community voices to say NO to hate and fear-mongering and YES to inclusion and welcoming.
Show your support by ordering your yard sign or banner here today!
The Education/Outreach team of Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS) a new collaboration of Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ) and Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR) will offer a 90 minute workshop on Thursday, August 24th at the Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch. This is a free, public meeting open to all individuals, community groups or congregations looking to gain a better understanding of what providing support for sanctuary means in Washtenaw County. You do not need to be a member of a faith community to be involved or to learn more.
Date/time: Thursday, August 24, 2017 – 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Location: Ann Arbor District Library Downtown Branch – 343 S Fifth Ave
Cost: Free, all are welcome
Co-sponsored by: Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS), Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ), Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR)
For more information: Email info@icpj.org or call 734-663-1870 for details.
Creating Cultures of Peace: An Interactive Intergenerational FREE Event!
For people of love and conscience to:
• Meet people creating cultures of peace in our private and public lives. • Enjoy an evening of stories, activities, insights and art. • Learn an ecology of activities that universally preserve peace. •Create peace with the Earth and with each other.
Featuring Trainers:
Nadine Hoover coaches citizens to create cultures of peace in the most unlikely places, refugee to extremist to professional to farming communities. She offers training and materials through Conscience Studio, maintains the Power of Goodness Global Story Pool, and coordinates Friends Peace Teams in Asia West Pacific.
Autumn Star serves as a postpartum doula for families with new infants and a mentor for teens. They facilitate retreats, learning events and non-violence training. Autumn is a grown unschooler, dancer and peopleperson who honors the joy and pain that is living and learning in the world today.
Su Hansen leads non-violence workshops including Bystander Intervention trainings for Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) and Meta Peace Team. She is a psychotherapist and personal and spiritual guide and helps clients create peaceful lives and families.
WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 7:00-9:00pm WHERE: Ann Arbor Friends Meetinghouse, 1420 Hill St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Free and open to the public. Bring snacks to share, drinks provided.
Download the flyer or poster.
*Co-Sponsored by ICPJ, Conscience Studio, Power of Goodness, and AVP
Many of you have asked for other One Human Family items that you can display on a computer, a bag, or a car and we have answered! 3″ x 9″ Bumper stickers and 1.75″ buttons are now available!
Button: $2.00 (includes shipping & handling) – Order here.
Bumper Sticker: $3.00 (includes shipping & handling) – Order here.
Bring your lunch and learn social media strategies for campaign building from Monica Patel who has been working in strategic communications, online & social media campaigning, and fundraising for more than a decade. She’s currently a project manager for Cornershop Creative, where she helps nonprofits make the most of the web. Before Cornershop, Monica spent seven years as an organizer and creative director for the Ecology Center. During those years, she fought new coal plant proposals, developed and maintained the market-based campaign site HealthyStuff.org, and organized community initiatives against climate change.
REGISTER via Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/2qJPbUk
COST: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.
WHEN: Tuesday June 27, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
WHERE: ICPJ Office, 1414 Hill St, Ann Arbor, 48104, behind the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting. Limited parking is located off the alley between Olivia and Lincoln St. Street parking is also available.
MORE INFORMATION: Contact us at info@icpj.org or 734-663-1870.
The Education/Outreach team of Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS) a new collaboration of Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ) and Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR) will offer a 90 minute workshop on Sunday, June 11 at 2:30 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Chelsea (20500 W Old US Highway 12). This is a free, public meeting open to all individuals, community groups or congregations looking to gain a better understanding of what providing support for sanctuary means in Washtenaw County. You do not need to be a member of a faith community to be involved or to learn more.
Date/time: Sunday, June 11 at 2:30 pm
Location: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Chelsea (20500 W Old US Highway 12)
Co-sponsored by: Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS), Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR)
As we see media accounts of attacks against immigrants, Muslims, and other populations, many of us have asked ourselves, “What would I do if I were there?” The good news is that there are skills and techniques that you can learn and practice to keep others safe. This training will show you how to respond and develop your skills toolbox in non-violent communication and action. Sheri Wander, trainer for Meta Peace Team with 20+ years of experience on peacekeeping teams all over the world and certified ICPJ facilitators will co-teach the basic tactics you can use to de-escalate or redirect threats and harassment. In addition we have set aside a number of free or reduced-price spaces available for those who need them. There are also spaces set aside for members of targeted communities (people of color, LGBTQ community, Muslims, immigrants, etc). Contact Germaine, germaine@icpj.org. Pre-registration is required.
Date/Time: Saturday July 29th, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Touchstone Cohousing, 560 Littlelake Dr, Ann Arbor, MI
Cost: $20 regular price. In addition we have set aside a number of free or reduced-price spaces available for those who need them. There are also spaces set aside for members of targeted communities (people of color, LGBTQ community, Muslims, immigrants, etc).
Registration: Register here. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
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