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.
Would you like to spend a bit of social time with other ICPJ members and members-to-be…. (aka this could be everyone we all know!!!)
Join ICPJ members from throughout Washtenaw County for a One Human Family Picnic Potluck at the Ypsilanti Senior Center. This is a free, public event open to all individuals interested in meeting new people and enjoying yummy food! Bring a favorite dish from your original or adoptive culture as well as your family and friends for a fun evening!
What do you think this event should look like? Would you like to help ICPJ plan this event? Are you good at connecting with new people or facilitating ice breakers? Would you be interested in providing entertainment or games for children? Contact jane@icpj.org if you’d like to help! Thanks!
Cups, plates, and silverware will be provided. Hope to see you there – bring a few friends!
Date/time: Sunday, August 27, 2017 – 4:00 to 7:00 pm
Location: Ypsilanti Senior Center – 1015 Congress Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (Recreation Park)
Cost: Free, all are welcome
For more information: Email info@icpj.org or call 734-663-1870 for details.
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
Co-sponsored by: Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS), Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ), Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR)
A flyer for this event can be downloaded HERE. Please post/share widely. Thanks!
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!
Join La‘Ron Williams for engaging community discussions on race and racial justice. La‘Ron is a member of the Racial and Economic Task Force of the Ann Arbor Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, a workshop facilitator and a professional storyteller.
Watch the film Every Mother’s Son followed by a moderated discussion in a safe, welcoming setting. Every Mother’s Son tells the story of three mothers that have lost their sons because of unjustified or questionable tactics by police. These mothers have come together to question the necessity of aggressive and militarized police tactics. This film describes how aggressive police tactics coupled with high stakes public policy creates dangerous conditions for low- income communities.
Date/time: Sunday, August 20, 2017 – 2:00 to 4:45 pm
Location: Ypsilanti District Library – 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Cost: Free, all adults and mature teens are welcome
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.
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