The 2009 DC date is April 29-30.

Plan now to take part in this national event – and each of the following opportunities!

 

A Study Guide in Preparation for Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr.'s' Birthday 

January 19, 2009

In observance of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

 

PLEASE JOIN members of the

Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership

in Washington, D.C.– or in your own local community

for an interfaith celebration and call

to remember Dr. King’s vision:

  “Rebirthing King, Rebirthing America”

 Speakers confirmed: Vincent Harding, adviser to Dr. King;  Rev. Michael Kinnamon, National Council of Churches; Dr. Sayyid Syeed,  Islamic Society of North America; Nidal Awad (CAIR); Rev. William G. Sinkford, Unitarian Universalist Association;  Sammie Moshenberg, National Council of Jewish Women; Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, Chautauqua Inst.

Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Rev. Sharon Watkins

 

Organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation in partnership with members of:
  American Muslim Voice, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America,Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq,Faith Voices for the Common Good, Jewish Voice for Peace,Muslim Peace Fellowship, Pax Christi, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship,The Shalom Center, Unitarian Universalist Association, United Methodist Church General Board of Church & Society, and others.

 

In the Nation’s Capitol,

on the day before the Presidential Inauguration

4:30 p.m.

All Souls Church, Unitarian

1500 Harvard Street, N.W.

 

Other participating organizations include leaders from: Chautauqua Institution, Christian Church/ Disciples for Christ, Common Cause, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Gold Star Families for Peace, Healing of the Nations Foundation, Islamic Society of North America, National Council of Churches of Christ, National Council of Jewish Women, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Nonviolence International, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Sojourners, Tikkun, U.S. Catholic Conference, Veterans of Hope Project, Witness Against Torture, and more.

 

Local interfaith gatherings are encouraged in communities nationwide.

  For more information – including curricula materials on how to frame an event in the context of Dr. King’s vision of building the Beloved Community and ending militarism, racism, and materialism – visit:

www.olivebranchinterfaith.org

 

April 29-30, 2009:

Join Christian Peace Witness for Iraq in Washington!

WORSHIP & WITNESS

Wednesday, April 29, 7:00pm

Washington Convention Center

 

Featured Preachers & Speakers include:

Tony Campolo - author, pastor, social activist, sociologist, and passionate follower of Jesus

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. - minister, community activist, president of the Hip Hop Caucus, and US Air Force Reserve Veteran

Sr. Dianna Ortiz - US born survivor of torture in Guatemala, Executive Director of Torture Abolition and Survivors Coalition International

Elizabeth McAlister - peace activist and co-founder of the Jonah House

 

Worship will be followed by a procession to the White House that evening, and a

WITNESS AND NONVIOLENT ACTION

 at the Capitol the following morning

Thursday, April 30, 9:00am

 

ALSO:

Opening Convocation

National City Church

5 Thomas Circle, NW

Wednesday, April 29, 12:30-1:30pm

 

October 2008, 2008: Week of Nonviolence in Iraq: REPORT

In the words of Ismaeel Dawood, a Founding Member of La'Onf:

By the name of Iraqi Nonviolence Group, we thank all organizations who helped us with the international campaign. Please spread the message: there is not only violence in Iraq, there is something more; people are building peace and seeking real change. . . .Today La'Onf exists within the polarized and dangerous political environment of Iraq where if you speak about resistance you are accused of supporting terrorists and advocating violence; but if you speak about nonviolence you are accused of supporting the occupation. La'Onf seeks to create a third way with its message that nonviolence is a tool to resist occupation, terrorism and corruption.

Click here for a summary of highlights of these activities, available on the Peaceful Tomorrows website. You can also see photos of these events in the La'Onf Solidarity Flikr Photo Gallery. And more on the La'Onf website. 

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