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Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
April 29 – 30, 2009
Washington, D.C.
National City Christian Church 5 Thomas Circle, NW (at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and 14th Street NW)
The White House ~ Capitol Hill
The Declaration of Peace encourages you to participate in the 2009 Christian Peace Witness for Iraq (CPWI) in Washington, D.C. on April 29th and 30th.
(The CPWI has been posted on the DoP website events calendar for the past three months. See the calendar for upcoming events. Add your event to the national website.)
See details below for the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq and more at the CPWI website.
If you are unable to participate in Washington, see below for ways that you can still help and participate from afar.
Thank you!
Christian Peace Witness for Iraq has sent letters to President Obama asking the administration to:
• Apologize to the people of Iraq on behalf of our nation
• Help Iraqis rebuild their country and resettle refugees
• Set a timeline to remove all U.S. military bases and troops from Iraq.
“Healing cannot begin without making it clear that we are sorry for the suffering we caused to millions and millions of Iraqis,” said Rick Ufford-Chase, executive director of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. “We must pursue the future well-being of Iraqis with the same vigor we applied to war against them.”
On April 29th, we invite you to gather in Washington, D.C. for worship, witness, and nonviolent action ~ Repenting of U.S. actions in Iraq and insisting that the war be brought to an end.
See Christian Peace Witness for Iraq videos here:
Events include:
12:30 p.m. opening convocation at National City Christian Church(featuring Noah Baker Merrill from Direct Aid Iraq and Kathy Kelly from Voices for Creative Nonviolence)
Worship service at the church at 7:00 p.m. (featuring Elizabeth McAlister, Tony Campolo, Lennox Yearwood and Dianna Ortiz)
8:30 p.m. candlelight procession
Nonviolent action in front of the White House at 9:00 p.m. (with speakers Raphael Warnock and Kathy Kelly and the presentation of hundreds of loaves of bread to the White House to emphasize Christ’s insistence that we are people of Life, not death – people of Peace, not war).
Learn more about the speakers.
More about the public witness/ nonviolent action at the White House can be found here
Thursday, April 30th will continue the witness for Iraq with Congressional visits on Capitol Hill.
Can’t come to DC? “Send” bread!
Even if you are not able to join us in Washington, D.C., you can be a part of the witness in front of the White House, sharing bread with our nation’s hungry and supporting ministries which sustain life in Iraq.
Each $10 donation buys one loaf of bread (to be purchased by CPWI from local bakeries and distributed to D.C.’s hungry) and provides $7 of aid for the people of Iraq through two amazing, direct aid organizations in the Middle East.
It’s easy - just click here!
Your donation will provide aid to Iraqis through:
Believing in justice, not charity, Direct Aid Iraq (DAI) is a partnership between Iraqis, Americans and others supporting a future of Peace for Iraq through providing aid, facilitating cooperation, engaging in advocacy and providing education. DAI works particularly with Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE/IRAQ
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) focuses on supporting Iraqi NGOs and church partners, primarily in Baghdad and northern Iraq. Projects range from distribution of material resources (blankets, school kits, relief kits), clean water projects, support for a kindergarten and orphanage and development of a peace education curriculum for elementary students.
For more information, see the CPWI website: http://christianpeacewitness.org