Christian Peace Witness Update – All Events @ National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW
Worship and Witness in Washington, DC
April 29-30, 2009
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, April 29
National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW (all events)
Opening Convocation
12:30-1:30 p.m
Noah Baker Merrill — Quaker, Cofounder of Direct Aid Iraq, a humanitarian and peacebuilding effort working with Iraqi refugees
Kathy Kelly – Catholic, traveled to Iraq 24 times and lived in Baghdad throughout the “shock and awe” bombardment of March 2003
Workshops
2:00 p.m Nonviolence training
2:00 p.m Advocacy training
4:30 Legal Briefing for Nonviolent Direct Action
WORSHIP & WITNESS
7:00 p.m. National City Christian Church (more…)
100 Days Campaign | April 30th – The 100th Day
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April 30 at 10:00am
Two hundred-fifty prisoners remain detained in Guantanamo, including many already cleared for release, Bagram prison is expanding. Indefinite detention is continuing. We invite you to join us in Washington DC for the 100th Day, April 30 for a procession in orange jump suits and a nonviolent direct action at the White House. We are asking folks to arrive early on April 29, and we will provide housing and meals for your time in DC. (more…)
End the Wars Lest You Reap the Whirwind- The Imperative of Nonviolent Peacemaking, Speaker: Kathy Kelly
A Clarification of Thought Event
Kathy Kelly, long-time peacemaker and co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, will describe her recent experiences in Gaza during the final days of the Operation Cast Lead assault, and also discuss ways to nonviolently resist the UASs- Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones), used to attack people in Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. She and 14 companions were recently arrested at the gates of Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, headquarters for U.S. usage of the drones.
Please join us on Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, 503 Rock Creek Church Rd., NW.
For more info call 202.882.9649 or 202.360.6416
