Welcome to the NSP in Maryland - an organization of spiritual and secular folks igniting a culture of love and peace, generosity and justice. Our national web site is NSP MEETINGS and Other Spiritual Activism
MARYLAND CHAPTER MEETINGS IN OCTOBER
Mon Oct 15, 7:30pm NSP Montgomery/PG/Howard meeting
Paint Branch UU Church - 3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1097
The group will view parts of a film "Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam" (segments not shows at the shown at the Oct 7 Tents of Abraham event) and will discuss how the values from our own lives/spiritual experiences led us to take action in the world for "the healing of the world". This is a first step in planning our focus for the coming winter/spring, leading up to another national NSP spiritual activism conference in DC April 2007. NSP national organizer, Nichola Torbett is in town briefly and will join us!
Sat 10 AM , Oct 27 Network of Spiritual Progressives meeting in Baltimore
Info email: " jraitzyk AT hotmail DOT com "
Mon Nov 19 7:30 pm - Network of Spiritual Progressives meeting in Adelphi MD
3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1097
DIRECTIONS: http://www.pbuuc.org/info/directions/index.html
www.nspmaryland.org and www.spiritualprogressives.org
info 443-803-8546 or nspmaryland@gmail.com
EVENTS NSP MD Chapters are Co-Sponsoring
Sun Oct 7 , 1:30 to 5:00pm, Interfaith Gathering - Tents of Abraham
At: Friends (Quaker) Meeting of Washington, 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008 Interfaith Celebration: Segments of film "Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam" shown and Jewish, Christian, Muslim speakers lead discussions to mark the the close convergence this year of holy days from 3 major world religions, Judaism, Christianity,and Islam.See flyer here.
Sun Oct 14, 2007 - 3:30-7 PM Under the Tent of Abraham 2007 -An Interfaith Gathering for Peace - Free, all welcome
Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
PROGRAM: Panel Discussion (Jewish, Christian, Muslim participation)
"Tent of Abraham" Interfaith Prayer Service (Jewish, Christian, Muslim prayer leaders)
Shared Food and Drink to Break Ramadan Fast (sunset) & Final (Evening) Prayer
See Pax Christi Baltimore website www.paxchristibaltimore.org/ and flyer here.
Oct 7 4-6 PM Baltimore Interfaith Peace Service & Witness (This is part of national Interfaith Peace Witness and Oct 8 Fast for Peace in Iraq - see below)
First and Franklin Presbyterian Church Park Avenue and Madison Street Baltimore, MD, Info here and flyer here.
Mon, Oct 8, 2007 Interfaith Fast and Prayers for Peace (Dawn to Dusk)
Gather to break the fast at Washington Monument in Baltimore at 6pm . See flyer with more information here INFO: Gary Gillespie 410 323-7200x21 ggillespie@afsc.org
NATIONAL ACTIVISM NSP ENDORSES
Interfaith Fast for Peace to End the War in Irqa on October 7, 2007
Cancel Debt Fast (Jubilee USA, Sept 6 to Oct 15, 2007)
Iraq Moratorium - 3rd Fri of every month, Oct. 19, 2007 and ongoing
No War No Warming - October 21-22: No War, No Warming is calling for a massive intervention in Washington, DC, with solidarity actions around the US and internationally.
UN Day - October 24, 2007
Step It Up 2 - Nov 3, 2007 National Day of Climate Action
The Nonviolent Peaceforce
Peace Pledge
The Declaration of Peace
RABBI LERNER ON PBS with Moyers , In DC and Elsewhere
Fri, Oct 5 - Rabbi Lerner will appear as one of the 2 commentators on Bill Moyer's program this week on the role of Christian Zionism in supporting a preemptive strike against Iran
Tue, Oct 16, 8 to 10 AM Jubilee USA hosts Rabbi Lerner and others for a Capitol Hill Prayer Breakfast. Register here. This is part of the Week of Action for International Debt Cancellation and Economic Justice.
Other East Coat appearances:
- Oct. 12-14 A weekend intensive with Rabbi Lerner on Spiritual Politics at the Rowe Conference Center in the Berkshires of Western Mass. Information on how to register: http://www.rowecenter.org/
- Oct. 14 Rabbi Lerner, Peter Gabel and Nichola Torbett speak about how to bring a spiritual politics into the 2008 elections-- afternoon and evening in Boston (more info: nichola@tikkun.org)
Peace and committing our resources to peace (life/people) not war (death) is a key part of our spiritual covenant. See local events peace events here.
posted by NSP_MD @ 1:07 PM
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