PEACE AND JUSTICE ACTIVISM April &May 2008

Fri Apr 18 8pm Susan Werner is at Cellar Stage/Uptown Concerts in Baltimore Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton, 5315 Harford Road * Balt, MD 21214 Check out singer songwriter Susan Werner whose new CD is "The Gospel Truth" was inspired by her reading of Rabbi Lerner's "The Left Hand of God". Many NSP members are quite excited by her work! See her on www.Youtube.com here and search on her name for other videos.

April 20-22 - Calming the Storm: Middle East Peacemaking in a Turbulent Time - Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) 2008 Advocacy Conference. At the Kellogg Hotel at Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington DC. Info here.

Sat, April 28 8-5, Maryland United for Peace and Justice Conference Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
23rd Annual Peace and Justice Conference. Entitled "Intergenerational Peace and Justice: Saving the Earth for Future Generations". Keynote speaker - Colman McCarthy and great workshops. Broshure here.

Sat., May 3, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Benefit for Iraqi Refugees
Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville MD Speakers include Kristele Younes of Refugees International and Raed Jarrar of American Friends Service Committee. Middle Eastern luncheon from Lebanese Taverna. Sponsored by PeaceAction Montgomery and the UUCR Social Justice Committee. All proceeds to the International Rescue Committee. Suggested donation: $20 - RSVP via e-mail: info@peaceactionmc.org

Sun, May 11, 2008, 12:30 pm - The Promise of Peace in the Promised Land - program with Alice Rothchild, M.D. At the Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 The author of "Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: The Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience" speaks in public to ask important questions of both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences: "How is Israel both to exist and also to proclaim its moral vision?" Sponsored by The Social Justice Council of Cedar Lane in partnership with the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace All peacemakers are welcome; registration is not required unless you wish to eat a light lunch. Contact: Michael Benefiel (301) 929-5252 or mike_benefiel@yahoo.com - Flyer here.

Mon, May 12, 2008P 7-9pm - The Nakba: What Happened to the Palestinians When the Israeli State Was Established? A presentation by Philip Farah at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045
Israel will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state; Palestinians will at the same time be remembering the Nakba (catastrophe). A presentation by Philip Farah, Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace.
Sponsored by: Howard Co. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

May 17-18, Sat 9-430, Sun 2-8:30 pm Greater Washington Allies in Reconciliation (GWAIR) Regional Conference: “Faith into Action: BUILDING TRUSTWORTHY PARTNERSHIPS for Racial Justice” at Plymouth UCC, 5301 N. Capitol St NE, WashingtonDC - Endorsed by the Interfaith Conference and cosponsored by Council of Churches of Greater Washington, Lutheran Volunteer Corps, Pax Christi, Muslim American Society, Episcopal Diocese National Capital Presbytery Antiracism Taskforce, UCC Potomac Association Social Action Committee, United Methodist Balt.-Wash. Conference Commission on Race and Religion and many others . Info: 301/588-4877 Conference flyer here. Poster here.

Wed, May 21 at 7pm - Secret Hist of the American Empire - John Perkins - Talk and Book signing at Books-A-Million, 11 Dupont Circle N.W., Washington DC
www.johnperkins.org/index.html and www.johnperkins.org/Links.htm

June 13 - 15 - Pentecost 2008: Training for Change! Sojourners conference wtih Jim Wallis, Brian McLaren and others! Trinity College, 125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017 Info here. Early Bird registration rates end on May 1, 2008! Special rates for Leaders 30 and under and scholarships.

NSP supports the Global Marshall Plan (GMP) - H. RES. 1078 , Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity, introduced into the House of Representatives on April 3, 2008 by
Representatives Ellison of Minnesota, Moran of Virginia and Cleaver of Missouri
See full text at: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/hr1078_ih.xml

See these websites on the GMP and the Consultation for the Global Commons: NSP on the GMP, www.globalmarshallplan.org, www.global-negotiations.org/ www.global-commons.org
And see the new video on the GMPplan to send poverty on YouTube posted by David Hart - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NSPdavid


LOCAL PEACE INFO
Washington Peace Center - www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/
Women in Black - Baltimore - www.peacepath911.com/
Women in Black - Frederick - www.wibfrederick.org/
American Friends Service Committee Mid-Atlantic - www.afsc.org/midatlantic/baltimore/
Peace Action Montgomery County Md - www.peaceactionmc.org/
Nonviolent Communication Training (NVC) in the DC area - www.capitolnvc.org/