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Participating Congregations and Organizations
  • American Muslim Voice
  • Bahá'í Community of Palo Alto
  • Beyt Tikkun Synagogue
  • First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) Palo Alto
  • First Evangelical Lutheran Church Palo Alto
  • First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
  • First United Methodist Church Palo Alto
  • Mountain View Buddhist Temple
  • Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
  • Palo Alto Friends Meeting
  • St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Palo Alto (Catholic)
  • Social Action Committee of the Redwood City Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship
  • Trinity Church in Menlo Park (Episcopal)
  • Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
  • West Bay Chapter, Buddhist Peace Fellowship

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Conversation with Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst

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Join us for this wonderful opportunity for informal conversation with Ray McGovern on Wednesday, Oct 17, 6:30-8:30pm at the First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Ave. (at Bryant) in Palo Alto. The topic will be the role of people of faith in a time of war. The concern of a possible US attack on Iran will be discussed.

Ray McGovern worked as a CIA analyst for 27 years and gave the daily briefings to then-vice-president George H.W. Bush. He now is on staff at Church of the Savior in Washington, D.C., writing and speaking across the country for Tell the Word, "Speaking Truth to Power." Ray is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. His articles have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, The International Herald Tribune, the Suddeutsche Zeitung, and the Berliner Tagesspiege, and he has appeared on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer on several different occasions.

A simple soup supper will be served. RSVP's are helpful to multifaithpeace@aol.org or call 650-569-3416.

$5-$15 donation requested, but no one turned away.
 

Peninsula Peace Procession

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The Iraq War Moratorium continues on the third Friday of every month. October 19 will feature a Peninsula Peace Procession, leaving from San Jose and Burlingame at 3pm, traveling along El Camino Real so people can join in with cars, bikes, or cheer us on along the road.

 
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"Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" showing

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On Wednesday October 24th at 7pm, Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice and the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto will join with over 500 congregations nation-wide in watching the HBO documentary "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" directed by Rory Kennedy. "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" is an 80 minute film that digs beneath the headlines to investigate the psychological and political context in which torture occurred and asks critical questions about how it happened and how it affects America's credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights.
 
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Vigil to End the Death Penalty

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In conjunction with Amnesty International's Weekend of Faith and Action, please join us on
Saturday, October 20, 12 noon
at Lytton Plaza (corner of University and Emerson) in Palo Alto.
 

Interfaith Call for Peace with Michael Lerner

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Interfaith Call for Peace, Prayer and Fasting
In response to a national call from Jewish, Islamic, Protestant, Roman Catholic and other faith leaders for an interfaith fast for peace on October 8, local religious leaders will hold a multifaith service on Sunday, October 7, at 6pm in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, urging people of all spiritual paths to reclaim their tradition's call for peace and justice, and to pray, fast and work for an end to the war in Iraq and the ever spreading violence at home. A musical group with violin, oboe and cello will offer music for a time of prayer, and speakers will include Nichola Torbett, Director of National Programs for the Network of Spiritual Progressives, and Rabbi Sheldon Lewis, Honorably Retired.

Public Covenant for Peace - featuring Rabbi Michael Lerner
In the spirit of the Muslim observance of Ramadan, many people of faith will fast from sunrise to sunset on Monday, October 8th. Everyone (whether or not you fast) is invited to a public gathering at Lytton Plaza (corner of University and Emerson in Palo Alto) on Monday beginning at 6:00pm for a Covenant for Peace and concluding with breaking of the fast at 6:45pm. Rabbi Michael Lerner of the Tikkun Community will offer the keynote address, and Muslim sisters and brothers will lead us in breaking our fast.
 
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Rep. Anna Eshoo to Co-Sponsor Anti-Torture Measure

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Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice is pleased to announce that Rep. Anna Eshoo (D. Palo Alto) will co-sponsor H.R. 1352: Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act.
 
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Environmental Justice in Israel/Palestine

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Join us on October 14th at 7pm for an evening with BUSTAN, a partnership of Jewish and Arab eco-builders.
 
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How to Make the World a Better Place

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How often do you get a chance to see the worldwide debut of a documentary film featuring Palo Alto people making the world a better place? Well..... you'll get that chance on October 27th if you attend the How to Make the World a Better Place conference at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church! The film includes a segment on the creation of the Opportunity Center.
 
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Stop at 11:30

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Life goes on across this country, every day, for most people, as though we are not at war. What would it take to get people to take just two minutes, across the country, together - to remind everyone that we are at war?
 
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Prayers and Support Free Canadian ICE Detainee

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Doug Richardson's father, Bob, flew from Calgary to San Francisco and after a few days was able to put his son on a plane home. It is now Sunday morning July 8th and Doug is home! His father is staying a while longer to talk with people and visit the Oak Grove where this ordeal began.
 
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