We thank you for
your support of Ecumenical
Peace Institute (EPI) over the
years. We continue to
strive, in the great tradition
of nonviolence, to end U.S.
imperialism and to oppose
militarism and attacks on
civil liberties wherever they
occur. We seek to make
the connections between a
range of justice issues and
the foundational problems Dr.
King spoke of: “racism,
materialism and militarism.”
If you are new to EPI,
possibly having come to our
recent Autumn Gathering or the
Good Friday Witness, we would
like to welcome you to a
community of nonviolent
struggle for justice and
peace.
Please consider making a
tax-deductible contribution to
the Ecumenical Peace Institute
this holiday season and
throughout the year so that
our vital work can continue.
With your support, the
Ecumenical Peace Institute:
•Continues to organize
against the development of
nuclear and other weapons of
mass destruction.
EPI is a principal planner of
the Good Friday Service of
Worship and Witness at the
Livermore Lab. This year
we heard Rev. Will McGarvey
speak on the theme of “Keeping
Faith in the Face of
Empire.” Benjamin Mertz
sang “Love’s in Need of Love
Today” and “Canticle of the
Turning.” Benjamin’s son
Isaiah read from Greta
Thunberg’s challenge in
defense of the planet.
Benjamin joined with Carla De
Sola and Kathleen Robbiano in
liturgical dance with sung
call and response. Links
to video & pictures are
posted on www.epicalc.org.
•Held our Autumn
Gathering.
This fall we heard from Alicia
Jrapko and Paul Larudee on American
Exceptionalism –– “the
Doctrine of Humanitarian
Intervention."
They focused on what’s driving
U.S. foreign policy in Latin
America and the Middle
East. The food, catered
by East Bay Food Not Bombs was
excellent. Visit EPI’s
website to see or hear the
recordings of the
evening, www.epicalc.org. •Has witnessed, since
1998, for justice and peace
at the Oakland Federal
Building, calling
first for an end to the Iraq
sanctions and then to an end
of the occupations of Iraq
& Afghanistan. We
now hold the Living Graveyard
at noon on the 3rd Monday of
almost every month. This
is a “street theater” event at
which we mourn the deaths from
these wars as well as the
death and massive destruction
suffered in Palestine and the
deaths of people of color at
the hands of police in our own
country. We provide
information and aids for
action on issues arising
primarily in the Middle East
–– from Syria to Yemen, from
Palestine to Afghanistan.
•Works with Haiti
Action Committee for justice
and democracy in Haiti.
This spring we will
sponsor with Haiti Action
Committee a third benefit fund
raiser for Haiti Emergency
Relief Fund. We will
enjoy two hours of great
poetry featuring Devorah Major
followed by open mic for poets
in the community.
•Works with Syria
Solidarity Movement to
provide insight regarding
the ongoing struggle in
Syria.
•Mails our newsletter,
Planted by the Waters,
to more than a thousand
readers, offering
information and in depth
analysis of current peace and
justice issues.
•Alerts our supporters
to upcoming events and
urgent issues requiring
action.
Please write to us at epicalc@gmail.netif
you wish to be added to this
action list.
WE URGE YOU TO BE GENEROUS IN
YOUR SUPPORT OF EPI AS WE SEEK
TO CONTINUE IN THE PATH
ILLUMINATED BY THE WORDS OF
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:
“These are
times for real choices and
not for false ones. We
are at the moment when our
lives must be placed on the
line if our nation is to
survive its own folly.
Everyone of humane
convictions must decide on
the protest that best suits
his conviction, but we must
all protest.”
This is our challenge and our
call.
On behalf of the entire EPI
board, I wish you Peace and
Joy this holiday season,
~Janet Cordes Gibson,
Ecumenical Peace Institute
Board President
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