Affiliated Events

April is a busy time in Washington, DC, and other organizations committed to working for justice and peace will be hosting events just before and after the Mobilization. If you’ll be in D.C. after the Mobilization, check these events out!

Loving Thy Neighbor:
Barriers and Breakthroughs in D.C. – April 30, 2009

Nyack College, D.C. in collaboration with the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) will host a groundbreaking symposium where Christian leaders from a diverse group of churches and community groups will address the vexing issues related to poverty in the Washington, D.C. metroplex. Visit www.lovingthyneighbor.org for more information.

Location: Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University
Time: 8AM-4PM

Featured speakers include:

Joshua DuBois - Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (invited)
The Honorable Walter Fauntroy - Pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards - Peace Fellowship
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner - Chair, CCDA
Noel Castellanos - CEO, CCDA

Christian Peace Witness for Iraq – April 29-30, 2009

On the 100 th day of the new administration, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq will hold its third national event to end the war and occupation in Iraq, support a comprehensive peace process, end the policy and practice of torture and meet human needs at home. Visit www.christianpeacewitness.org for more information.

Worship & Witness: Wednesday, April 29, 7PM, Washington Convention Center
Worship will continue with a candlelight procession to the White House for prayers and a closing address by Rev. Raphael Warnock, of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Featured Preachers & Speakers include:

Tony Campolo - author, pastor, social activist, sociologist, and passionate follower of Jesus
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. - minister, community activist, president of the Hip Hop Caucus, and US Air Force Reserve Veteran
Sr. Dianna Ortiz – U.S.-born survivor of torture in Guatemala, Executive Director of Torture Abolition and Survivors Coalition International
Elizabeth McAlister – peace activist and co-founder of the Jonah House
Fr.Daniel Berrigan – Catholic priest, poet, peace activist

Witness & Nonviolent Action: Thursday, April 30, 9AM, United States Capitol featuring Kathy Kelly.

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Affiliated Events

Loving Thy Neighbor: Barriers and Breakthroughs in D.C. – April 30, 2009

Christian Peace Witness for Iraq – April 29-30, 2009

Loving Thy Neighbor:
Barriers and Breakthroughs in D.C. – April 30, 2009