"Torture is a Moral Issue" Panel & Conference

Friday, June 26: Torture is a Moral Issue Panel
The soul of our nation is at stake!
7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto, featuring:

Ray McGovern - former CIA anaylst now with Church of the Saviour in D.C., on
Engaging the Demonic: Where the Battle Rages;
Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator and Trainer;
Jean Maria Arrigo - social psychologist working to end torture, on
The Hard Road Ahead for U.S. Soldiers Who Reject Torture;
Ben Daniel - pastor and writer of faith-based social and political commentary;
David DeCosse, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University; and
John Crigler, performing his original composition, "A U.S. Army Interrogator."
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Sat., June 27: Torture is a Moral Issue Conference
9am-5pm, First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, with:

Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator;  
Rev. Carol Wickersham - founder of No2Torture;
Torture Survivor's Personal Testimony;
Banafsheh Akhalghi - Amnesty International; 
Rita Nakashima Brock - Theologian and Activist; 
and more conversation with McGovern, Arrigo and Crigler.
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Can't go to Sacramento? WRITE A LETTER!

"Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy" (Pr. 31:9).  Support in welfare, health, & even prenatal care is in jeopardy in California.  Those already living on the thin edge due to the economic crisis are now being pushed into abject misery, homelessness & even loss of life.  We MUST witness for justice!  If you could not be in Sacramento, BE SURE TO WRITE/FAX A LETTER!  Read more for the information you need to take action on this critical issue!

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Going Green? Join the CIPL Regional Working Group

The Interfaith Convocation on Climate Action (October 28, 2007) was such a success that the organizers of the event (including the Council of Churches) have decided to continue our interfaith collaboration by forming a California Interfaith Power & Light Regional Working Group. If your congregation has an active group working to “Green” your church or if you are interested in forming one, why not meet with others who have a passion for the environment to exchange ideas and plan joint action and events (Earth Day, perhaps)? To learn about the next meeting of the Peninsula/South Bay Regional Working Group contact Rev. Margo Tenold (revmargo@earthlink.net) or Marianna Grossman Keller (marianna@kellers.org) for further details.