Peace

 For LaCarlton Henderson & Martin Turks

Violence has touched…Our city, Our neighborhoods, Our hearts

Let us reclaim the places where violence occurs.

Let us pray for all people who are victims of violence.

Let us believe peace is possible.

Join us in prayer:

--12:30 pm--behind the Oasis store at 2917 Payne, just off 30th

Presentation Goals               

• Overview of  Michigan Peace Team’ vision, mission, and nonviolent tools
• Share about our work in Palestine
• Explore how we can make a Des Moines peace team happen  

Presenters: Martha Larsen and Liz Walters

To celebrate Hanukkah and Second Advent Peace Sunday, featuring the Festival of Light and Peace. A fundraising party for AFSC. Music will be provided by Jeremy Faust. Food and cheer included, too.

RSVP to Ron at ronfaust2@netzero.com or 816-468-1868.

Dia de los Muertos exhibit

AFSC's contribution to the Mission Cultural Center's Day of the Dead exhibit by Art Hazelwood and Juan Fuentes. The boots and names on the wall represent Latino Californians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

AFSC, with artists Juan Fuentes and Art Hazelwood, is sponsoring an altar for the Mission Cultural Center's Dia de los Muertos celebration. The altar features Eyes Wide Open boots representing Latino Californians and artwork from AFSC's new traveling exhibit, Windows and Mirrors, which will open locally next year. 

To help organize for the San Francisco Windows and Mirrors exhibit, contact Sandra Schwartz sschwartz@afsc.org.

The NATO heads of state, including President Obama, will meet in Lisbon to promulgate a new NATO doctrine for the nuclear and increasingly global alliance. Leading European and other peace advocates will gather for a counter-summit conference that will be live streamed on the web: www.no-to-nato.org.