Chicago Peacebuilding Program

Michael McConnell on the Power of One

Michael McConnell reminds us of the power each of us has to build peace and justice. Michael was regional director of AFSC's Midwest Region until his death on April 7, 2013, after a courageous dance with cancer.

Indianapolis mom marks 10 years working for peace and justice

erin polley

Erin Polley first encountered AFSC in the months after the Iraq War began. She was soon deeply involved in the Eyes Wide Open exhibition.

The day the U.S. invaded Iraq was the day the peace movement recruited Erin Polley.

In March 2003, Erin was working in Chicago's service industry, having moved from Indianapolis two years earlier in search of a sense of purpose.

"I had never been politicized before, but seeing all these stories coming out about the Bush administration wanting to start a war in Iraq, I felt like I had to do something," she says.

9/11 Primer: The Epoch of the Peacemakers.

Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 11:00am - 1:30pm

The American Friends Service Committee, the Council on American Islamic Relationships, and the Chicago Fringe Festival will partner with HumanThread to present 9/11 Primer: The Epoch of the Peacemakers.

9/11 Primer will memorialize 9/11 and reaffirm the role of artists as peacemakers.

It will be held at Meridian Stage, 1932 S. Halsted, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., on September 11. Admission is free.

The program will include:

Contact Information:

tim@chicagofringe.org
mikayla@chicagofringe.org

646.321.5498

DailyHerald (IL).com: Harper play offers perspectives on human cost of war

More than 200 pairs of boots belonging to Illinois soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq will be onstage as part of Harper College’s fall production of “Bury the Dead,” a play offering perspectives from major U.S. military conflicts dating to World War I.

The production, which opens a day after Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 12 tells the story of six dead soldiers who rise from the grave, asking to rejoin the living.

5 Fingers of Self-Defense: Individual & Community Responses to Violence. For Adults and Teens.

Saturday, October 9, 2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

4 Saturdays, Oct 9-30, 2010

TIME
1-4pm

EVENT
5 Fingers of Self-Defense: Individual & Community Responses to Violence. For Adults and Teens

Contact Information:

For more information: www.thousandwaves.org <http://www.thousandwaves.org/> (t) 773-472-7663 info@thousandwaves.org

Military enlistment a popular option during recession

Military enlistment seems to be rising during the recession. But groups such as the American Friends Service Committee in Chicago see the higher recruitment and retention numbers as an unfortunate by-product of the recession.