This Wednesday, September 21 is the Internataional day of Peace, designated by the UN as a day for worldwide action in support of non-violence. The day has been used to vaccinate children in areas of conflict against disease and to distribute supplies and medicine to those who would otherwise be unreachable.
Sept 21 is also the last of our Ten Days of Peace, stretching from Sept 11 - 21. We will mark the day by showing the film "Little Town of Bethlehem" at 7pm at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Ill at 1330 Ridge Ave. The documetnary follows three men of different religious faiths as they lead their live in Israel and Palestine and as they all are eventually inspired to work for peace in an environment of ever expanding violence.
After the fillm, members of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation who recently travelled to Israel and the West Bank to meet with local peace activists and religious leaders, will be available to answer questions. This event is free and open to the public. Contributions will be accepted.
During the past ten days, we hope you've followed some of our suggestions for bringing more peace into the world. Did you write a letter to your Congressman? Read a poem about peace? Attend the Walk 'n Talk on Sept 11? If you have experiences working for peace that you'd like others to know about, please share them as a Comment below.
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September 11, 2011 Events
There are two events scheduled for this Sunday, September 11 that members of the Unitarian Church of Evanston might want to participate in.
Beginning at 11:45am, following the Sunday morning service, a peace vigil will be held on the east lawn of the church, facing Ridge Ave. We will be led in Dances of Universal Peace and prayers from the major faith traditions. The large peace dove, constructed last summer by members of our church school, will be on display.
This event will be followed at 2pm by a Walk ‘n Talk along Dodge Ave in Evanston from Dar-Us –Sunnnah Masjid at 2045 Brown Ave to Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 303 Dodge Ave (see map). The walk is sponsored by PeaceAble Cities Evanston and local faith communities. The walk will symbolically link the various faith traditions of Evanston as we meet our neighbors and walk between the two sites.
A lunch will be served by the Rainbow Coalition after the service for those who won’t have time to return home before the march. Participants in the march should meet at 1:30pm in the church parking lot so car pools can be arranged to get folks to the starting point of the 2.7 mile march and then pick them up at the end and return them to the church.
If you have questions or want to volunteer to help in these events, please leave a comment on our blog, and we’ll get back to you.
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