Update/Lodging for Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
Plans are in the final stages for the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq worship and action to end the War in Iraq, to be held in Washington DC on April 29th and 30th!!!
Schedule of Events:
April 26 – 29: Sojourners Mobilization to End Poverty (www.sojo.net)
April 29:
• 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Opening Convocation (With Diana Butler Bass and Noah Baker Merrill) at National City Christian Church (5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005)
• 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Nonviolence Training at National City Christian Church
• 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Advocacy training at National City Christian Church
• 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. – Legal Briefing for CPWI Nonviolent Direct Action on 4/30
• 7:00 p.m. – Worship at the Washington DC Convention Center (speaker/preachers include Tony Campolo, Raphael Warnock, Diana Ortiz, Elizabeth MacAlister, Daniel Barrigan and Lenox Yearwood, Jr.
April 30: CPWI nonviolent witness and direct action near the Capitol building (with Kathy Kelly). Plans are beginning to coalesce around collecting thousands of loaves of bread from churches and Christians around the country. Keep an eye on the website at www.christianpeacewitness.org for details as they emerge.
Lodging Opportunities:
PPF has arranged two, low-cost housing options for PPF members and friends.
• $30 per person per night – to bring your own bedding for dormitory style housing at The Presbyterian Church of the Pilgrims (2201 P St. NW, Washington, 20037, 3 blocks from the Red Line at Dupont Circle) www.thepilgrimage.org
• $10 per person per night – to bring your own mattress and bedroll and sleep on the floor (no showers) at Clarendon Presbyterian Church.
In both cases, we will be issued a total of two or three keys, and we will need to coordinate with one another about when we will come and go as a group. Both churches have kitchens available for us to prepare our own meals as we wish.
If you would like to take advantage of either of these options, please send an email to MaryAnn Harwell at Maryann@presbypeacefellowship.org and let her know which nights (the 28th or the 29th or both) you will need a place to stay, how many people will accompany you, and which church you would prefer. There are countless hotels in the area, and you are always welcome to arrange your own housing as you prefer.
Finally, if you haven’t done so already, please go to www.christianpeacewitness.org to register for the various components of the witness.
