Whiteoak co-sponsors another peace event; June 26-27 MA

AN INSIDE LOOK AT IRAN

Long-time peace activist, attorney, & co-founder of
Swing the Vote, Rudy Perkins will give a slideshow and talk
about his recent two-week trip to Iran with an interfaith "citizen
diplomacy" delegation organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation.

The delegation met with Iran's former
deputy foreign minister, the current and the incoming Jewish members of the Iranian parliament and other Jewish leaders in Iran, leaders of the Armenian Christian community there, the head of the Center for Interreligious Dialogue in Tehran, and department
heads at the Center for Religious Studies in Qom, & many others. The
delegation visited Tehran, Esfahan, Shiraz, and Qom.

Rudy will talk about what he heard from Iranians on
the need for dialogue, not war, with Iran.

Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible at both locations.

Thursday
6/26/08 7 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
AMHERST, MA

Friday
6/27/08 7 pm
First Churches
NORTHAMPTON, MA

FOOD FOR THOUGHT BOOKS, PIONEER VALLEY COALITION AGAINST SECRECY AND
TORTURE,

MT TOBY MEETING OF FRIENDS, NORTHAMPTON COMMITTEE TO STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ

CoSponsors AMERICAN FRIEND SERVICE COMMITTEE, AMHERST GREEN RAINBOW TOWN
COMMITTEE, CENTER FOR POPULAR ECONOMICS,
FLYBYNEWS, MASS PEACE ACTION, SAGE, UAW LOCAL 2322, VETERANS FOR PEACE WALLY
NELSON CHAPTER (95), WOMEN'S CONGRESS FOR
PEACE, VETERANS EDUCATION PROJECT, IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, SOCIAL
WORKERS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, CODE PINK, PIONEER
VALLEY COALITION TO PREVENT WAR ON IRAN, FIRST CHURCHES PEACE AND JUSTICE
COMMITTEE, GRANBY/SOUTH HADLEY PEACE COMMITTEE,
ORDER OF THE WHITEOAK DRUIDS, NORTHAMPTON FRIENDS PEACE AND JUSTICE WITNESS
COMMITTEE, GRACE CHURCH EPISCOPAL PEACE
FELLOWSHIP, CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF SPRINGFIELD,
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY /PIONEER VALLEY,
SAGE and the Pioneer Valley Coalition to Prevent War on Iran.

INFORMATION: AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE 413-584-8975 OR
AFSC@CROCKER.COM