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Purpose and Mission
The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice is a
non-profit organization that seeks to nurture dialogue on peace,
social justice and environmental balance and to enrich our community
by inspiring individuals to work nonviolently toward the realization
of those values in human society. The Center is not only an educational
institution but also a catalyst for action and a source of support
for individuals and groups responding to community needs and to
threats which may arise to just and peaceful community life. Committed
to advancing the well-being of all, we act non-violently, with respect
for truth and one another as our guiding values.
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...and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more."
-- Isaiah 2:4
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The 17th Annual Adams County Heritage Festival will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at the Gettysburg Recreation Park. Click here or email achf@icpj-gettysburg.org for more information.
WRITE  N PEACE. The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice is currently accepting entries for Write On Peace, a new essay contest for Adams County students in 9th or 10th grade. Click here for more information. To help inspire students participating in the essay contest, please consider filling out a Peace Check to let us know how you would spend $50,000 to further the cause of world peace.
ICPJ Lecture Series. ICPJ
Board members have been giving lectures on peace and justice-related topics, including
Iran, activist Pauli Murray, and approval voting. Our next lecture will be held on Monday, September 29, at noon. Mary Furlong will speak on Zambia and HIV, in the Adams County Library Eisenhower Room. If you
are interested in offering a presentation on a topic related
to justice/peace education, please contact us at icpj@icpj-gettysburg.org.
Did you know? All ICPJ members are invited
to attend our board meetings, held on the first Tuesday of each
month, at 7:00 pm at the Gettysburg YWCA. Hope to see you there!
 Support ICPJ as you search the internet! An
easy way to help support our programs, like Peace Camp, Heritage
Festival and the Peace Maker Awards, is through a new search
engine powered by Yahoo! called GoodSearch (www.goodsearch.com). Just
use GoodSearch with ICPJ designated as your charity, and
they'll make a donation
to us every time you search the Internet. Better yet, it
doesn't cost you a thing — the money comes from the advertisers. The
more people who use this site, the more money ICPJ will be able
to raise. So please spread the word to your friends and family. You
can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine,
CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and more.
 Adams
County Heritage Festival
Third Sunday in September. The Interfaith
Center founded this event and continues to organize it, with the
cooperation of other organizations. Crafts, food, entertainment,
exhibits, and activities celebrating the diverse ethnic heritages
of Adams County.
Peace
Camp
A week-long full-day camp in the summer for
children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Activities include
presentations, games, projects promoting non-violent conflict
resolution, inter-cultural understanding, and environmental balance.
Annual
Peacemaker Awards
Gift of books to Adams County Public Library in honor of local
residents who have been distinguished in the pursuit of peace and
justice.
Newsletter
Quarterly, carrying news of Center activities and those of other
community groups as well as articles on broader issues, e.g., Iraq,
Israel/Palestine, etc.
Annual
Meeting
Annual meeting of the membership, held in the fall of each year,
featuring a pot-luck and a speaker.
Other activities
Lectures and panel discussions of topics of local, national, and
international concern. Book discussion group on peace and justice
issues. Support for other peace-and-justice-related
organizations, such as the Adams County Human Relations Council.
Last updated
September 7, 2008
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