Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership

Dear Interfaith Peace Witness supporter,

Thank you for your engagement with last week’s Interfaith Peace Witness – whether in body and/or in spirit! Even as the skies wept upon us, the event as a whole was deeply moving and for many people among the most powerful public demonstrations in which they have ever participated.

Each person seems to have a particular highlight that was important to him or her, such as the workshops, religious services, the prayerful tone of the civil disobedience, meetings with the offices of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and the powerful speakers during our rainy and spirit-filled main event. Hearing from those who have "touched the wounds of this war" was compelling for all of us. If you’d like to be reminded of the power of the event, please click here to see some photos.

Of course an event like this costs money. All of our speakers came because they felt called to be with us. We offered no honorariums, but we do need to pay their travel expenses. Most houses of worship shared their space without charge, but there are still rental fees for the stage and sound system at Upper Senate Park. All told, we still need to raise about $10,000 to pay our bills. Will you make a one-time special donation to support this effort? We ask that you give at a level of personal significance. Some will be able to give more, but we hope that each person will give something. Click here to donate online right now!

Friends, here is the document we promised you in order to help you to prepare for congressional visits in the next few days or weeks, either in your home district or here in Washington.

We look forward to seeing you here for worship, prayer and public witness on Thursday and Friday. Remember to visit www.OliveBranchInterfaith.org for updates and reports on our activities.

Peace to you,

Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership Steering Committee

Friends who are participating in the DC Witness activities this week,

We are looking forward to our time together this later this week. This email contains many of the details that you’ve been waiting for! Hundreds of you have signed up, and we expect that hundreds - maybe even thousands – more will join us for worship and witness in the park together. We’re grateful that you have chosen to be a part of building a strong, interfaith witness for peace across the U.S., and for committing to do so in a way that honors the best of each of our religious traditions through prayer, worship and public action.

This is a long document with a great deal of detail included. Please use the headings and read carefully to discover: