Seminarians to End War, Sow Peace

the blog of the SEW Peace network

- Pictures from Peace Week 2007!

Check out our page of pictures and reflections from PSR’s Peace Week 2007 by clicking here.

PSR Peace Week Tree with Emily

September 20, 2007 Posted by sewpeace | Berkeley, California, Christianity, PSR, Peace Week, SEW, art, churches, music, nonviolence, peace, poetry, politics, prayer, religion, spirituality of resistance, war | | No Comments Yet

- Peace Week Events!

Peace Week at the Pacific School of Religion
September 17-21, 2007

Coordinated by PSR students and PSR Peace Particles
(Seminarians to End War and Sow Peace, a.k.a. SEW Peace)
All events are free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact sewpeace <at> gmail.com.

Schedule of Events for Education, Witness, and Action

All Week Growing Art Piece on PSR Quad

Monday

12:30 pm – Mudd Building Consecration of the Art, with music and free peace T-shirts

Tuesday
PSR Chapel Service
11:10 am, PSR Chapel — Luke 16:1-13, “Drop the Debt, not Bombs” – Robyn Morrison, preaching

Wednesday
Taize Worship
7:30 pm, PSR Chapel

Thursday
Healing Prayer Worship Service
6:30 pm, PSR Chapel — Psalm 79

Thursday-Friday
24-Hour Peace Pray-in
Buckham Chapel – 6:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Friday – International Day of Prayer for Peace
Peace Teach-in – all workshops take place in the Mudd Building
10:30 am – Workshops:
1. Pastoral Care for Veterans, with VA Hospital Chaplain Carolyn Talmadge
2. Peace for Israel and Palestine, with the Network of Spiritual Progressives’ Nichola Torbett
3. Rebecca Ann Parker sermon, “Theological Education in a Time of Wars,” podcast and discussion
1:30 pm – Workshops:
1. Veterans for Peace, with Ted Arrindal and other PSR veterans
2. Creative Writing for Peace, led by Christina Hutchins
3. ENGAGE Training, with Pace e Bene trainers Ryan Baum and Robyn Morrison (session runs 1:30-4:30 pm)
3:00 pm – Workshops:
1. Peace Pilgrim – movies and discussion, led by Sheryl Butler
2. “Ground Truth” – movie about the Iraq war, hosted by James Leveque

Public Panel 6:30 pm – PSR Bade Museum, “Resisting Imperial Peace: Theological Reflections”

Worship Service 8:30 pm – PSR Quad, Preaching by Lynice Pinkard of First Congregational Church of Oakland, “There is a Balm in Gilead”
Party for the Peaceful 9:30 pm – Mudd 100

September 14, 2007 Posted by brethrenpriestess | Berkeley, California, Christianity, PSR, SEW, churches, music, news, nonviolence, peace, poetry, prayer, religion, school, seminarians, sermons, upcoming events, war | | No Comments Yet

- Urban Peace with Tai!

September 10, 2007 Posted by sewpeace | Berkeley, peace, poetry, politics, poster, vision, war | | No Comments Yet