Nonviolence and peacemaking

Community Church of Boston is located in Copley Square, not far from the finish line of the Boston Marathon where fatal bombings took place on 4/15. Events such as these challenge our communities in several ways as we deal with trauma from the bombings themselves, the ensuing police and military response, and the predictable xenaphobic and Islamaphobic backlash. Join us for a guided community discussion as we sort through feelings and ideas about how we might best respond.

SISTER CLARE CARTER
“Buddhism in the Modern World”

Tina Chery is the founder and president of The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, named in memory of her 15-year-old son who was murdered on his way to a Christmas party with a group he had joined about three weeks earlier: Teens Against Gang Violence. The Institute was founded in 1994 to assist and support families of homicide victims in the City of Boston. Today, the Peace Institute works with schools, families (both of victims and offenders), and communities to promote peace and unity.

David Goodman will be talking with Linda Jenkins, Social Justice Congregational Director for the Community Church of Boston, in an on-air conversation about faith, peace, and healing in the aftermath of the bombings on Boylston Street at 6pm tonight on WMBR (88.1FM). Please tune in!

http://wmbr.mit.edu/www/listen

The Vigil has been POSTPONED.  Please check back for a rescheduled date!

Imam Ibrahim Rahim of the Allston-Brighton Islamic Center asked that people join in a candlelight vigil this Friday (April 19) at 9 p.m at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center. 

If you can, in solidarity, please join this vigil.
 

We are all shocked and saddened by the act of violence at the Boston Marathon.  Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of those who were killed and to the people who were injured. Events like this must strengthen our resolve to work for peace and justice in our world.

The City of Cambridge and Cambridge Black Pastors’ Association will host a candlelight vigil Wednesday for the Boston Marathon tragedy.

The vigil will be held on the steps at Cambridge City Hall at 795 Massachusetts Ave. Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The vigil is being held to offer comfort and support to those impacted by the tragedy that took place during the Boston Marathon, the city said in a press release this morning.

17th Annual Walk to benefit the work of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

 It is undeniable that Howard Zinn's legacy lives on at Boston University. You can hear it in the voices of BU students calling for an end to war, sanctions, and occupation. Feel it within the walls of the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism.

Dr. King was killed while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis.  Workers at the Meridien hotel have been struggling for over a year trying to gain respect and a fair process towards deciding on unionization.  Please join us in honoring Dr. King’s commitment and memory through helping support Meridien workers in their similar struggle.