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Lift the Prophetic Voice:
Witness to the Human Cost of the Iraq War

An Interfaith Public Witness on Nov. 1

On all Saint's Day, Tuesday, November 1, the Fellowship of
Reconciliation, together with Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice, is
urging clergy and people of faith to converge on district
Congressional Offices around the country, speaking out against
the immorality and illegality of the Iraq War and against the
abuse and torture of detainees in U.S. custody.

All Saint's Day, devoted to prayers for the dead, falls two
weeks after the Jewish holiday of Sukkot when prayers are said
for the protection of God's peace, and two days before the end
of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting and atonement.
convergence of religious holy days invites prophetic witness,
atonement for our government's immoral conduct and activism to
end the war.

Right now, we are helping to organize public witnesses on Nov. 1
at the district offices of Congressional Representatives
throughout the country. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORGANIZE A WITNESS
IN YOUR COMMUNITY, call 845-358-4601 or e-mail
PropheticVoiceNov1@yahoo.com

Witnesses will include a liturgy of prayer, including recitation
of the Jewish Mourner's Kaddish, and readings from the Quran.
They will be followed by a public reading of the names of U.S.
soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have been killed in this war.
The list of names will be provided to those who call or e-mail
the contacts above. Go to http://ga3.org/ct/ud_BXq91VRc6/ for
full details and resource materials such as flyers, sample
letters to the editor, etc.

If you haven't already done so, please sign the Petition to
Investigate Torture. You may sign it online at
http://petitions.forusa.org/petition.php?petition_id=5 or you
can download the petition to present to your Congressperson. Go
to
http://www.forusa.org/programs/iraq/documents/Torturepetition.pdf
to download.

Remember, to sign up to participate, or to help organize this
event, please call (845) 358-4601 or email:
PropheticVoiceNov1@yahoo.com