Red Cedar Friends Meeting

Peace Activities, Organizations & Links

 

Peace Vigils

Every Friday - Peace Vigil at State Capitol, noon to 1 p.m.

Michigan Eyes Wide Open Memorial Exhibit

This state exhibit is coordinated by Red Cedar Friends Quaker Meeting in East Lansing, Michigan. If your faith community or organization is interested in hosting Michigan Eyes Wide Open, send an e-mail to MichiganEWO@yahoo.com. Donations to support the state exhibit are welcome. Checks can be written to Red Cedar Friends Witness (memo line for EWO-MI) and mailed to P.O. Box 4878, East Lansing, MI 48826.

Eyes Wide Open: The Cost of War to MICHIGAN includes 179 pairs of boots representing fallen servicemen and women from Michigan who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The display recognizes veteran suicides and includes visual representations of the Iraqi and Afghani civilian casualties. This exhibit is part of AFSC’s national network: Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War.

The intent of this exhibit is to memorialize all the individuals that have been lost and draw attention to the price they and their families have paid. In so doing, the exhibit raises questions about the justification for the war which AFSC opposes. This memorial is a space where Michigan residents come together no matter their views. The exhibit has been created with respect and care because it is a sacred representation of pain, suffering, loss, and death.

Lansing Area Peace Organizations

The Greater Lansing Network Against War & Injustice

The Peace Education Center

Michigan Peace Team

Lansing Area Human Rights Organization

Peace Testimony

About the Quaker Peace Testimony (by Mary Lou Leavitt)

 

 

Red Cedar

Friends Meeting
1400 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 371-1047

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Eastern Red Cedar image courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens WOOD Magazine