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Say NO to war with Iran: Statements & Action
On 6/13/25 from Churches for Middle East Peace: Military solutions are not the answer and will only cause more death, destruction, and harm. Such escalations not only cause civilian deaths but further destabilize the entire peace and security of the region. Use this link to go to Peace Action’s website...
De-Escalation Training Video (30 min)
For those of us out on the streets it helps to have some de-escalation tools fresh in our minds, hearts and spirits. The bay area Gandhi Team, who trains Peace Ambassadors for protests, rallies, etc., has made a 30 minute de-escalation video available for all of us! You don’t need...
‘to save one life is to save the whole world’ April 2024 statement
to destroy one life is to destroy the whole world, and to save one life is to save the whole world Jewish Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5, and Muslim Qur’an 5:32 [Statement issued by MVPJ Steering Committee in April 2024] As people of faith contemplating the horrendous violence in the Middle East,...
Call for Ceasefire and Entry of Aid NOW!
More than 30 Palestinian and Israeli human rights and peace organizations issued this powerful call for an immediate ceasefire and entry of humanitarian aid. Help us amplify their message! Israel must stop the attacks and allow immediate entry of aid! CLICK HERE to join Combatants for Peace’s effort for handwritten...
Letter urging Stanford to meet with student hunger strikers
Members of our MVPJ Steering Committee have visited with Stanford student hunger strikers and others who gather every evening at White Plaza for Muslim prayers and to call attention to the starving people of Gaza. On May 24, 2025, MVPJ Steering Committee sent the following letter to Stanford University’s President...
Statement on murder of Jewish couple: Let us work together for peace
We are horrified by the murder of the young Jewish couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on May 21. Our prayers are with their families and friends, and with our Jewish siblings across our nation. Coming from diverse faiths and spiritual traditions,...
HANDWRITTEN Letters for Gaza
MVPJ urges us all to join with the American Friends of Combatants for Peace effort and write HANDWRITTEN letters for Gaza to our Senators and/or Representatives today! Tell Congress: End the siege and blockade, allow full humanitarian access, stop the bombardment of Gaza. From American Friends of Combatants for Peace:...
Peaceful Presence Gatherings on 11th of Every Month
A monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and justice and strength for the journey.
Prayer for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (part of the United Religions Initiative) wondered… When a former Secretary of State, a former Secretary of Defense, several United States Ambassadors, a famous physicist, and a few friends pray each month for the elimination of nuclear weapons, it raises lots of...
Holi Prayer for Love, Renewal and Justice
Holi is a Hindu rite of Spring that commemorates both the changing seasons and the struggle for love and justice in dark times. While Holi was in March, may this prayer offers all of us inspiration.(Learn more about the Hindu stories mentioned in this prayer on this post from the...
