Connecting Food & Faith

Tue, 02/10/2015 - 10:41am

When: January 22, 2015 at Downtown Library Multi-Purpose Room

A panel of interfaith leaders explore the connection between faith and food at this kickoff event for a year-long Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice program entitled Food & Justice: An Interfaith Exploration of How Our Food Choices Impact Our Environment, Our Economy and Our Neighbors.

There is tremendous interest in food system issues, not only as they affect the earth but also as they relate to racial and economic justice, hunger and other human rights challenges. This event will mark the beginning of a community-wide discussion of related issues.

Panel members include:
Moderator Chuck Warpehoski of the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
Reverend Kristin Riegel of the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor
Cathy Muha, Mindful Eating Coaltion leader at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
Mansoor Qureshi, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Michigan

Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice envisions a world free from violence, including the violence of war, poverty, oppression, and environmental devastation. To enact this vision, they commit to nurture a community in which compassion and respect foster actions that dismantle systems of violence while simultaneously creating systems of peace, justice, and ecological sustainability.