Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project

The Interfaith Bridging Initiative (IBI), the Iraqi American Reconciliation Project (IARP), and the Sabes Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Minneapolis are pleased to announce Arts and Bridges, a project they are co-hosting. Arts and Bridges, a celebration of the power of art to overcome differences, will take place at the Sabes JCC on the Thursday evenings of October 15 and October 22, 2009.

Featuring lectures and performances of music, song and dance, the two evenings will pivot around a pair of exhibits—Near and Far and Images from Mesopotamia. Both exhibits will be on display between September 10 and October 22 at the JCC.

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For the English version, click here.

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قرار مدينة منيابولس

بأصدار من:  هادجس, جوردن, حافستد, رمينجتن, جلدن

قبول دعوة من مدينة النجف الاشرف في العراق للانضمام بإتفاقية التوأمة و دعوة مواطني مدينتي النجف و منيابولس للمشاركة بالنشاطات المذكورة في الاتفاقية ، والموافقة على تطوير الخطط الخاصة بها من قبل منظمة “مشروع المصالحة العراقية-الامريكية” More »

From Women Against Military Madness

Thursday, September 3, 7:00 p.m. University of Minnesota, Willey Hall, Room 125, 225 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis.

In late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the U.S. media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and U.S. soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to the Middle East to report on the war himself. More »

IARP has joined forces with the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, a large coalition of activist groups and citizens of conscience based in the Wisconsin area. The mission of WNPJ is to facilitate “activities, cooperation and communication among Wisconsin organizations and individuals working toward the creation of a sustainable world, free from violence and injustice.” IARP is excited to begin working for peace and justice with our neighbors to the east!

EngageMN, an online project aiming to give voice to Minnesota’s Muslim community, recently published an article about the new Sister City relationship between Minneapolis, USA and Najaf, Iraq. The article also highlights the upcoming delegation visit to Minneapolis from Najaf. To read the article, click here.

Below is a copy of the resolution passed unanimously by the Minneapolis City Council on Friday, July 31:

Resolution

Of the City of Minneapolis

Hodges

Accepting an invitation from the City of Najaf, Iraq, to join in a Sister City Agreement, inviting the citizens of Najaf and Minneapolis to participate in the activities outlined in the agreement, and approving the plans of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project to develop the Sister City Agreement.

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After more than a year of moving toward this goal, the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) and our partner in Iraq the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT) are celebrating the beginning of a formal Sister City relationship between Najaf, Iraq and Minneapolis, MN USA. On Friday, July 31st, the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution by unanimous vote establishing the two cities as official Sister Cities.

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Mariam and Yousif (Mary & Joseph) are niece and nephew of Malka Ali Al-Haddad. They put together a beautiful heart-to-heart artwork to express their love and excitement for the possible Najaf-Minneapolis sister city relationship. Malka is joining the Najaf delegation representing Najaf Cedaw Women Group.

This is an interesting story from the blog Daily Kos:

“We are not disturbing the peace, we are disturbing the war.”
by Bjorn in MN
Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 09:46:11 PM PDT

Every Tuesday afternoon a small group of peace activists stand at the busy intersection of Burnsville Parkway and Nicolet Avenue , just a couple blocks away from the largest park and ride in the southern suburbs and outside the offices of Republican Congressman John Kline. For over two years now they have been coming to this spot in Burnsville , Minnesota to exercise their first amendment right to speak out against the war that Kline is a big supporter of. Over the course of those two years the peace vigil has received a great reception from many in the community and the protesters have received a large number of honks of support from those who pass by. More »