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ICPJ Podcast: Donna Ainsworth, Ahmad Rahman and Chuck Warpehoski
Donna, Ahman and Chuck talk about how they became involved with ICPJ; the organization's general operation through leadership transitions; the formation of some ICPJ task forces and annual events; and running a newsletter. Donna Ainsworth was director of ICPJ from 1988-1992. Ahmad Rahman came in late 1992 and worked as office staff to edit the newsletter. Chuck Warpehoski, current director of ICPJ, became involved with ICPJ in 2003.
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ICPJ Podcast: Lucia Heinold and Laron Williams
In this episode Lucia Heinold and Laron Williams talk about their involvement on ICPJ's Racial and Economic Justice Task Force (REJ) and the many strides the group has made in bringing discussions of race to the community. Laron discusses his early involvement with ICPJ where, as the only African American on the REJ steering committee, he felt a need to address the organization's discussions of race. Lucia and Laron also talk about their recent involvement in the "Understanding Race" exhibit at the Exhibit Museum and related community discussions, as well as efforts to bring film and book discussions to the Ypsilanti community in partnership with the Ypsilanti District Library.
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ICPJ Podcast: Norma Green and Gil Whitney
Norma Green, retired farmer, and Gil Whitney, also a farmer, togther recall their work with the Land, Food, and Justice Committee, through which they organized farm tours, introduced people to their food sources, hosting potlucks and cooking demonstrations, and much more.
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ICPJ Podcast: Bart Beavin and Mary Hathaway
In this episode, Mary Hathaway talks about the friendship and initial involvement of her husband, John, with ICPJ leaders Russell and Barbara Fuller. Mary later became active in international arms control and attended the 1982 march in New York City to protest the nuclear arms race. She also talks about the split among local activists during discussions about becoming a nuclear free zone.
Bart Beavin arrived in Ann Arbor in 1966 after a 10-week tour of the Middle East and Europe in which he became sensitive to what was happening in Palestine Israel. While this topic has been his chief social justice issue for over 50 years, he recounts many activities and events with the ICPJ and the Wesley Foundation during the Vietnam War era, from counselling young men on draft resistance, attending the 1968 march in Washington D. C., and making a trip to the Dow Company to protest the company's sale of napalm.
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ICPJ Podcast: Bryan and Layle Weinert
In this episode, Ann Arbor couple Bryan and Layle Weinert talk about their 30-year involvement with the Ann Arbor Crop Walk, from its humble beginnings to a strong community movement that has led to related local efforts such as the Faith in Food program. Inspired by the interfaith nature of the event which draws 400-500 walkers annually and has raised over 2 million dollars, as well as its support of both fundamental justice issues and local efforts, the Weinert's make a compelling moral case for the practicality and power such a community-wide event can have in raising awareness on a personal and national level to fight global social injustice.
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ICPJ Podcast: Jim Mogensen and Mary Browning
Jim Mogensen, community activist, and Mary Browning, have both worked with ICPJ and have been actively involved with the Racial and Economic Justice Task Force since its inception in the early 1990s.
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ICPJ Podcast: Chuck Warpehoski and Grace Helms-Kotre
Grace Helms-Kotre discusses working at ICPJ with the goal of effecting global change by working locally. She and Chuck Warpehoski talk about being part of an interfaith organization, organizing the CROP Walk, opposing the School of the Americas, and other experiences and initiatives.
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ICPJ Podcast: John Powell
John Powell got involved with ICPJ soon after arriving to the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area in 1974. Already active in social justice and civil rights issues, Powell discusses the role of ICPJ as an instrument of both action and support as his interest and activities branched out into several related areas, including protests over the University of Michigan's involvement in South Africa, advocating for divestiture, and raising awareness of Apartheid.
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ICPJ Podcast: Ruth Kraut and Joe Summers
Ruth Kraut and Joe Summers talk about their motivation for first getting involved with ICPJ - Middle East, women's, and racial and ethnic issues for Ruth, and Latin American human rights issues for Joe. Both discuss the changes to ICPJ over the years, from its birth during the Vietnam era and its relative successes and failures in finding common ground on different topics, such as LGBT issues, as it evolved over the years.
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ICPJ Podcast: Rebecca Kanner, Gregory Fox, Tobi Hanna-Davies, Mary Anne Perrone and Richard Stahler-Shulk
In this episode, Rebecca Kanner, Gregory Fox, Tobi Hanna-Davies, Mary Anne Perrone, and Richard Stahler-Shulk discuss their involvement in various ICPJ projects and activities relating to central American issues over the years.
Tobi Hanna-Davies talks about her leadership and involvement in the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament during 1980s
Gregory Fox discusses his involvement with the Latin American Solidarity Committee and in establishing a Sister City program in Nicaragua
Rebecca Kanner talks about her involvement with the Latin American Task Force and some of the activities she's helped with over the years, from clothing drives to demonstrations and lobbying.
Mary Anne Perrone talks about hunger and describes their successful 1991 protest over Tom Monaghan's efforts to raise money to build a cathedral in Nicaragua with a $500-a-plate dinner by staging a 5-cent-a-plate dinner of rice and beans.
Richard Stahler-Shulk. a Latin American scholar and Eastern Michigan University professor, talks about his dual role as an academic and activist