Central United Methodist Church
This is 3 of 4 favorite  links pages
www.forusa.org
The Fellowship of Reconciliation's Mission: FOR seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally.
www.peace-action.org
Peace Action, the merger of SANE and The Freeze, has effectively mobilized for peace and disarmament for over forty years.
As the nation's largest grassroots peace group we get results: from the 1963 treaty to ban above ground nuclear testing, to the 1996 signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, from ending the war in Vietnam, to blocking weapons sales to human rights abusing countries
www.comnet.org/wilpf
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was founded in 1915 during World War I.  WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means  world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all.
Detroit Audubon Society
(can't use www on this one)
The  Detroit Audubon  promotes awareness of the environment through education and participation. They feel that the environment is best served by a knowledgeable citizenry and that bird watching is the vehicle for developing an inclusive understanding of natural history.
Friends of the Detroit River
The  Friends of the Detroit River  enhance the educational, recreational and economic opportunities associated with the Detroit River watershed through citizen involvement and community action.
WAR CHILD
War Child is a network of independent organisations working across the world to help children affected by war.
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/61405.php
http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=Kovic
Following the viewing of the movie "Born on the Forth of July", several church members wondered  what the real life Ron Kovic was doing currently. A "Net Search" came up with hundreds of references. Below are two i found and one even has a current picture!
The web sites 'la.indymedia.org and myhero.com were the site i found.
Click either link below to see the site.
23 East Adams
Detroit, MI 48226
313.965.5422
Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church
This is the internet site for the Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.
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