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Below is the e-Update for August 2015, a recap of all of the items you may have missed which are still relevant from the past month or so. 

We hope that you'll observe the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week. Pax Christi USA will be holding a special gathering with Executive Director Sr. Patty Chappell, SNDdeN and Program Director Sr. Anne-Louise Nadeau, SNDdeN at the Campaign Nonviolence gathering in New Mexico this coming Thursday. You can find our more information by clicking here. The conference itself will be live-streamed at this link if you are interested in tuning in.

Also this month, the Pax Christi USA National Council will be gathering in Washington, D.C. Keep an eye out in the next few days for an announcement regarding the recent National Council elections. 

And don't forget that the new reflection booklet for Advent 2015 is now available for pre-order. To assure your copies, please order before September 17th! Click here for more information.

We hope you'll take a few moments today or later this week to review these items and use them as you see fit. 

Special Resources and Alerts

• Pax Christi USA says "Urge Congress to support Iran nuclear deal"
• Pax Christi USA signs onto letter encouraging Pope Francis's message in U.S.
• Pax Christi USA signs onto petition urging Congress not to target sanctuary cities
• Delegation opportunities to Latin America
• Pax Christi USA supports "Justice Reform Now" petition
• PCUSA announces special gathering at the Campaign Nonviolence conference on August 6 in New Mexico

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest 

• Pre-order your Advent 2015 booklet today
• Friends of Franz circulates sign-on letter to Pope Francis

• Aug. 6: PCUSA at the Campaign Nonviolence conference in New Mexico

• Aug. 6: Hiroshima Anniversary

• Aug. 6: Peace witness in DC

• Aug. 6: Voting Rights Act 50th Anniversary

• Aug. 6-9: Campaign Nonviolence conference in New Mexico

• Aug. 6-9: Annual 3.5 day vigil, STRATCOM, Offutt AFB

• Aug. 7-10: Ferguson Action events, including moment of silence for Michael Brown on Aug. 9, and civil disobedience on Aug. 10

• Aug. 9: Nagasaki Anniversary

• Aug. 18-25: Walk from Madison, WI to Volk Field with Voices for Creative Nonviolence

• Aug. 28-30: Pax Christi USA National Council meeting in D.C.

• Sept. 7: Labor Day

• Sept. 19-20: Pax Christi Florida Assembly and Action

• Sept. 20-26: World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel

• Sept. 20-27: Campaign Nonviolence Week of Actions

• Sept. 21: International Day of Peace

• Sept. 22-26: Pope Francis in USA

• Oct. 4: St. Francis Day

• Oct. 5: Witness Against Torture vigil in NYC

• Oct. 24: NCR Conference in Illinois

• Spring 2015 Pax Christi USA Newsletter, The Peace Current, online
• Pax Christi International July 2015 newsletter