On Tuesday, 15 January 2008, members and supporters of CPT marked Martin Luther King’s birthday by holding a vigil at the Chicago office of Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel calling for an end to the Iraq war.

…Under the banner, "War is Terrorism with a Bigger Budget," participants distributed leaflets documenting the costs of the war to Chicago taxpayers – $48.8 billion in 2007 alone-- and showing how the money could have been spent on medical care, education, housing, and infrastructure in the Chicago area.

On New Year's Day, 2008, "Mary" and "Joseph" led twenty members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in a public witness highlighting the damaging effects of violent toys and video games sold at Toys "R" Us.