Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice began in 2003 as a gathering of 400 religious advocates concerned about U.S. foreign policy in Africa and the Middle East. In the second year, 2004, over 600 religious activists from 41 states and 15 countries came together to build bridges across issues faced by the poor and disenfranchised in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The 2005 Advocacy Days (March 11-14, 2005) added a fifth region, the United States, and also broadened to cover Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, and Global Security issues. Over 850 grassroots advocates, policy experts, politicians, theologians, organizers, and students gathered to shape a new positive, progressive religious vision for U.S. foreign policy. The 2006 conference “Challenging Disparity: The Promise of God – The Power of Solidarity” will be the largest national gathering of U.S. grassroots progressive religious activists focused on the broad spectrum of international and domestic policies.