During this time of increased anxiety, we want to share the following resources for those who can help others and those in need of help. It is unclear how much support our government will provide, especially for those most impacted by climate change-driven flooding (people without access to wealth or flood insurance. People who are…
Join Community Voices for Immigrant Rights for a car protest on Sunday, March 14th at 1pm. Gather at the TD Bank parking lot off of 2A in Williston, Vermont. We will drive past the Department of Homeland Security Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Law Enforcement and Support Center to protest their ongoing surveillance,…
The Peace & Justice Center calls for the decarceration & demilitarization of society leading to the eventual abolition of systems of punishment. This statement is put forth by the Board of Directors of the Peace & Justice Center with leader authorship by Jayna Ahsaf and TJ Sangaré. The Peace & Justice Center uses our mission…
It is with mixed emotions that we announce Kina Thorpe’s departure from her role as the PJC Educational Programming Manager. Kina joined us almost four years ago, straight out of college, as a Program Assistant and quickly grew into her management position. We have so much to be grateful to Kina for! Thousands of people…
We are so excited to announce that Aris Garcia has expanded her role at the PJC! She started in September, 2019 as our Volunteer Coordinator and Assistant Store Manager. In December, 2020, Aris took on new responsibilities as our Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager. In this role, she is working with Arima Minard to better serve…
-by Joshua Oyetubo, Operations Manager Hello Vermont and Welcome to 2021! First, I would like to welcome all new members and readers and thank those of you who have renewed your commitment to support us in this new year! In reflecting on this last year, I want to acknowledge some changes at PJC and celebrate…
– Leif Taranta, Emma Schoenberg (PJC Board Member), and Julie Macuga We are organizers, strategists, direct action campaigners, who love community, resistance, collaboration, and living in what we call the “movement ecology” of Vermont. We’re the small group that built the beginnings of the statewide community safehouse network during the lead-up to the Nov. election….
by Rachel Siegel, PJC Executive Director Following the hard work by activists and community members in Georgia, which resulted in the historic election of a young Jewish man, Jon Ossof, and an African American pastor, Ralph Warnock, to the US Senate, we saw an unprecedented siege in DC by domestic white terrorists. I, like many of…
We were grateful to host the webinar on Racial Justice Work in Vermont. Being able to highlight such a range of work related to Racial Justice was inspiring. It is our hope that people who attended will choose at least one group to get involved with a long term commitment. Most of these groups need…
PJC staff and pets, from top left, Willow, Leo, Kina , Gavin, Rachel, Aris, Sookie, Klaus, and Amy Dear friends, Things are changing so rapidly it is hard to keep up. Just two weeks ago we thought we might still host the Peace & Justice Center’s Annual Award Celebration! That seems far removed now. While the pandemic has changed…
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