Violations Against Palestinian Children Unremitting in 2020,, Israeli Soldiers Uproot 3,400 Olive Trees, Saplings, Near Salfit, and Current Illegal Settlements on the Other’s Land

Violations Against Palestinian Children Unremitting in 2020,, Israeli Soldiers Uproot 3,400 Olive Trees, Saplings, Near Salfit, and Current Illegal Settlements on the Other’s Land

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-Submitted by Mark Hage, Vermonters for Justice in Palestine Media Reports from Occupied Palestine VIOLATIONS AGAINST PALESTINIAN CHILDREN UNREMITTING IN 2020 By Defense for Children International (DCI) Palestine Ramallah, December 31, 2020 In 2020, DCIP documented 79 Palestinian child detention cases from the West Bank that detail widespread and institutionalized ill-treatment of Palestinian child detainees….

PJC 2021 Pause Reflections

PJC 2021 Pause Reflections

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-Rachel Siegel, PJC Executive Director Like everything else that’s happened during the pandemic, the PJC’s Annual Staff Pause was different than it was in past years. We spent five days together in virtual space focused on content, hard skills, joy, and healing.  Thank you to those who have been patient with us in getting back…

Statement From a Few Local Organizers

Statement From a Few Local Organizers

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– 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….

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Thank You! PJC End of the Year Reflections

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] -Kina Thorpe, PJC Educational Program Manager This year was full of challenges. The pandemic and the protests against racism and police brutality forced many people to reflect on what is best for them and their communities. The pandemic was quite challenging for the PJC too. We wondered if the organization would continue, braced for…

The Flynn Pardon, Settlement Expansion & COVID-19 in Palestine

The Flynn Pardon, Settlement Expansion & COVID-19 in Palestine

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-Submitted by Mark Hage, Vermonters for Justice in Palestine Media Reports from Occupied Palestine: The Flynn Pardon, Settlement Expansion & COVID-19 in Palestine Reports on Flynn pardon leave out elephant in the room: Israeli interference in US policy BY PHILIP WEISS  NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Mike Flynn…and leading media left…

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Statement of Solidarity with Battery Park Encampment

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The Peace & Justice Center staff stand in solidarity with the protest encampment outside the Burlington Police Department. We share the demands of the protesters: Terminate officers Cory Campbell, Jason Bellavance, and Joseph Corrow. These officers have demonstrated violent tendencies, especially toward black men.1 There is no room for this in the world and there is certainly no room for it in Burlington.   The encampment started following a…

Racism Isn’t a Mental Illness and Bigotry Isn’t a Disability

Racism Isn’t a Mental Illness and Bigotry Isn’t a Disability

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-Moirha Smith, UVM student and former PJC Intern  Since July was minority mental health month and disablility Pride month, I decided to write about these intersections and how these identities are intersected with police brutality. Racism isn’t a mental illness and bigotry isn’t a disability.  I cannot count how many times I have heard that racists are mentally ill…

Say What You Mean

Say What You Mean

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-Kina Thorpe, PJC Educational Program Manager The beautiful thing about language is that it is constantly evolving. Sometimes it is hard to keep track of what words are “in” and what words are “out”. Especially in the world of social justice, we are always creating new terms to be more precise. An example of this…