Free Trade vs. Fair Trade

Free Trade vs. Fair Trade

-Hannah Stumpf, PJC Intern As technology advances, it becomes easier and easier for people and companies to interact on a worldwide scale. This concept is called globalization, and it has allowed for the creation of Free Trade Agreements. Free Trade Agreements are treaties between two or more countries to facilitate trade and eliminate trade barriers….

Spring 2020 Interns!

Spring 2020 Interns!

Every semester the Peace & Justice Center brings on interns to be a part of our work. Our interns are a crucial part of our work, and contribute so much, both on a day-to-day basis and in a long term manner. The work interns did many years ago is still a part of the work…

The Christmas Truce – An Outburst of Peace During War

The Christmas Truce – An Outburst of Peace During War

-Richard Czaplinski, President of Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans For Peace, Chapter 57 Christmas, 1914. The First World War had started only months before on July 28, 1914. The proximate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife by a teenage Serbian Nationalist. But the origins of the war had…

Compensate POC

Compensate POC

Click here to contribute to our campaign to better compensate the people of color (POC) that work with the PJC and keep our work alive! In recognition of the oppression that BIPOC are surviving, even while doing the work to address said oppression, we must increase their compensation. They are experts and as such should…

The (True) Story of Thanksgiving

The (True) Story of Thanksgiving

-Garrett Donnelly, PJC Volunteer In 1863, President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a congenial national holiday. But the first harvest fest in 1621 would have been solely Pilgrims if not for their shooting-for-sport which spurred Osamequin, the Massasoit (monarch of the Wampanoag) to arrive with 90 or so troops on obligations to a mutual defense contract with…

Amazon, ICE, and Global Trade

Amazon, ICE, and Global Trade

-Kason Hudman, PJC Volunteer & Facilitator For people interested in resisting large corporations, the many sins of Amazon are discussed so often that it has almost become cliché. However, due to its unusually broad influence on the marketplace and our lifestyle, a constant reminder of the real human cost that comes with supporting Amazon is…

Exposing Leahy’s Legacy of Lies: Speaking Truth to Power

Exposing Leahy’s Legacy of Lies: Speaking Truth to Power

-Rosanne Greco , PJC Member and member of Save Our Skies/Stop the F-35s There is evidence that the Burlington F-35 basing selection process was corrupt.  This evidence came to light as part of a lawsuit against the Secretary of the Air Force.  Included in the Air Force legal documentation were dozens and dozens of references…

The Imperial Roots of the So-Called Immigration Crisis

The Imperial Roots of the So-Called Immigration Crisis

By Ashley Smith, Democratic Socials of America and PJC member What’s the cause of the so-called migrant crisis on the US border with Mexico? The Trump administration of course avoids this question preferring to demonize the human beings trying to find refuge in this country. Trump claims immigrants and asylum seekers are the problem and…