• Activist Alert: Week of August 22nd

    Art by Paul Kjelland This print is a part of the Dissenters’ portfolio and booklet, DE-MIL-I-TA-RISE. Dissenters is a movement organization leading a new generation of young people to reclaim resources from the war industry, reinvest in life-giving institutions, and repair collaborative relationships […]

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  • Letters to Representatives in Congress re: Military Spending in Ukraine

    In June 2022, the Peace Center sent individual letters to both Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier – regarding their decision to vote in support of providing $40 billion to Ukraine.

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  • Activist Alert: Week of August 16

    Artwork by Shyama Kuver via justseeds.orgShyama is a community and self-taught artist. Her interdisciplinary practice is due to her experimentation with unconventional techniques, and styles, as well as by her interests in mysticism, temporality, and futurity.  Recommended Reading (Week of […]

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  • Activist Alert 8/8

    Artist by Claudia QiThis print is a part of the Dissenters’ portfolio and booklet, DE-MIL-I-TA-RISE.Dissenters is a movement organization leading a new generation of young people to reclaim resources from the war industry, reinvest in life-giving institutions, and repair collaborative relationships with the […]

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  • VIRTUAL RALLY FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT – August 9th @ 8AM

    We invite you to mark the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Tri-Valley CAREs and other peace and justice groups that are part of the Livermore Conversion Project. The link is https://enlightenedfilms.com/august-rally/  Our director, Andrew Kodama, served as the […]

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  • Hundreds of California farmworkers begin 335-mile march for voting rights

    Hundreds of California farmworkers begin 335-mile march for voting rights – Waging Nonviolence | Waging Nonviolence “On Wednesday, around 250 farmworkers and their supporters took their first steps of a 24-day Delano-to-Sacramento march to demand more voting options for farmworkers […]

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About the Center

We exist to offer Contra Costa County residents a choice – a choice in how to view the world through peaceful eyes, to view Contra Costa County as part of the global family. Showing support for community programs allows the Center to work towards engendering new ways of thinking in every citizen. That choice includes how we spend our time and money, and the picture of what peace looks like gets clearer as we take actions that reflect our resolve to be the change we want to see.

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