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Peace Gazette Summer 2024
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Peace Center Activist Alert – Week of September 16th
Includes updated information on local SF Bay Area events (with focus on East Bay), actions, links to videos of speakers and MORE!
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Activist Alert – Week of June 27th
The Peace Center was devastated to see the news last Friday regarding the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively ending constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. The ramifications of this decision will be felt by […]
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“Reproductive Rights and the Fight Against the Right Wing: An International Feminist Perspective” – Webinar, Thursday – June 30th 4PM PST/7PM EST
This event was shared to us by our friends at MassPeaceAction. It is co-sponsored by Beautiful Trouble and Justice is Global and will include reproductive justice activists from the US, Poland, Chile, and Ireland. From the organizers: “With the recent announcement of the […]
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Make a Contribution to the Center!
MAKE A DONATION TO THE CENTER TODAY:USE THIS LINK TO DONATE VIA PAYPAL OR CREDIT CARD Contributions are also accepted by mail! Checks can be mailed directly to our office: 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA 94549. A community-based organization, the […]
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Statement of Unity on Ukraine
The Peace Center calls for open dialogue on the conflict, with differences of opinion informed by uncensored reporting available from all media platforms. We support an immediate cease-fire, negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, and a peace agreement that respects Ukrainian […]
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DROP THE CHARGES! Support KPFA staff & Independent journalist Frank Sterling!
Journalist Frank Sterling was arrested on Friday, September 17, 2021, at a demonstration in Antioch. Activists were protesting a “Back the Blue” event honoring outgoing Police Chief Tammany Brooks, who had protected police officers involved in police brutality and had even hired a […]
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2022 Art & Writing Challenge Awardees
We are excited to announce the award winning students from our 24th Annual Dennis Thomas Art and Writing Challenge! Our art and writing challenge, named in honor of its founder Dennis T. Thomas is organized to encourage and support local youth […]
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.