• Peace Center Activist Alert – September 12th

    Statement by artist Roger Peet: “In 2020 fires consumed huge swathes of forest in central Oregon and Northern California. In Portland, where I live, we felt their arrival in a sudden storm of hot wind and smoke that swept across […]

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  • Activist Alert, Week of September 6th

    Art by Asha A. Edwards 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 […]

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  • Activist Alert: September 1st

    Artwork by Kill Joy. This image is one part of a triptych that were painted on a panel installation at the Women’s Conference in Houston, TX. Kill Joy’s work is grounded in honoring the earth and seeking environmental and social […]

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  • *Past Event* – Veterans for Peace Online Convening: August 25th – 28th

    From the organizers: “Veterans For Peace will hold our annual convention online this year again. We’ve had an amazing experience the past two years and we look forward to another successful Convention! We know that many of us will miss […]

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  • 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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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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