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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 […]
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2022 Art and Writing Challenge for Students – Submission Deadline: JUNE 1ST (+ Youth Activist Grant!)
Hello Peace Community! This is a friendly reminder that the online submission deadline for our 2022 Art and Writing Challenge for Students + Youth Activist Grant Awards is JUNE 1st, 2022 @ Midnight! SUBMISSION FORM* *Youth Activist Nomination forms can […]
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Activist Alert 4/4/22
Featured Local Event: Join the Poor People’s Campaign TONIGHT in Danville for a Public Participatory Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s prophetic “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech.Event Information HereDate: Monday, April 4th (Tonight!)Time: 6:00PMLocation: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Sanctuary1550 Diablo […]
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Activist Alert, 3/28
Featured Artwork: This artwork was sent in by a longtime friend of the Peace Center, who saw this shared on twitter and thought the sentiment expressed was perfectly fitting for this time. Anja Rožen, a 13 y/o student from Slovenia’s poster was chosen […]
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.