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Activist Alert, March 13th
Our Art & Writing Challenge + Youth Activist Awards for students of Contra Costa County is now OPEN! Topic/Prompt for 2023:“Young People Making a Difference” Contest Website: www.creatingpeacefulschools.weebly.comContest Deadline: April 21st Our Art & Writing Challenge, named in honor of its founder Dennis T. Thomas, is organized to encourage local youth to address issues of peace…
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Activist Alert, March 6th
FREE REGISTRATION! Join us on Thursday, March 16th (7PM – 8:30PM) for a free film screening + discussion! This is an inspiring film for all ages but it is perfect for introducing young people to the power of activism. We highly recommend bringing the whole family! Registration is free but please sign up so we can best…
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Activist Alert, February 27th
FREE REGISTRATION! Join us on Thursday, March 16th (7PM – 8:30PM) for a free film screening + discussion! This is an inspiring film for all ages but it is perfect for introducing young people to the power of activism. We highly recommend bringing the whole family! Registration is free but please sign up below so we can…
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Chris Hedges: Smashing the Idols of War (Consortium News)
From the author’s address at the anti-war demonstration on Feb. 19 in Washington: “A society that prohibits the capacity to speak in truth extinguishes the capacity to live in justice.”
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Zoom Webinar: Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg on the Ukraine War (Thursday, March 2nd @ 11AM PT)
Organized by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation:“We are delighted that Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg, two of the world’s foremost thinkers, along with our esteemed Board members, Cynthia Lazaroff and Richard Falk, will give us their take on where we are in this war and what can be done to end the killing and start…
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Equity Speaker Series: From Self-Care to Healing Justice – Lessons from Women of Color Activists (Diablo Valley College)
Monday, March 13th, 2023 (1:00pm – 2:30pm)LOCATION: Diablo Room (Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill Campus) / Available on ZOOMTICKETS: FREE (Register Online for Zoom Link) About the event: This talk will draw on research conducted with the movement for reproductive justice that advocates for the human right to bodily autonomy that includes bearing children or…
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.