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Patrick Lawrence: War as Presentation (article via Consortium News)
We highly recommend this article by Patrick Lawrence, published online before the midterm election on November 1st via Consortium News. As the U.S. midterm elections approach, the gap between Western media’s depiction of the war in Ukraine and the actual war waged on the ground appears to be widening more dramatically. Article Link Featured Artwork: Interference Archive“One…
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Peace Activist Alert: November 1st
The countdown to Election Day is on! Join the National Co-Chairs of The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Bishop William J. Barber II & Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis this Thursday, November 3rd at 8:00PM ET for a National GOTV Virtual Rally. Visit vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org to make sure you’re registered to vote then…
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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 the city and paralyzed it for months. In the aftermath the Forest Service has been…
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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 relationships with the earth and people around the world. They are building local teams of…
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.