Peace & Justice Center

Become a PJC Member and get 5% off in the store for a year, a t-shirt and more!!

21 May 2013, 6:39 pm

The Peace & Justice Center is a membership-based organization that formed in 1979 to work on the intersecting issues of economic and racial justice, peace, and human rights. We are currently running a campaign for recruiting New Members. The goal is to raise $5,000 in new membership contributions by June 1st. Members of the PJC support positive social change, locally and globally. Together, we believe that much of what has begun right here in Vermont – fighting for people around the world and in our own community to earn livable wages, be free from discrimination, understand the power of nonviolence and the cost of war – is solid ground for building a movement for a just and peaceful world. A contribution in any amount can help us make an impact. Support the programming you enjoy and the Peace & Justice Center you value. Donate through Crowdrise by clicking here, call Wendy at 802-863-2345 x1 or mail a check to The Peace & Justice Center, 60 Lake St, Suite 1C, Burlington, VT 05401. Thank you!

Here is more information on membership options & rewards:

$5+ Receive a bumper sticker, subscription to our bi-weekly e-news and a thank you letter!

$15+ Receive a bumper sticker, a Peace & Justice Center T-Shirt, subscription to our bi-weekly e-news, subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to you in the mail, a thank you letter and a one year Individual Membership to the Peace & Justice Center which includes 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store! ($15 is the annual individual membership for students and people on fixed incomes)

$35+ Receive a bumper sticker, a Peace & Justice Center T-Shirt, subscription to our bi-weekly e-news, subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to you in the mail, a thank you letter and a one year Individual Membership to the Peace & Justice Center which includes 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store! ($35 is the standard individual annual membership)

$60+ Receive a bumper sticker, two Peace & Justice Center T-Shirts, subscription to our bi-weekly e-news, subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to you in the mail, a thank you letter and a one year Family Membership to the Peace & Justice Center which includes 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store! ($60 is the standard annual family membership)

$100+ Receive a bumper sticker, variety of PJC buttons, two Peace & Justice Center T-Shirts, a Peace & Justice Center water bottle (while supplies last), subscription to our bi-weekly e-news, subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to you in the mail, a thank you letter and a one year Family Membership to the Peace & Justice Center which includes 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store!

$150+ Receive a bumper sticker, variety of PJC buttons, three Peace & Justice Center T-Shirts, a thank you letter, subscription to our bi-weekly e-news, subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to you in the mail, a one year Family Membership to the Peace & Justice Center which includes 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store and a one year Individual Membership to the Peace & Justice Center to give as a gift including a gift subscription to our quarterly newsletter sent to a friend in the mail and 5% discount in the Peace & Justice Store!

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PJC Book Signing: “Journey North: The Life of Richard Kemp”

21 May 2013, 1:39 pm

Join Richard Kemp for a casual event where he will talk about his life. Kemp will also be signing his book “Journey North: The Life of Richard Kemp” written last year by author and friend Katherine Nopper. If you have questions about this event please call Carmen at 863-2345 x9. We hope to see you there!

When: Sat, May 25, 2pm – 3pm

Where: The Peace & Justice Store (60 Lake Street, Burlington)

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Creating Peace by Learning to Speak a Language of Life

18 May 2013, 1:15 pm

A Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Seminar
Lead by John F. Reuwer, MD

If you wish you could find more peace within yourself, or have more energy and skills to make peace with people you love and people you don’t, this seminar is for you. The “language of life” has been used as a description of nonviolent communication, developed by Marshall Rosenberg, and adapted here by Dr. Reuwer.

This highly interactive day will give you the opportunity to develop valuable skills to make life easier and more enjoyable.

Areas to be covered include:

Definitions of peace – what does peace mean to you?
What makes human beings tick – what is alive in us that motivates us to do everything we do – an overview of NVC.
Learning to experience the freedom and power that comes from seeing things as they are (before we judge how they should be): transforming “should” energy into living energy.
Learning the power of feelings – what they tell us, and how we can transform even negative emotions into energy for positive change.
Our beautiful needs – how they define who we are and where we want to go.
Learning to make requests of yourself and others in a manner that creates the peace you want.
Practicing the language of life. How to carry this into your world to make life easier and more peaceful with anyone you encounter. You will have the opportunity to practice real life situations in a safe environment if desired.

Where: Peace & Justice Center, 60 Lake St, Burlington
When: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 9am – 5pm (bring a brown bag lunch)
Cost: $90 (full and partial scholarships available, application required)
Register by contacting Kyle: 863-2345 x6 or kyle@pjcvt.org
Registration is Required for this Seminar!

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“Managing International Conflict…” presentation by Richard Solomon

15 May 2013, 4:34 pm

Managing International Conflict in a Transformed World: The Work of the U.S. Institute of Peace

Friday, 17 May 2013 11 AM

Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University
Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth, NH

Event is free. Tickets are available in advance to ensure admission.

For information call (603) 535-ARTS (2787)

Presented by Plymouth State University and Rotary International District 7850

In the two decades since the end of the Cold War, the world of challenges and opportunities facing America abroad has fundamentally changed. Great power confrontations have receded, but have given way to regions of political chaos and the threat of terrorism. Globalized economic relations are raising living standards, but also subjecting developed and developing countries to financial instability, intense market competition and job insecurity. Nuclear weapons are proliferating, while ethnic and religious conflicts are creating political instability. And new, non-military threats to security are emerging: electronic (cyber) vulnerabilities, humanitarian crises, health pandemics, food insecurity.

Our Cold War-era institutions of diplomacy and defense are slowly adapting to the challenges of this new era. One promising new institution facilitating this adaptation is the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Created by Congress in 1984, the Institute has become a world-recognized center of innovation in international conflict management. Now housed in a dramatic permanent headquarters on the National Mall in Washington, USIP trains conflict mangers and collaborates with America’s diplomats and military to prevent conflicts from turning violent and stabilizing countries torn apart by war and internal strife.

Dr. Richard Solomon, President of the Institute for two decades, will explore the challenges of this new era in international affairs, and describe the work of USIP in helping our national institutions of diplomacy and defense adapt to this new agenda. Solomon’s talk will be followed by a panel discussion.

More about Richard Solomon

United States Institute of Peace

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