The Peace & Justice Center
is a Vermont-based non-profit, membership organization. Our mission is to create a just and peaceful world. To this end, we work on the interconnected issues of economic and racial justice, peace, and human rights through education, advocacy, training, non-violent activism and community organizing.

Peace & Justice Center Presents:

Rethink Afghanistan
Sat. January 23rd 3pm
Merrill’s Roxy, Burlington, $10

Tickets available at the Peace & Justice Center and City Market. Call 802-863-2345 for more information.

Robert Greenwald’s new feature questions America’s continued military engagement in Afghanistan. From the director of Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, and Iraq for Sale, this ground-breaking documentary shatters all perceived truths behind the war in Afghanistan, daring to ask the questions Washington has been avoiding: Does the situation in Afghanistan merit an escalation of US troops? How much money are we willing to spend on the war? Is our presence helping destabilize Pakistan? Why are we just beginning to add Afghan civilians and women into the equation? Is the War making the US safer?

“Rethink Afghanistan is being shaped both as a film and a campaign at the same time. By producing his film-and-activism campaign at an accelerated pace on the Internet, Mr. Greenwald is capitalizing on new technology that allows filmmakers to produce their work more swiftly.”
–Brian Stelter, New York Times

For more information on the Rethink Afghanistan check out: http://www.rethinkafghanistan.com/

After a year and a half, the Peace & Justice Center is happy to announce the completion and release of a new report "Racism in Vermont: A Community Assessment of the Challenges and Opportunities" that provides a partial survey of challenges and resources related to the issues of racial injustice in Vermont.

As many of you know, the PJC has long worked towards and fought for racial justice. However, over the past three years we have looked inward and worked to find our place in the struggle. With the passing of our own John Tucker and Larry McCrorey recently, we know that some of the strongest voices and champions for racial justice have passed on and now it is a struggle being passed onto a new generation of Vermonters. 

The PJC looks forward to using this report not only to inform our work, but also to help all Vermonters better understand the needs, resources and gaps that exist in the struggle for racial justice here at home. We believe our report will add to the conversation about race in Vermont and be used as a resource as we all move forward to tackle structural and institutional racism and the challenges of educating about white privilege in a white state.

Read the full report and resource list here.

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