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January
2010
PAGE 2:
From
the Center - Nancy talks about staff changes.
PAGE 3:
MLK
Book Review
From
Human Rights to Civil Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
Struggle for Economic Justice,
by
Thomas F. Jackson
PAGE
4-5:
Afghanistan
Tom
Engelhardt’s version of the speech he wished Obama had given.
PAGE 6:
National Priorities Project What the war is costing Vermonters.
PAGE 7:
Legislature Season Looking to January and Beyond.
PAGE 8:
Robin’s Nest
Downwinders. In Honor of Joseph. Death and Greed.
PAGE 9:
Vermont Action for Peace New Vermont Peace Organization Begins With
Focus on Nuclear Weapons.
Rethink Afghanistan Film, benefit at the Roxy for PJC on Jan. 23.
PAGE
10:
Calendar
PAGE
11:
Israeli Settlements, Déjà vu.
The
bottom line is that under international
law ALL settlements are illegal.
November/December
2009
PAGE 2:
From the Center. We are contributing to a peaceful and just Vermont
by working to create a fair economy where Vermonters can reach
self-sufficiency and shared prosperity.
PAGE 3:
Tax Facts. Doug Hoffer debunks the myths with facts.
PAGE 5:
FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights
PAGE 6-7:Peace
& Justice Store. Fair Trade & Local First Holiday gift ideas.Check
out the store’s sale schedule!
PAGE 8-9:
Robin’s Nest. Advancing Women as Peacemakers.
Women in conflict zones are demanding that the human rights
articulated in UN Resolution 1325 be respected and implemented by
member states and UN agencies.
PAGE 10:
Calendar
11/6 PJC Annual Meeting; 11/14 Local Vigil to Close the School of
the Americas; 11/17 Local Vigil to Close the School of the Americas;
12/5 Vermont Workers’ Center Annual Conference: Turning Crisis Into
Opportunity.
PAGE 11:
Racial Justice Report. PJC Report on Racial
Justice in Vermont will provide a partial survey of challenges and
resources related to the issues of racial injustice in Vermont.
October
2009
PAGE 2:
From the Center. Now that Nancy Lynch has the PJC settled into our
new home, she is getting married!
PAGE 3:
Paid Sick Days and H1N1. Officials tell Vermonters to stay home from
work and keep their kids home from school if they are sick.
Unfortunately, for over 106,000 Vermonters without any paid sick
days, this just isn’t financially feasible.
PAGE 4-5:
John Tucker Remembered. Ellen Kahler and Ed
Everts share memories of John Tucker and Larry McCrorey.
PAGE 5:
PJC Anual Meeting. Nov. 6. Keynote speaker: Paul Kivel.
PAGE 6-7:
Robin’s Nest. The protests in Seattle
slowed the process of globalization. Has the financial crisis dealt
it a fatal blow? Peak oil, global warming and lower consumer demand
might be the final nails in the coffin for this corporate sponsored
free trade exploitation of the poor.
PAGE 8-9 AND
11: The PJC Staff. The staff explain
their new roles at the PJC.
PAGE 10:Calendar
PAGE 11:
Fair Trade Month Calendar. Come down to the PJC’s new location and
check out the new local and Fair Trade products and Fair Trade Month
activities. Samplings, films, and discussions.
September
2009
PAGE 2:
From the Center Nancy Lynch explains the new direction of the Peace
& Justice Center.
PAGE 3:Call
for Applications for Sisters of Mercy Peace Awards Opportunity
Knocks/Opportunity Costs
PAGE 4:A
New Vermont Economy. The data shows that the Vermont economy is
heavily dependent on imported goods and services. As a result, our
largest export is cash. This cannot be the path to sustainability.
PAGE 5:DEBATE:
Ending Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories:Non-violent
Options
PAGE 6:
Robin’s Nest: A World Citizen Inspired by the Stars: Stephan
Mogle-Stadel.
PAGE 7:
Calendar
August
2009
Page 2: From the Desk of the Executive
Director: Nancy Lynch introduces a bit of the changes that the
PJC will be going through.
Annual
Activist Awards: Meet the recipients!
Page 3: VEPC
and the Money Go-Round. Vertmont Economic Progress Council (VEPC
gives away millions each year in business "incentives".
Page 4:
Youth Activist Institute: 14 High School students spent a
weekend at the PJC's Youth Activist Institute, asking important
questions, and working across generations towards answers.
Page 5:
Robin's Nest : Glen Elder. The knotty issue Obama faces: the
ascendancy of China as a superpower, and trying to renegotiate what
is seen from an African perspective as unfair and unequal
neo-liberalism.
Page 6-7:
Corridor of Amity, Part 3. Kevin Dann completes his pilgrimage.
Page 8-9: A
Conversation with the Grandmothers. The Legacy of Champlain: Viewing
Champlain through Indian Perspectives in interviews with Six
Grandmothers.
Page 11:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemorations, 8/6-9.
Campaign to
Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
June/July 2009
Page 2: From the Desk of the Executive
Director
Meet Nancy
Lynch, the PJC’s new Executive Director.
Page 3: Two PJC Events
The Youth
Activist Institute in June at Castleton and the 3rd Annual Activist
Awards & Celebration Aug. 29 in Burlington.
Page 4:
Peace & Human Rights
War is not
Healthy. How can we support more war if we cannot provide
healthcare, housing and food for the citizens of this country?
Page 5:
Kids4Peace
Yakir
Englander will speak about interfaith dialogue and the profound
effects of the recent war in Gaza on peacemaking efforts within the
interfaith community.
Page 6& 7:
Peace & Justice Store
Fantastic Fair Trade
goods!
Page 8:
Robin’s Nest
Flashback:
Cuba, Ortega, and Me. Like Obama, Ortega has taken some positive
steps, but faces a difficult road ahead.
Page 10:
Calendar
Page 11:
Economic Justice
Livable Jobs
Toolkit Workshop a Success and a VLWC Legislative Update.
May 2009
Page 2: From Legal Rights to Equal Rights
The Board and Staff of the PJC Congratulate all Vermonters for
taking this important step forward.
Page 3:
Champlain's 400th - War is Not the Only Legacy
We need a new map
- one that pinpoints where and when the mostly forgotten deeds
of peacemaking happened.
Page 4: What
is Going On?
In what is
being called the 'Post-Bush Era', the anti-war movement seems a
little confused.
Page 5:
Elder Basic Needs Budget
The basic
costs of living for older Vermonters far exceed the poverty levels
set by the federal government.
Page 6& 7:
Favorite Weapons of Mass Destruction
There are
650 million guns in circulation world-wide.
Page 8 & 9:
Exporting the Occupation
Israel, with
41 years of experience in conducting operations inside densely
populated urban environments, is the world leader in urban warfare
in areas under occupation.
Page 10 &
11: Calendar/Resources
April 2009
Page 2: Youth Activist Institute
The PJC wants to train 20 high school youth to be community
organizers.
Page 3: Helen Caldicott Vermont Tour
Dr. Helen
Caldicott, noted physician and author, will be speaking in Vermont
during the week of April 7-10.
Page 4: Our
Village is Global
Many in the
peace/anti-war movements are breathing a sigh of relief, and
suggesting that it is time for us to scale back our efforts to bring
an end to the occupation of Iraq. But for our troops on the
ground, their families and the Iraqi people, the nightmare
continues.
Page 5:
Where Your Income Tax Goes
The War
Resisters League annual pie chart of how much or our income tax goes
to the military.
Page 6:
Calendar
April 22 &
23 "Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam"
April 9 & 23
Conversations on Race
April 25
Conference: Building a Vermont Peace Economy
April 29
America's "Good War" in Afghanistan: Occupation, Oppression, and
Resistance and more.
Page 7:
In the News
Spring is bringing many
things to do!
March 2009
Page 2: 30th Anniversary Photos
A collage of the days' events from
the cake parade on Church St, to the human timeline, to the
hundreds of origami cranes.
Page 3:
Bailout People Not
Banks
April 4th
march on Wall Street.
Page 4-5:
Economic Justice
New Livable
Wage figures. Save Our State: Not only is this the worst time to cut
programs, but in these hard economic times we must be investing in
Vermonters and their families more then ever.
Page 6-7:
Unified Economic Development Budget Report
The report
is supposed to provide the legislature with information about how
much is spent for economic development, for what, and with what
results.
Page 8-9:
Robin’s Nest
The Vermont
Movie. A collaboration with 23 Vermont filmmakers for the
Quadricentennial events this summer.
Page 10:
Calendar
March 10:
“Rethinking Afghanistan,”
a lecture by
peace scholar and advocate, Dr. George Lopez.
March 21:
March on the Pentagon.
Page 11:
Green Mtn Film
Festival
Some of the
films being shown in Montpelier.
February 2009
Page 2: From The Center
Updates on what is happening at
the PJC
Page 3: No More War
March marks the 7th year of the US
occupation of Iraq.
Page 4: VLWC teams with Medical
Students
The Impact of Paid SIck Days on
Public Health in an Elementary School Population.
Page 6-7: Robin's Nest
Obama doesn't seem interested in
challenging the agro-industrial complex. His Sec of
Agriculture is GMO friendly.
Page 8: Stand Vigilant
Ron Krupp reflects on his journey
of awareness through the South in the mid 1960's
Page 9: Analyze Army Data
National Priorities Project finds
significant gap in Army's 2008 quantity and quality goals.
Page 10: Calendar
Page 11: Inauguration Thoughts &
Photos
Tiffany Silliman, PJC Board member
rode the bus down to the inauguration and shares her
inspirations and some photos.
January
2009
Page 2: Obama's Inspiration
Our work has just begun if we want to
see the manifestation of change
Page 3: Springsteen's Inspiration
We are reprinting his speech because of
the eloquence with which he talks about the values that are at the
heart of what the PJC does and the social justice issues we work on.
Page 4: Another World is Possible
2008 has been full of peaks and valleys
in the anti-war movement.
Page 5: Stagnant Wages Set Stage
The stage for this financial crisis has
been built over the past 30 years.
Page 6-7: Robin's Nest, Finding the Door
Out of War
Jon Turner, a former marine who has
joined the Green Door Collective to create combat paper by grinding
up uniforms and transforming the results into paper - creating a
slate for poetry, graphics and prose.
Page 8: Reflecting on the PJC's 30 years
Page 9: Peace and Justice Center
Welcomes New Development Director
Page 10: Calender
Page 11: Cry Congo
Woman spoke - in Swahili, French, or
English - of their long trauma, search for safety, and coming to
America.
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