We Boycott Honeywell because of their manufacture of navigational and propulsive technology for Reaper drones, making them hundreds of millions of dollars for their work supplying one of the most potent tools there is for extrajudicial killing and American imperialism. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia- for communities throughout the middle east U.S. drones have become synonymous…
When heinous acts of racist violence happen elsewhere, many well-intended people use that as evidence that there isn’t racism in Vermont. The staff and board of the Peace & Justice Center disagree. There is more to discrimination than just the dramatic acts of violence that saturate our media. The shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, as well…
The fourth of July has always been a staple summer time holiday for me. Growing up, the fourth meant going out on the boat, seeing family and friends, my mom’s brownies, sparklers in the driveway, and patriotic attire from Old Navy. This year, it isn’t just the parade and the fireworks that have me thinking…
Come out and enjoy the first annual Vermont Loving Day. Saturday, June 7, 2014. Event Hosted by Loving Day Vermont
Please join the Peace & Justice Center in solidarity with the Chittenden County Transportation Association’s organized bus drivers. Please contribute to the Strike fund to help pay for literature, signs and a hardship fund. Click here to contribute and please note that the money is to go to the CCTA strike fund. Drivers are asking…
Frederick Douglass once wrote: “Slavery cannot stand. Its character is like that of Lord Granby: ‘it can only pass without censure as it passes without observation.’” The same can be said about racism itself, especially today—We can’t talk about the racism that still exists if we refuse to recognize it. And if we refuse to…
The Livable Wage Ordinance review process has included four committee meetings so far that were largely dedicated to better understanding this ordinance and how it is currently working. The first was on June 13th with a report back from Eileen Blackwood (City Attorney) explaining the findings in her office’s 55 page official report on where…
The Peace & Justice Center is committed to the promotion of nonviolent resolutions to conflict through awareness, education, and outreach. We are shocked and saddened by the case and subsequent verdict concerning the late Trayvon Martin, which condone our culture of violence and reveal flaws and inconsistencies in the legal framework that facilitates democracy. We…
Councilors Bushor, Mason and Paul, It has been very interesting hearing testimony over the last few ordinance committee meetings from the City Attorney, Jesse Bridges, Doug Hoffer and Gene Richards. We also found the discussion at the last meeting enlightening. As you may know the Peace & Justice Center was the lead organization that mobilized…
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