Centering BIPOC in PJC Programming and Community Engagement
For over 40 years the Peace & Justice Center has sought to unite communities through activism and education. As time progressed the organization progressed, taking…
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Transformation Continues as Rachel Departs
-by Rachel Siegel, Outgoing Executive Director I have been reflecting and dreaming as I prepare for my last two weeks in this role at PJC.…
Mayor Weinberger: “Oops” is Not Enough
-by Rachel Siegel, Executive Director [Edit: Since writing this post, a petition for the Mayor to resign has been created.] Mayor Miro Weinberger admitted…
Protest Vermont’s Collaboration with Washington’s Border Regime
Join Community Voices for Immigrant Rights for a car protest on Sunday, March 14th at 1pm. Gather at the TD Bank parking lot off of…
Welcome Spring 2021 Interns
We are excited to welcome three interns to our team this spring. Please help us welcome Martha MacGregor, Holly Morway, and Thomas Caswell! Here they…
Decarceration Statement
The Peace & Justice Center calls for the decarceration & demilitarization of society leading to the eventual abolition of systems of punishment. This statement is…
Farewell Kina!
It is with mixed emotions that we announce Kina Thorpe’s departure from her role as the PJC Educational Programming Manager. Kina joined us almost four…
Celebrating a New Role for Aris Garcia!
We are so excited to announce that Aris Garcia has expanded her role at the PJC! She started in September, 2019 as our Volunteer Coordinator and…
A Recordkeeping Crisis and How we Dug Out
-by Joshua Oyetubo, Operations Manager Hello Vermont and Welcome to 2021! First, I would like to welcome all new members and readers and thank those…