Dear Friends and Allies, My name is Clarence, I’m reaching out to share news and ask for support from you and your community in regards to Indigenous land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, in so-called British Columbia, Canada. I am working with my comrades of the Trans Asylum Seeker Support Network of Western Mass to…
When I was growing up, a trusted adult in my life misguidedly told me that Kwanzaa was a made up holiday; insinuating other traditions were more worthy of celebration. I remembered those words and repeated them, and it wasn’t until my late 20’s that I realized: every holiday is made up. We need to…
Between the World and Me is a 2015 non-fiction novel written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This book is written as a letter to the author’s teenage son regarding feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being black. The book covers many different themes from racism to father-son relationships, to education, and much more! Overall, Coates explores the…
Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands is an excellent book dedicated to guiding readers down the path of healing intergenerational trauma brought on by white supremacy, which manifests itself as white-body supremacy. Trauma is inherent in this white-body supremacy, and affects folks of all races and backgrounds; however, the categories that Menakem primarily focuses on in…
For over 40 years the Peace & Justice Center has sought to unite communities through activism and education. As time progressed the organization progressed, taking its initial focus of nuclear proliferation, and refocusing on various social justice campaigns over the years. With each new leader came a new focus for the organization always keeping in…
-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. When I was hired in 2013, I met with Paij Wadley-Bailey, a mentor of mine. She told me that as a white person leading an organization that has racial justice…
-by Rachel Siegel, Executive Director [Edit: Since writing this post, a petition for the Mayor to resign has been created.] Mayor Miro Weinberger admitted a mistake, but he did not adequately apologize. When one makes a mistake, if they want to repair damage done, they must move beyond talking about themselves and what they…
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 2A in Williston, Vermont. We will drive past the Department of Homeland Security Office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Law Enforcement and Support Center to protest their ongoing surveillance,…
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 are to introduce themselves: Hi! I’m Holly Morway, I’m 19 years old, and my pronouns are they/them/theirs. When I was younger, I lived with my father part-time and him being…
The Peace & Justice Center calls for the decarceration & demilitarization of society leading to the eventual abolition of systems of punishment. This statement is put forth by the Board of Directors of the Peace & Justice Center with leader authorship by Jayna Ahsaf and TJ Sangaré. The Peace & Justice Center uses our mission…
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