Phone Numbers and Call Scripts to protest ICE
Calls to ICE Tip Line (Williston ICE office) 1-866-DHS-2ICE “Hello, I’m calling to report the kidnapping of immigrant children and the detention of immigrant…
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What Kind of Peace?
By Richard Czaplinski “I’m for peace, but not your kind of peace.” So said a man as he came up close to me while I…
Mindfulness and Activism: Dismantling Systems of Oppression In Ourselves and Society
Mindfulness and similar contemplative practices have become increasingly common in activist circles in recent years. In fact, we do workshops on this topic here at…
A Palestinian Speaks…Migrant, Refugee and Person of Color in Vermont
I was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon 12 years after my parents were forced to flee the Upper Galilee in historical Palestine.…
FAMILY SEPARATION PROTESTS AND ACTIONS
Protests and actions have sprung up in response to the Trump administration’s decision to separate children from their parents when attempting to seek asylum in…
Palestinian Diary: The Short Life of Razan Al-Najjar, Paramedic – Human Shield or Human Being?
Note: This piece is being published as part of a regular series to bring under-reported Palestinian voices to Vermonters. Razan Ashraf Abdul Qadir al-Najjar, 21…
Press Release for 2018 VT Peace Conference
The Peace & Justice Center, and affiliated groups are proud to announce the second Vermont Peace Conference: Building a World Beyond War, on Saturday May…
Toxic Whiteness
When I started coming to the Peace and Justice Center’s Toxic Whiteness Discussion Group, I wasn’t sure what to expect. In my head I even…
Stop the F35s! Here are some ways you can make a difference
It is not too late to stop the F35s from coming to Vermont. Other communities have made stopped a planned basing this late in the…