Events

Join our 2-hour 101-level workshop Seeing and Disrupting Racism. The workshop defines racism and gives participants insight into the many ways racism manifests from an individual to a systemic level. Hosted in Democracy Creative. Located in the Soda Plant at 266 Pine St, Burlington. Pay what you can.

Come join us for food, drinks, and a celebration of our community. We will be awarding and honoring some of our most dedicated community members and friends.

Peace & Justice Author Series: THE GIANT ASIAN GIRLS with MisooThursday, October 13th from 6-7pm at the O.N.E Arts Community School, 294 N Winooski St, #111 Burlington, VT 05401 Join Peace & Justice Center and artist Misoo for a discussion of her series of paintings entitled The Giant Asian Girls. The Giant Asian Girls are an acrylic painting and collage series that contemplates the unique intersection of gender-based violence and racial stereotypes for Asian women living in the United States. In one aspect, the work is a counterbalance to the western “fetishization” of Asian women, and in another, it is…

In August and September of this year, more than 160,000 people in the majority Black city of Jackson, MS, experienced a complete breakdown of their local water supply following a climate-driven flooding event. Today, many people’s tap water is still unsafe to drink, and state officials continue to ignore residents' basic needs.  Cooperation Jackson, a world-renowned community renewal and mutual aid organization is still distributing bottled water to residents and also planning for the future. They are gathering resources to build a series of community water catchment systems to better meet the community’s long-term needs.  Please come to Burlington City…

Join the Peace & Justice Center for a conversation with educator, activist, and artist Kia'Rae Hanron. Kia'Rae is a multidisciplinary artist whose work focuses on themes such as identity, race, gender, mental health, nature, personal and interpersonal relationships, education, and activism. This event will be held on Zoom. Hanron shares her experiences with art and creative expression as a means of surviving and thriving and analyzes the themes of mental health, identity, and relationships to self and others that are woven throughout her visual art, prose, and poetry.

The Peace & Justice Center Annual Report is out now! Read it on our website here. We are excited to share our accomplishments from this past year with our community!

Join the Peace & Justice Center on Thursday, December 15th, for a discussion and Q&A with Vermont author Jodi Girouard about her book, Living with the Neighbors. Jodi Girouard has been writing since she learned to hold a pencil. She spends time writing poetry for others to uplift spirits and bring more compassion to the world. She has written three books, and this latest one, Living with the Neighbors, came out late last year. It is her memoir of living with a severe mental illness and reaching out for help through faith, nature, and communities. Jodi serves on the Howard…