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Mainer at Inaugural Protest


Photo taken of Jamilla El-Shefei at MLK Inaugural protest from the album:
"Wall Photos" by Vanissa Chan [ more ]

Posted on Jan 23, 2009 by Kennebunk Peace Department


Rally to Form a Department of Peace





On Sunday, December 7th from 1 to 3pm, Members of Code Pink, Women in Black, Waterville Area Bridges for Peace and Justice, Radio Free Maine, Maine Social Justice and many others met at the Empire Grill in Skowhegan to discuss ways to encourage President... [ more ]

Posted on Dec 10, 2008 by Waterville Area Bridges for Peace & Justice (WABP&J)


I Miss America Pageant, Maine Code Pink

On November 2, Lisa Savage Solon, Maine school teacher and Waterville Area Bridges for Peace and Justice and Code Pink activist organized an "I Miss America Pageant" for their weekly peace vigil on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridge in Skowhegan, Maine.

Participants (male and female) dressed in pink gowns and represented various themes about how the Bush regime 'missed the mark' on practicing American values.......Miss Appropriated Funds, Miss Take, Miss Pronounced, Miss Informed... [ more ]

Posted on Nov 15, 2008 by Waterville Area Bridges for Peace & Justice (WABP&J)


Victory for MJPEN.org Member, We Take Care of Our Land!


On Oct 17, 2008 the Federal Energy Regulatory commission dismissed an application by Quoddy Bay LNG LLC (QBLLC), an Oklahoma firm to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at the Split Rock site within the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation.

For almost four years, We Take Care of our Land has been engaged in litigation against the U.S. ... [ more ]

Posted on Oct 20, 2008 by We Take Care of Our Land


Orono Passes Resolution Opposing War in Iran

WHEREAS, the Iraq war and occupation have had tremendous costs physically, emotionally, and financially on the United States. With the costs to U.S. taxpayers for the Iraq war and occupation now over $500 billion and increasing, cities and states have faced a severe budget crisis, and local communities have been deprived of much-needed funds for healthcare, education, fuel-assistance, safety, and other services and for infrastructure repairs. We now face the prospect that the human and financial... [ more ]

Posted on Oct 03, 2008 by Orono Peace Group (Maine Chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions)


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Advocate TODAY! Help save MiND TV





Several months ago, we learned that Governor Rendell zeroed out funding for Pennsylvania's eight public television stations in his FY2010 budget. At that time, the stations began a campaign to mobilize the public to let the governor and all of the state legislature know that public tv plays a very important role ... [ more ]

Posted on PAActionNetwork by PA Action Network


Emergency Action Alert: Coup in Honduras!

[This action alert comes to you from the Alliance for Global Justice and its member projects, the Nicaragua Network, the Campaign for Labor Rights, the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, and the Respect for Democracy Campaign.]

EMERGENCY ALERT: COUP IN HONDURAS!
Demonstrate at Honduran Consulates or US Federal Buildings Sunday or Monday
[See list of consulates below!]

MOBILIZE YOUR COMMUNITY NOW!
Demand Obama Denounce the Coup and Demand Return of President... [ more ]

Posted on CRIpjen by American Friends Service Committee - CT (AFSC)


6/30 - 7/6/09 Peace/Justice Feature

Hi folks:

NOTE: The next two Features (July 5 and 12) will be put out by my intern Andrew Kimmel. So email events to him at andkimme@iupui.edu We are assuming that events for the first Sat. (July 4) will occur on the second Sat.;
let Andrew know if this is not so or if any monthly event is taking a summer hiatus.

The Peace/Justice Feature for this week (Tues-Mon) focuses on:

1) The Indianapolis Peace Institute and our community of students living... [ more ]

Posted on Network4Peace by Northwest Indiana Code Pink


OH UU posts CommUUnity in Challenging Times

The Economy has experienced a major meltdown in recent months. Savings and jobs continue to vanish and the recession feeds on itself. Congregations and congregants are and will be affected. Major restructuring is needed, and The Great Turning is an important part of that change!

As a part of that turning to Earth Community, what is the role of our community - our church - in helping to mitigate the impact of what is surely to come to some or many of us? How can we ensure that, ... [ more ]

Posted on OhioPeaceNetwork by Unitarian Universalist for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC)


19 NH community organizations elect Martin Luther King Coalition officers

The Martin Luther King Coalition is made up of 19 NH community organizations having missions that reflect the principles of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to those listed above, the following organizations are members of the Coalition: the American Friends Service Committee-NH, represented by Arnie Alpert; the Arab- American Forum, represented buy Nabil Migalli; the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, represented by Jess Riendeau; Global Citizens Circle, represented... [ more ]

Posted on NHVpjen by Martin Luther King Coalition - NH


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