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Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
170 Park Street,
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 942-9343
email: info@peacectr.org

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Upcoming Events!

Bring Our War $$ Home
Teach-In — The Impact of the War in Afghanistan Saturday, March 20th from 1-5 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park Street, Bangor. Keynote by Mariam Atifa Raqib. Also includes panelists & workshops. We need your energy & ideas! For more info, click here & here. RSVP here.
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Peace Center media

"What has the Center been doing lately?"

Appearance by author and activist David Swanson at the Center on Nov. 5, 2009:

Video clips from our Walk for Real Security on Sept. 12, 2009:

Local media coverage and full program from our Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration:

Local media coverage from the 2009 HOPE Festival in April:

Joseph Gerson keynote (AUDIO) from March 21, 2009 Teach-In:

March 19, 2009 press event on 6-years of war and the Obama era, full program and local coverage:

Local media coverage of our September 13, 2008 peace rally:

Click below for local coverage of our Sept. 10, 2008 news event:

Click below to see Ch. 7 coverage from our May 21, 2008 press conference on war funding:

Click HERE for our March 19, 2008 press conference with Veterans for Peace.

Click HERE to view extensive local teevee coverage of the 5-yr anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19, 2008.

Delivering Peace Voter Pledges, on 5th anniversary of war, March 19, 2008:
Podcast feeds
Audio & video podcasts from area peace events including many of those sponsored by the Center are available at peacecast.us.

Just click on "iTunes," if you have that software installed, in order to subscribe to and sync our podcasts with your Apple iPod device. Hover over "rss" and use "Copy link..." in order to paste the rss link into your favorite other podcast receiving software.
Recent podcasts
- Tide Mill Farm November 26, 2009
- David Swanson in Bangor November 7, 2009
- David Swanson at U Maine November 6, 2009
- Doug Allen on Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj October 10, 2009
- Jerry Call on Medicare for all September 18, 2009
- Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration (audio) August 15, 2009
- Dr. Diane Balser: Two-state solution August 8, 2009
- Health care rally in Bangor 6-27-2009 June 29, 2009
- Doug Allen: Gandhi in Times of Terror April 15, 2009
- Maine Fair Trade Campaign’s Sarah Bigney April 12, 2009
- David Roediger: Writing Socialist History April 9, 2009
- March 21 Teach-In on WERU April 5, 2009
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Archive for December, 2008

29 Dec

January 2009 Newsletter

January 2009 Peace and Justice Center Newsletter
Click the above link to download a PDF file (1 MB) of the January 2009 P&J Newsletter.

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27 Dec

We received this notice from Kelly Bellis this morning, and wanted to pass it along to you.
Our beloved compañero Jim Harney died at 10:45 PM Friday, December 26, 2008.
James William Harney
1940–2008
Like a cool breeze against your cheek or the sculpting power
of torrential waters, Jim Harney was a force of nature. His
intense reverence for the sanctity [...]

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27 Dec

Jim Harney, 1940–2008

We received this notice from Kelly Bellis this morning, and wanted to pass it along to you.
Our beloved compañero Jim Harney died at 10:45 PM Friday, December 26, 2008.
For more info, click HERE.
For a recent WERU Voices program featuring a PICA event Jim led at the Center, click HERE.
Jim Harney, PRESENTE

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17 Dec

“Sorrows of Empire” with Dud Hendrick, January 13th in Bangor

There will be a presentation titled “Sorrows of Empire” with Dud Hendrick on Tuesday January 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine 170 Park Street in Bangor. The showing is co-sponsored by the Center and Veterans for Peace. For more information, call or email the Center at 942-9343, [...]

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17 Dec

2009 HOPE Festival on April 25th at the U Maine Student Recreation & Fitness Center

HOPE Festival
April 25th at the UM Student Recreation and Fitness Center (up the hill past the Field House –near Hilltop Commons.
Save the Date!
More info to follow soon.

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Supporting individuals & groups concerned with peace, social justice, and the environment

Become a Member!

Welcome to our site!

Peace CD!

Contacting Us

Site Areas

Recent postings

Recent Comments

Upcoming Events!

Purchase your ad!

Peace Center media

Podcast feeds

Recent podcasts

Archives

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Archive for December, 2008

January 2009 Newsletter

James Harney, 1940–2008

Jim Harney, 1940–2008

“Sorrows of Empire” with Dud Hendrick, January 13th in Bangor

2009 HOPE Festival on April 25th at the U Maine Student Recreation & Fitness Center