About Us
Mission
The mission of the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine is to support and link groups and individuals concerned with peace, justice and a sustainable environment. Since l988 we have supported
- Allocating resources toward life-enhancing programs and away from profit-maximization and military investment
- Developing non-violent approaches to conflict - personally, locally, regionally, and globally
- Creating human relations not based on structures of oppression (racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, ageism, able-bodyism, etc.)
- Working for the self-determination of peoples, and equitable relations between societies
- Building political and economic democracy, including the right to meaningful, non-exploitative work
- Promoting sustainable energy sources, environmentally sound technologies, and life-styles, which respect the needs of all life.
Resources, Programs, Actions, Events
The Peace & Justice Center has been a hub for activism in Eastern Maine in the following ways:
- Maintaining and expanding the capacity to mobilize through shared space, email action alert list/website, phone lists, weekly radio spot on WERU community radio, weekly vigil, and monthly newsletter.
- Enhancing the power of local activists by networking and coordinating through monthly film series, regular regional meetings of local peace and justice groups, annual Active Community Teach-Ins and hearings, support for participation in regional, statewide and national actions and campaigns.
- Educating about the costs of militarism and ending the war and occupation of Iraq has been the top priority. The Center has provided coordination for petition drives, signature ads, vigils, and rallies in Eastern Maine.
- Affirming and/or developing alternatives to current policies through special events such as the annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival, Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration and Harvest Supper.
- Providing support for new organizations addressing peace, justice, and environmental concerns.
Contact Us. It is folks like you who keep the Center going and growing as a hub of grassroots activism.
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
170 Park Street,
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 942-9343
Fax: (207) 992-2288
email: info@peacectr.org
If you would like to be on the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s e-mail action alert list or get the monthly newsletter please e-mail the Center with your e-mail and/or snail mail address.
