Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Saturday,  May  12th  from  4:00  –  5:30 pm
Come join a conversation about U.S. policy toward Iran and how the peace & justice movement in our region can respond. Let’s share information, analysis, ideas for action and identify possible next steps. Then stay for the potluck and sing-along afterwards. Please let us know if you plan to [...]

You are invited to join us for our annual General Assembly potluck supper on Saturday, May 12th from 6 – 8 pm at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine.
The delicious and varied food we share is always a delightful reflection of the diversity of people and issues the Center brings together.
Let’s celebrate our [...]

May 20: “Entre Nos,” inspired by a true story, focuses on the experiences of a courageous and adoring mother, Mariana, and her two remarkable children from Colombia. It raises the need for comprehensive immigration reform to keep families together, protect workers, and provide a path to citizenship. Michael Moore selected it as one of the 20 [...]

WERU Community Radio has kindly provided the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine with an audio recording of Bill McKibben’s talk at Saturday’s HOPE Festival. The audio is in streaming MP3 format.
Listen to the audio.
If you can’t access the audio, you may need to install QuickTime, here (it’s free).

WERU and the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine present satirical folk singer extraordinaire Roy Zimmerman, in concert on Thursday, April 19th, 6:30 p.m. at the Peace & Justice Center, 96 Harlow Street in Bangor.
Roy pens and performs “funny songs about ignorance, war and greed” and can be accurately described as a descendant of Tom Lehrer, or [...]

Steve Brouwer is author of the new book Revolutionary Doctors:  How Venezuela and Cuba are Changing the World’s Conception of Health Care
“Practicing Revolution, Practicing Medicine in Cuba & Venezuela “
 Thursday    April  12th   12:30 p.m.
Totman Room, Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono
“Revolutionary   Doctors in Venezuela  and Cuba”
 Thursday    April  12th   7:30 p.m.
Peace & [...]

 
Our Earth Week celebration film The Age of Stupid tells the story of a man living in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from our time and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? 
Seven real stories are interwoven to tell the story:

an entrepreneur struggling to start a new low-cost [...]

at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center, U Maine, Orono
Directions HERE   Full Program Schedule HERE    Complete Program Book HERE
More info HERE, and at info@peacectr.org, and 207-942-9343

Featuring Bill McKibben, 350.org, Keynote Speaker, at noon,
Timbered Lake
 
 
Timbered Lake, (music for Mother Earth) performing at 2 PM
 
Innana, Sisters in Rhythm
 
 

Innana, Sisters in Rhythm, performing at 3 PM
 
 
 

 
plus Children’s activities, local food, 70 Social Change Groups, and more!
Saturday, April 21st, 11 AM – 4 PM
Student Recreation & Fitness Center, University of Maine, Orono
Directions Here
Full Schedule Here    [...]

Saturday April 21st, 2012 from 11 am to 4 pm
at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center,
University of Maine, Orono
featuring:
Bill McKibben, Keynote Speaker
Innana, Sisters in Rhythm, drumming & vocals
Timbered Lake, Music for Mother Earth
Zachary Field, Amazing Juggler
HOPE Festival Singers
as well as Children’s Activities, Local Food, & 70 Social Change Groups
2012 HOPE Org Table Application
2012 HOPE Food [...]

The April 2012 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available for download here. It is a 1 MB PDF file.

Marching Against Fiscal Madness in Augusta:
Fund Human Needs Rally March 20      More Info HERE.
Where? Hall of Flags, Augusta
When? Tuesday March 20th, 2012, 2 – 4 PM

Friday, March 16, 2012 1 to 4:30 pm (Snow date: Friday, March 23)
Barbara Kates, presenter
Do you wish there were more volunteers working with you?  If your job is to recruit and support volunteers, whether you are paid staff or a volunteer yourself, this workshop is designed for you….
for more information, click here or call 942-9343

Friday, March 16, 2012 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

 (Snow date:  Friday, March 23,2012   1:00 to 4:30 p.m.)
Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow St., Suite 100
Cost: $15 per person, $30 for up to three people from one organization, or 
free for Peace and Justice Center volunteers.
To register, send a check to the Peace and [...]

Sunday, March 18, 7 PM
We are showing Poto Mitan as part of Women’s History Month.
Told through the lives of five compelling Haitian women, Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of [...]

Download this Flyer
Marching Against Fiscal
Madness in Augusta:
fund human needs rally March 20
Where? Hall of Flags, Augusta
When? Tuesday March 20th, 2012, 2 – 4 PM
Fund Human Needs Rally – March 20
Please help us spread the word about this rally by clicking here to download the flyer, printing copies and posting them.
Tell folks to get there early, [...]

2012 HOPE Org Table Appl
http://peacectr.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-HOPE-Org-Table-Appl.pd

February 19: “Mother: Caring for the 7 Billion” breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our largest environmental, humanitarian and social crises — population growth. Since the 1960s the world population has nearly doubled, adding more than 3 billion people. At the same time, talking about population has become [...]

The March 2012 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available for download here. It is a .6 MB PDF file.
March 2012 P&J Newsletter