Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Films are shown at 7 p.m. Sundays at the Center, 96 Harlow Street, Bangor, and are followed by discussion.
April 29: “The Age of Stupid” (part of Earth Week). This ambitious documentary/drama/animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: “Why didn’t we stop climate change when [...]

The February 2012 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available for download here. It is a 1.2 MB PDF file.

ICM open house 2012

Join us to Commemorate
the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sunday, January 15th
at the Peace & Justice Center, 96 Harlow Street, Bangor Maine
3:00 – 5:00 PM  Regional Gathering of Peace & Justice Groups in Eastern Maine
5:00 PM     Vegetarian Potluck Supper
6:00 PM    Excerpts from the documentary film: “Freedom Riders“
Free and Open to the Public
Call 942-9343 or email [...]

Representatives of groups in Eastern Maine who have been working for peace, justice and sustainability for many years, are invited to join together at the Center as we commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. We will share our on-going work and discuss connections to the emerging Occupy Movement from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. [...]

The JANUARY 2012 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available for download here. It is a 1.5 MB PDF file.

FREEDOM RIDERS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
at 6 PM (Note the new time)
FREEDOM RIDERS is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and [...]

Sunday, December 11, 7pm

My Name is Khan is the 2010 Bollywood hit, with Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who plays Rizvaan Khan, a Muslim who suffers from Aspergers, migrates to America, falls in love and marries Kajol, a single mother. Life takes a tragic turn after 9/11. Rizvaan embarks on a journey to bring back [...]

Sunday, December 4, 7pm
Mahatma Gandhi’s Philosophy and Methods of Nonviolence and the Occupy Movement talk by Doug Allen
Doug Allen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maine, a founder of the Maine Peace Action Committee, and Coordinator of the Education Committee of the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine. He has lived in [...]

The December 2011 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available
for download here. It is a 1.5 MB PDF file.

Two great trainings are coming up
Sustainability Teams*: Does Your Organization Want More Volunteer Leaders?
November 12 and 19, 9 AM – 12 noon, with experienced and skilled educator Joyce Schelling. Deadline for registration is November 7th. For more information, click here.
*Sustainabilty Teams are a local version of the Wisdom Work Team developed by the National Council on [...]

Two great trainings are coming up at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow St. Suite 100 in Bangor.  Space is limited.  Email info@peacectr.org or call 942-9343 to register today!  
Sustainability Teams*: Does Your Organization Want More Volunteer Leaders? Saturday, November 12 and 19, 9 am – 12 noon

Experienced and skilled educator Joyce Schelling will [...]

Sunday, Novemer 20
This is how it happened: “a crime story like no other in history.” This is the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their jobs, their savings, their homes. Inside [...]

We Need Your Knowledge & Experience
Sunday, October 30th, 1–5 pm
at the Peace &  Justice Center
The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine is embarking on an exciting and ambitious initiative! Let’s assure that the voices of individuals concerned with peace, justice, and environmental sustainability in Eastern Maine are strong in the decades to come. We [...]

Sunday, October 30, 7 pm
Budrus is an award-winning documentary film that shows how a Palestinian village in the West Bank defeated Israeli occupation through unarmed resistance. Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.  With today’s pessimism about the plight of Palestinians, conflict in the Middle East, and Israel’s future, [...]

BangorPACE11x17 Poster

The November 2011 edition of the P&J Newsletter is available

for download here. It is a 1.4 MB PDF file.
 

Hello.
I was one of the 1,262 people from all over the country (at least 8 from Maine) who were arrested late this summer in Washington D.C. as we stood to ask President Obama not to sign a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
When I came home,  many people asked me about the protest (my name [...]

Sunday, September 25th, 7 PM
The film “Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives”  recognizes our deep dependence on the natural world and our humanly caused threates to the future of the planet. It also focuses on what is often ignored by environmentalsits: the extreme threat of the envriornmental impact of war and massive preparations for war.
7 PM at [...]

New Location – Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main Street, Orono
Garden-Fresh Potluck made from the bounty of this year’s garden harvest.
The Harvest Supper is a potluck dinner. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share
Awards & Speakers
Hands of Peace Award to Ron and Lee Davis for many years of dedicated leadership in peace, justice and environmental [...]