Archive for the 'Actions' Category

13 Sep

Building Bridges for Peace, Saturday, September 17th 3 – 6 pm

Terry Rockefeller, Keynote Speaker
Saturday, September 17,  3 – 6 pm at First Congregational Church of Brewer, 45 Church Street, with keynote by Terry Rockefeller of Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.
Planned by area religious and social justice organizations in conjunction with the International Day of Peace (on September 21st), the event is free and open to the [...]

24 Aug

Penny Poll at the Orono Festival

Join members of the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine and the Orono Peace group, who are inviting members of the community to share their federal budget priorities. Contact the Center if you would like to help.

14 Jul

Hiroshima Commemoration – Saturday, August 6th

11 am at Peirce Park, Bangor
“Die-in” and Readings
Followed by showing of the film
Hiroshima No Pika
At the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
96 Harlow Street, Suite 100, Bangor
“Hiroshima No Pika” is the title of a story about the bombing of Hiroshima written and illustrated for children elementary age + by Toshi Maruki.
Susan Sarandon narrates this [...]

04 Apr

Rally & Walk Saturday, April 9th

to Bring our War Dollar$$ Home
In support of National End the Wars at Home and Abroad Demonstrations in New York and San Francisco
Saturday, April 9th 1:00 p.m.
Paul Bunyan Park, Bangor
Music and Talks
Speakers:
Douglas Allen, Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
William Murphy, Bureau of Labor Education University of Maine
Maryalice Horrigan, Gold Star Mother
Dud Hendrick, Veterans for [...]

24 Feb

Caravan to Solidarity with Wisconsin Rally in Augusta Saturday

EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION
50-STATE WISCONSIN SOLIDARITY MOBILIZATION
WHEN:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
12:00 NOON
WHERE: AUGUSTA, MAINE
(Rally will begin at State Capitol…State Street and Capitol Street)
WHAT: SUPPORT U.S. WORKERS
and SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH
PROTESTERS IN
WISCONSIN
(Download this flyer as pdf)
In Wisconsin and around our country, the American Dream is under fierce attack.
Instead of creating jobs, legislators are giving tax breaks to corporations and [...]