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"What has the Center been doing lately?"
Bill McKibben of 350.org spoke at the HOPE Festival this April. Listen to his speech here. (Thanks WERU)
Jo Comerford, Executive Director of the National Priorities Project, gave the keynote talk at the Active Community Teach-In on Saturday, October 9th 2010. You can download her presentation as pdf & mp3 files below:
Thanks to Amy Browne of WERU for editing the audio file.
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:
Recent podcastsThe 15th Annual HOPE Festival (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) will take place on Saturday, April 25th from 11 AM to 4 PM at a new venue this year; the light and airy Student Recreation and Fitness Center, located near Hilltop Commons, on the Orono campus of the University of Maine.
To reserve a table for your [...]
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.
2009 HOPE Festival Org Table Application
2009 HOPE Food Vendor Form
2009 HOPE ad form
*Featuring green business, services and products
This year’s HOPE Festival will continue the tradition of celebrating the non-profit organizations working to take care of the earth and each other, and will strengthen the environmental awareness component by adding displays of local “green” businesses, services and products.
The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, working in [...]
Celebrating the earth and our connections to each other
Goals of the Festival
• To provide resources and information on peace, justice, and environmental advocacy to all those in Eastern Maine
• To provide a setting for people to see the interrelationships between participating organizations
• To encourage active involvement [...]
Main Events
10:15-10:30 – Arnie Neptune opens the festival with Penobscot prayer
10:30-11:00 – Native American Drumming with Eh pit sisok (Little Women) from Indian Island
11:15-12:00 – The UMaine Guitar Ensemble with Nicholas Mather and Patrick Sylvia
12:15-12:45 – International Student Dancers
1:00 – 1:45 – A-Train Jazz
2:00 – 2:45 – Zach Field’s Amazing Juggling
3:00 [...]
Orono –The l3th Annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) festival will be held on Saturday, April 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the University of Maine’s Memorial Gym Field House in Orono. The free festival is held in conjunction with Earth Day and celebrates our connections to each other.
The exciting line-up [...]
[ April 21, 2007; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
As people who take up the long term struggle for peace, justice and a sustainable environment, we recognize the importance of celebrating the work of so many people and groups in Eastern Maine. To do this, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine will again sponsor its annual HOPE Festival (Help Organize Peace Earthwide).
The [...]
[ April 22, 2006; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] 12th annual HOPE Festival
Saturday, April 22, 2006
UMaine Field House, Orono. 10AM-4PM.
The event will offer a wide variety of information, education, and entertainment for adults and children. We expect to have at least seventy non-profit organizations represented with information tables and displays. In addition, there will be music and other entertainment, an extensive children’s program, food, [...]
