Email us: info@peacectr.org
Call us: (207) 942-9343
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96 Harlow Street
Suite 100
Bangor Maine 04401
(across the street from Peirce Park, next to the Bangor Public Library)
"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 podcastsSaturday, 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 [...]
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 & [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Greater Bangor Area NAACP &
the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
Present a 3-Session Course on
THE PHILOSOPHY OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Directed by Professor Doug Allen
Monday evenings on May 9, 16, & 23, at 7:00 pm
at the Peace & Justice Center,
96 Harlow St., Suite 100, Bangor
(across the street from the Bangor Public Library)
Martin Luther King, [...]
11 AM to 4 PM
(click the image on the right to download the Program Book)
on the University of Maine Orono Campus
at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center
HOPE Festival Schedule:
Opening Ceremony – Welcome to the 17th Annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival to celebrate Earth Day and our connections to each other.
11:00 Native American blessing [...]
Saturday, May 7th, 6 – 8 pm
P&J Vegetarian Potluck & General Assembly Mtg
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
with special guest
Jo Comerford, Executive Director,
National Priorities Project
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine
96 Harlow Street, Suite 100 Bangor, ME 04401
For More Information, call 942-9343
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 [...]
Every Tuesday thru April 19, from 12 noon to 1:30 PM
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow Street, Suite 100, Bangor
The catalysts for the discussion group are essays from the book “The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear” edited by [...]
Friday, March l8th, 12 noon
at the P&J Center, 96 Harlow St, STE 100, Bangor
Join us at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine to mark the anniversary of the “shock and awe” bombing of Iraq in 2003, the on-going occupation of Iraq and the endless war in Afghanistan.
Click the image for a color pdf file of the poster, or the link below to download a black & white pdf file of the flyer.
Community Summer Solstice Celebration 6-18-11 B&W flyer
A Growing Time!
Music by
Voices for Peace
Women with Wings
Leah Wolfsong
Circle Voices
Saturday, June 18, 2011
6 PM Arts ~ Crafts, Open Drum Circle & more
7 PM Music
Location: [...]
Join us to Inaugurate new Peace & Justice Center space on Sunday, January 16th
2:00 – 4:00 Regional gathering of justice & peace groups in Eastern Maine
5:00 – 7:00 Open House, Potluck supper and Sing-Along to Commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Snow date is Monday, January 17th.
Download the flyer below:
Martin Luther King flyer
