Center Hours
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm
Store Hours
Monday-Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday-Saturday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 10am-5pm
Hours are subject to change. Call 802-863-2345 x2 to confirm.
Location
60 Lake Street, 1C
Burlington Waterfront.
(Next to The Skinny Pancake)
If you would like an event listed, please email [email protected]
The Peace & Justice Center is the
non-profit of the month at Creative Habitat for July. Two ways to support us: From July 17 - 20, if you make a $1 donation to PJC at check out, you will receive a 40% coupon toward your next Creative Habitat purchase. AND, all month long, for every competitors' coupon customers presented at check out, $1.00 will be donated to us. Save up your competitors' coupons and support this locally-owned arts and crafts store!
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Join the PJC Kids' Club this Summer!
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Do you have kids, work with kids, or are you a kid at heart? Do you think it is important for people of all ages to learn about different cultures? Do you like sharing your culture with others? Consider joining the PJC Kids' Club this summer! The Summer Series kicks off this Saturday with an event to celebrate cultures in "The Americas" followed by "Africa" on July 26th, "Europe" on August 9th, and "Asia" on August 23rd.
We are looking for people to help plan and lead fun activities from around the world and share stories from their own lives and experiences. If you have lived in and/or have a cultural background in any of our featured regions, we would love to have you participate in our program.
Leaders are asked to share a kid's activity from their younger years or one that fits in with the theme. This can be teaching a song or dance, words in a new language, a song or dance, a story, a lesson in cooking a traditional dish, and much more. Events run from 2-4pm and are hosted at the Peace & Justice Center, 60 Lake St, Burlington.
The PJC Kids' Club was designed with the hope to create a more cultural inclusive world for our young generations to grow up in; a world based on reciprocal respect for diversity in which we leave behind the concept of a colorblind society and instead embrace and empower diversity! These events are open to everyone of all ages and is free! Please contact Kyle at (802) 863-2345 x6 or [email protected] for more information or if you have questions!
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PJC Teams Up With the Lake Monsters
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The PJC is pleased to be partnering with the Lake Monsters. Join us Saturday, August 14 at Centennial Field in Burlington. $6 discounted tickets, half of which is donated to the PJC, are available at the Peace & Justice Store or through email at [email protected]. If you cannot join us on August 14, you can buy these tickets to support the PJC and exchange them for a different date with no extra charge!
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By Michaela Herrmann, PJC Intern
The documentary Wounds of Waziristan reveals the damage caused by American drones. Waziristan is a federally administered tribal area in Pakistan. This area has a long history of being bombed by US drone strikes. Many believe that force is necessary in Waziristan because there is no real law. In the film, one schoolboy speaks about how a US drone struck his house and killed his sister-in-law and baby niece in 2010. He told Madiha Tahir, the film's director, that he feels guilty about being alive and is tired of innocent people being killed by US drones.
Obama admits that, "It is a hard fact that US strikes have resulted in civilian casualties...those deaths will haunt us for as long as we live". After each strike the media reports how many people died. Noor Behram, a Waziristan journalist featured in the documentary, argues that people can't tell how many have died in a drone strike because random body parts are the only evidence left behind. Kareem Khan expresses how he believes Bush and Obama are the greatest terrorists, because there is nobody worse than someone who could send drones into the homes of innocent people.
I highly recommend watching, Wounds of Waziristan because it's our drones that haunt the people of Waziristan and it's time we take responsibility for our actions.
There will be a screening of Wounds of Waziristan at the Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St, Barre, on Monday, July 14th, 6:00pm - 7:30pm followed by a discussion with CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin who will be joining via Skype. This is a FREE event. More information: Kyle at 802-863-2345 x6 or [email protected]
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July 17, Thursday, 6-9pm at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in the New York Times Magazine. "Documented" chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in person in over 20 years.
In the US, immigration is always portrayed in a dehumanized way by painting a broad brush over who is and who is not an immigrant. Moreover, the narrative Americans are given, by our media, is that immigration is a Latino and crime issue. But the issue affects a broader population. The film and our conversation will address this by humanizing immigration through personal narratives from a wide spectrum of "immigrants."
Join us for an evening with community members, activists, organizers, and local organizations as we tackle immigration and immigration reform. Featuring a guest speaker for Migrant Justice.
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TONIGHT! Tuesday, July 8
- 6-7pm Join us in a participatory reading of Frederick Douglass' The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro for its 162th anniversary. Copies of the speech will be provided and audience members are encouraged to partake in the shared reading of this influential speech. For more information please contact Andr�a at [email protected]. Everyone welcome! City Hall steps, Burlington. Rain location: PJC.
July 12, Saturday
- 11-1pm Do I qualify and how do I apply for a therapeutic marijuana registry card? [email protected]. Meeting at PJC.
- 2-4pm come down with your family and friends to the Peace & Justice Center for a fun and educational afternoon by the waterfront! The first event of the PJC Kids' Club will feature the Americas, learning about the different cultures of this region throughout a variety of activities that will satisfy every kid no matter what their age or favorite activity is! Inspired by the World Cup currently happening is Brazil, we will play soccer by waterfront, paint our faces with the colors resembling each of our favorite country, have story time with our international guest from Mexico Julian Geoffrey Lopez, snack on some good old PB&J's sandwiches without neglecting some delicious fruit and much more!
July 15, Tuesday
- 7pm Screening of Where Soldiers Come From. From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back, this film follows the four-year journey of childhood friends, forever changed by a faraway war. It is an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars and the families and town they come from. This is being screened as part of a Free Peace & Justice Film Series at the Block Gallery & Coffeehouse at 1 East Allen St. in Winooski.
July 17, Thursday
- 6-9pm film screening of the new documentary: "Documented" at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
July 27, Sunday
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Free Workshops on Conflict, Uncertainty, and Change: Charting a Happier Path in a Chaotic World
Kathleen Moore and Ginny Sassaman will lead a series of free workshops. All workshops are 12 noon to 1pm in the Hayes Room, Kellogg Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier. No registration is required.
* July 17: Dealing with Differences: A Conflict Survival Kit. Dealing with differences with others can feel awkward, uncomfortable, and downright difficult. This workshop gives you strategies you can use right away when you're not seeing eye-to-eye with others.
* July 29: Permission to Be Human: Conflict & Happiness Coaches. Change is hard because we are creatures of habit. Learn new tools to make immediate positive changes in your life.
* August 5: Mindful Listening: A Creative and Magnetic Force. When we listen to one another deeply we experience expansion, energy, and creativity that can open doors to new possibilities. Learn the four golden practices of mindful listening and discover the benefits of this powerful approach.
* August 20: Trying to Change the World? Mediators & Facilitators Can Help You Do Better Work. You do your best to make the world a better place. Even so, conflicts and obstacles can get in the way. We want you to succeed in your good work! Let us show you some positive paths forward.
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Peace & Justice Store Coupon
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