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PJC Educational Programming in May
White Fragility Talk
Thursday, May 4, 11am-12 noon at the PJC. Rachel Siegel and Beverly Little Thunder will lead this program. It is a great activity to do on a lunch break and/or between classes if you can make your schedule work so you are available.

Staged Reading of MLK's: "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" Speech
Thursday, May 4, 5:30-8pm, at ArtsRiot, Burlington. $15 suggested donation, includes food, no one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by the YWCA as a Stand Against Racism program.

Fair Trade Banana Presentation
Saturday, May 6, 3-4pm, at the PJC. Amanda Morelli will be leading this new program.

Learning Nonviolence: Children's March of 1963 Sunday May 7, 2-4pm, at the Clemmons Family Farm, 2122 Greenbush Road in Charlotte. Limited space so please sign-up online.

Prospective PJC Facilitator Gathering
Sunday May 7, 4-5:30pm, at the PJC. Join us to learn about becoming a facilitator of our educational programs. To register call 863-2345 x6 or email program@pjcvt.org.

Intro to your Bill of Rights in a Time of Resistance
Tuesdays, May 9 and 16, 5:30-7:30pm, at the PJC. Led by Robert Appel. Sliding scale suggested donation $5-$50, no payment required. Click here to register online.

Monthly Toxic Whiteness Discussion Group
Wednesday, May 10, 12-1pm at the PJC. Led by Rachel Siegel and Kyle Silliman-Smith. This is a monthly event held on the second Wednesday.

World Fair Trade Day
Saturday, May 13, 10-2pm, at City Hall Park, Burlington. Celebrate fair trade with this annual event.

Screening of National Bird Thursday, May 18 at 7pm, at Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St, Montpelier. Join VT PBS, the library, and the PJC for this film about some whistleblowers who broke the silence around the secret U.S. drone war. The film will be followed by a panel.

Free Trade vs. Fair Trade
Saturday, May 20, 3-4pm, at the PJC. We encourage folks to arrive at 2:30pm for our New Volunteer Orientation.

All programs are FREE unless otherwise noted. For more info on these events visit the Upcoming Events page on our website or contact us at 863-2345 x6 or program@pjcvt.org
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Burlington's Waterfront.
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If you would like an event listed, please email calendar@pjcvt.org  

May 2, 2017
Your Bill of Rights in a Time of Resistance
We are really excited about this two-part workshop being lead by Robert Appel. Robert is a go-to for constitutional knowledge and citizen/protester rights. In this time of resistance, more than ever, it is critical that we know our rights!



Tuesdays, May 9 and 16, 5:30-7:30. See more details about the logistics and the content that will be focused on in the facebook event. Space is limited so please preregister here. Pick up your free copy of the Constitution at PJC when you sign up.
 
Fair Trade Day from inside a Banana Suit!
There really is no better way to learn about and discuss fair trade than from the inside of an Equal Exchange banana suit. Last year at Burlington's World Fair Trade Day Celebration, I had the opportunity to do just that.... 

Consumer education and demand is the key to derailing market practices that capitalize and thrive on the perpetuation of the cycle of poverty.

Quinn DiFalco, PJC's Fair Trade Intern,  
 

PJC Fair Trade Intern, Quinn DiFalco, in a banana suit! 
 

Community Reading of MLK Speech: "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"
We are excited to be partnering with two national campaigns -- The Vietnam Peace Commemorative Committee and the YWCA's Stand Against Racism program -- for this special event. We will gather for food, camaraderie and a reading of this controversial speech that Dr Martin Luther King, Jr gave one year before his death. Rev. Arnold Thomas from Riverside Baptist Church will be in attendance and we hope you will too!

Thursday, May 4, 5:30pm, Arts Riot, Burlington.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gives his speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence."

"One of Martin Luther King Jr.'s lesser known yet equally impactful speeches, 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' condemns the violence and atrocities committed by the U.S against the Vietnamese in their foolish bid to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. He highlights the intricacies and parallels of the war waged in Vietnam and against the poor in the U.S as one reflected in the interactions between the three threats facing democracy - racism, classism, and militarism."

Kira Nemeth, PJC's Programming Intern, shares more thoughts here.
 
Community Events
This is a partial listing of what we have in our public calendar. If you have questions about any of the events below, you can find more information by visiting our calendar.

May 4, Thursday         
  • 11am-12pm White Fragility Talk. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
  • 12-12:30pm New Volunteer Orientation. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
  • 12-1pm Climate Caucus. Room 10, Vermont State House.
  • 5:15-7:15pm Behind Enemy Lines. An evening with Marthe Cohen. 61 Summit St, Burlington.
May 5, Friday        
May 6, Saturday          
  • May 6 & 7: Spring Training Workshop with Vermonters for a New Economy. Learn about public banking in Germany and the sovereign money movement in England. RSVP.  St Johnsbury.
  • 8:30am-5pm Multicultural Youth Leadership Conference. Champlain College, Burlington.
  • 12:30-1:30pm Greater Bennington Peace & Justice Center Vigil at Four Corners, Bennington.
  • 3-4pm Fair Trade Banana Presentation. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
May 7, Sunday          
  • 9am-10:30am Peer-Led Mindfulness Meet-Up for Teens. Stillpoint Center, Burlington. Sundays.
  • 12-1pm Vets for Peace live call-in TV show. VCAM, Channel 15.
  • 2-5pm Introduction to Jewish Food Justice and Ethics. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington.
  • 3-5pm Political Skills Teach-In. Israel Congregation of Manchester, Manchester Center.
  • 4-5:30pm PJC Prospective Facilitator Gathering. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
May 8, Monday          
  • 6-8pm Vermonters for Justice in Palestine meeting at Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
  • 7-8:30pm Burlington Node Mtg. 350VT office, 255 So. Champlain St. 3rd floor. North end of hallway.
  • 7-10pm Black Lives Matter VT Action Meeting. Integrated Arts Academy, 6 Archibald St, Burlington.
May 9, Tuesday      
May 10, Wednesday          
  • 12-1pm Toxic Whiteness Bag Lunch Discussion Group. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
  • 6:30-8:30pm Black America Since MLK: Episode 4. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,  Jericho.
May 11, Thursday          
  • 5:30-7:30pm WILPF Meeting. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington.
  • 5:30-7:30pm Mother Up! Monthly Gathering. First UU Society, Burlington.
May 13, Saturday         
May 15, Monday    
  • 6-8pm Monthly Meeting of Unpredictable Women. Spiral Press Cafe, Manchester Center.
May 16, Tuesday         

Please tell us about other community events in Vermont. If they are mission-aligned, we are happy to list them in our google calendar and in this publication. Please email us.
Action Highlights
There is so much to resist and rebuild and there is no way we can show up to everything.

You can catch up on some events here! Below you can find videos and reports from:
  • May Day's March for Dignity
  • The March for Science in Burlington and Montpelier
  • Amy Goodman's talk in Burlington
  • David Swanson's keynote address at the World Beyond War: What Will it Take? Conference in Winooski.
  • The PJC's Tax Day Penny Poll
Special thanks to Channel 17, CCTV, Burlington!


james Ehlers of Lake Champlain International, at the Burlington Science March.
James Ehlers of Lake Champlain International, at the Burlington Science March on April 22.

Here is some media from the Science March in Montpelier also on the same day.

Many more great Science March photos and videos here (including great aerial footage of the almost 2,000 people in attendance).

Here is David Swanson's key note address at the World Beyond War: What Will it Take? Conference on the same day in Winooski.

Here is edited media footage of the May Day March for Dignity
in Burlington.

Here is Amy Goodman's talk on April 27 in Burlington:
Amy Goodman speaks at Burlington's UU.
Beverly Little Thunder introduces Amy Goodman at Burlington's UU on April 27.


And to see the results of the PJC's Tax Day penny poll, please click here!

Thanks for being part of the resistance. We look forward to seeing you on the streets, in the libraries and community centers, cooking meals, taking breaks, and moving forward.

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