MONTEREY PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER
Mariposa Hall
801 Lighthouse Ave, Suite 102, Monterey, CA. 93940
831-373-1061
Open to the public from 1:00
to 5:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The opening of the Monterey Peace and Justice Center in April 2004
culminated nearly
forty years
of peace advocacy in Monterey County
by
groups such as
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom,
United Nations Association,
Sane-Freeze, Veterans for Peace, and more.
The Peace Coalition of Monterey County, a promoter of the center,
is
composed of twenty-two local organizations.
The Center is a community resource where educational materials
relating to war and peace and other social
issues are available.
The Center contains
an interesting library of books, DVDs and video-tapes
and can provide meeting space for small groups.
The Monterey Peace and Justice Center seeks to promote
coalition-building
with environmental, human rights and labor groups.
The Center is designed to promote a culture of peace and justice
in
our own community and the world.
Inquiries about the center, or offers to volunteer help
may be addressed
to the Center’s Executive Director:
Karen
Araujo at the number above or 601-4564.
For information on the New Directions Film
Series, contact
Helen
For information about
the Youth Rights* project, contact
Carole
*Providing youth with
truth about military enlistment. [resource
page]
The Monterey Peace and
Justice Center happily accepts donations
of used public interest films
or books on peace and justice topics.
DVDs can be previewed at the Center before they are checked out.
Monterey Peace
and Justice Center is considering
creating
a directory of local businesses
that are
supportive/friendly
to the peace and justice
movement.
Suggestions? Maybe you have such a
business?
Contact
jturner215@comcast.net.
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Beloved supporters of the Monterey Peace and Justice Center:
The Peace and Justice Center is
sustained by annual donations
or pledged monthly donations
from its supporters.
While most donations are small, they keep the
Center going.
Expenses are minimal because of the dedicated cadre of volunteers.
In December of 2005 the Board of MPJC launched a membership
organization
called
FRIENDS OF THE MONTEREY PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER
so as to encourage donors to be part of the process
of bringing ideas
to the Center and helping it to grow.
Will you become a
FRIEND?
Special offer: FRIENDS of MPJC donating
$35 or more
may select a gift book, dvd, or videotape
at the Monterey
Peace and Justice Center.
Many titles to choose from.
The goal
of our membership drive is to afford a larger space
where we
can host meetings and show films.
Become a Friend of the Monterey Peace and
Justice Center.
All donations
are tax-deductible.
Write checks to MPJC. Write “Friends” in
the memo line.
Mail to P.O. Box 1851, Monterey, CA 93942-1851.
Monthly
pledges needed and welcome.
Call your pledge to Sylvia (treasurer)
484-9747.
Or bring your donation to the Center
Thursday, Friday,
or Saturday between 1 and 5 pm,
give it to the volunteer and select
your gift.
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The Monterey Peace and Justice Center has dvd and vhs
copies
of the video Ground Truth,
which it would like
to distribute widely
to high schools and youths everywhere
as a counter-recruitment
tool.
The film is a series of interviews with soldiers who have been
in Iraq
telling of their experiences there
and their encounters with
veterans’ services on return.
Call 373-1061.
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The Monterey Peace and Justice Center is a separate
entity
from the Peace Coalition of Monterey County
and from the
multitude of organizations
that make up the Coalition.
It is
anticipated that it will serve those organizations in a variety of ways.
The Monterey Peace and Justice Center has a Board of Directors,
and is
a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status so that all donations
are tax-deductible.