Category: Community
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The National Restaurant Association (NRA) Protest
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) which represents all of the million dollar fast food chains is leading the corporate war against raising the wages of all low paid workers. It spends millions of dollars annually fighting efforts to raise the minimum wage at both local and national levels, to oppose paid sick leave, and other…
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White Supremacy, Sierra Club, SB1070 and how everything is connected
I wanted to Introduce to you John H. Tanton. John Tanton is the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement. He created a network of organizations – the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) and NumbersUSA – that have profoundly shaped the immigration debate in the United States. A retired Michigan ophthalmologist, Tanton…
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FFOIP – Youth Peer Group on Anger Management
Talking about fear and anger can be very intimidating. The Peace House had a session on Anger Management. Talking to the kids was very eye opening experience. We believed that we learned as we are being asked to teach. Family & Friends of Incarcerated People (FFOIP) is an organization whose primary mission is to foster…
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RAN training on Mobilizing Community Members Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Peace House friends and Supporters, We’re hosting Rainforest Action Network‘s training on Mobilizing Community Members Against the Keystone XL Pipeline. April 12th and 13th, 2014 from 9 am to 5 pm. Background info on RAN: Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is headquartered in San Francisco, California with office staff in Tokyo, Japan, plus thousands of volunteer…
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White House Peace Vigil Volunteer Sign-up
You can now sign up online to volunteer at the historical White House Peace Vigil (click this) Background info: The White House Peace Vigil is an anti-nuclear weapons peace vigil started by William Thomas in 1981.It is thought to be the longest running peace vigil in US history.Despite Thomas’ death in 2009, it continues to…
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White House Peace Vigil; The United States Park Police Very Aggressive
Around 10:15 pm on Friday, March 14th, 2014 the United States Park Police came in full force to remove the white house peace vigil. Their attitudes were very aggressive, treating Taylor Hall (Co-House Manager of The Peace House) like a criminal. Asking for identification and threatening to arrest him. We put out an emergency call…
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White House Peace Vigil in Jeopardy (UPDATE!)
The Peace House, friends and supporters came down last night to the White House Peace vigil to stand together against the suppression of our first amendment rights. To our surprise the United States Park Police didn’t show up. Since the 48 hour initial notice of not being in compliance with park regulations is up. We…
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White House Peace Vigil in Jeopardy
For Immediate Release White House Peace Vigil in Jeopardy March 13th, 2014 Yesterday (March 12th, 2014), the United States Park Police stated that the White House Peace Vigil is not in compliance with their code. They plan on attempting to take down the 33 yearlong vigil today around 9 pm. We ask media, friends and…