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When the defense contracts stop, do firms and their employees have any alternative to simply shutting down? This documentary explores the history of attempts by workers and their unions to convert military enterprises to civilian production. |
Economic Conversion Now Monday January 28, 2013 Friends Meeting House The Connecticut Citizens For Peace and Justice will be showing a documentary from Sawmill River Productions entitled "Economic Conversion Now." This was produced in the mid 1980's and the interviews and examples are somewhat dated. The concepts are timeless. For more information click => here |
In 1968 Martin Luther King organized a 3,000-person tent city for economic justice, called the Poor People's Campaign or Resurrection City. |
Occupying for Economic
Justice in 1968: Monday, January 21, 2013 Join Occupy Hartford on Martin Luther King Day for a vegetarian potluck, short film about the Poor People's Campaign, and discussion of what this history tells us about the Occupy movement, its issues, and its tactics. For a flyer, click => here |
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Are you new to activism and would like to organize with others committed to creating peace? |
Connecticut Citizens For Peace and Justice Amplify Your Voice Do you have an economic or social issue that you are passionate about? Join us every 2nd and 4th Monday Friends Meeting House For more information, call (860)678-1846 |
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Hiroshima / Nagasaki Remembrance
Hiroshima / Nagasaki
Remembrance
A Call to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
5:00 - 8:00 PM, Monday, August 6th
Friends Meeting House <= New Location
144 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford
(Riverside Park was unavailable this year)
| Pot Luck Picnic at begins at 5:00 pm Program begins at 7:00 pm with Music, Speakers and ends with Candle-Lighting Ceremony at 8 pm. |
Sponsored by:
CT Coalition for Peace and Justice
No Nukes/No War, UN Association-CT
West Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice,
American Friends Service Committee-CT
For more information, click => here
For a flyer for Hartford, click => here
For more information:
(860) 561-1897
Vigils in New Haven for Nuclear Abolition
President Obama called for nuclear abolition but said
“maybe not in our lifetime. ” U.S. Conference of Mayors agrees. For more information
about the mayors, Yes We Can. |
End 67 Years of Nuclear Terror Total, global abolition is the only way to prevent terrorists from getting nukes and to avoid nuclear accidents. Vigils Monday, Thursday, For More Info: 203-389-9547; 203-387-370 For a flyer, click => here |
Proclamation
City of Hartford
Hiroshima
Remembrance
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Wayne Goes Cycling to Raise Money for Soldiers Heart! In mid June 2007, Tariffville resident Wayne Coste began a 4,200 mile, coast-to-coast bicycle trip across America to raise money and awareness of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. In 64 days, he crossed 13 states and a Canadian province, averaging 65 miles per day, under his own power. http://www.waynegoescycling.com For more information, click => here |
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This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the subdivisions of various countries (the links are at the bottom of the respective country entries), as well as a selection of international organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately. |
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| Dates and figures of the worldwide leadership since
1945.
To see the people who have been in power throughout the world in modern times, click => here |
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This blog is intended to be a regularly updated hub for those who take anti-war work seriously and want to learn what other people are doing, and to let new people know that there are ways to tangibly grind this war to a halt. |
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stage in the antiwar movement where there is something to report in
terms of creative, militant direct actions against the occupation of
Iraq happening right here in the US. It's happening on campuses, at
ports, in the Capitol, in small towns and in big cities.
The main purpose is to put forward the alternatives that have been advocated for a long time; that are now taking shape. It's really a wonderful time to be a part of this movement; it is not hard to feel a re-awakening and a shift in movement politics. The time when a handful of groups and individuals can monopolize the direction of the movement is coming to a close. For more information, click => here |
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Stop the United States From
Launching a New Nuclear Arms Race!
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New Nuclear Weapons Complex "Although national security is widely perceived to depend on military strength, more weapons do not provide enduring security. Military expansion provokes fear and potential retaliation. Threats tend to increase the hostility and distrust that lead to war. We believe that nations must move toward comprehensive disarmament. We urge multilateral disarmament, supported by the conversion of military industries to the production of civilian goods and services, and the retraining of personnel toward that end. We also advocate that the United States take unilateral steps toward its own disarmament, believing that other nations will respond affirmatively to this example. The risks of disarmament are far smaller than the risks involved in the current course of weapons stockpiling and development." ~ Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Statement of Legislative Policy For more information, click => here |
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Come Help CCPJ Discuss Monday, January 22 at 7:30 We will show Dr. Ed Tick's 90 minute DVD (a brief synopsis of his book "War and the Soul") and discuss efforts to hold a larger Central Connecticut and/or State forum on PTSS and helping returning Iraq War Veterans For more information, click => here |
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No More Blood On Our Hands Campaign The Red Hand campaign is about stopping any nuclear or conventional attack on the people of Iran. We urge you to download flyer(s) get them signed and deliver them to your Congressional Representatives (House and Senate) You may return them to Joe Wasserman for him to deliver as part of a consolidated package (joewass64@yahoo.com) For a flyer click => here |
Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice
Has put up a Billboard to identify supporters of torture among elected
officials
For more information on IWagePeace.org, click => here
For more information on Reclaiming The Prophetic Voice, click => here
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The Exxpose Exxon campaign is a collaborative
effort of many of the nation's largest environmental and public
interest advocacy organizations aimed at pressuring ExxonMobil by
educating and activating Americans about ExxonMobil's efforts to
stop action on global warming, drill in the Arctic Refuge, and
keep America addicted to oil.
For more information, click => here |
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For an interview (interspersed with music) with Jose Davilla who discusses the latest Seminar on Civil Liberties by John Brittian with an emphasis on Jose Padilla click => here |
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Rev. Martin Luther King Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break
Silence For more information, click => here (For an undated 2007 version, substitute the word "Iraq" for "Vietnam") |
Weekly Vigils
There are two weekly vigils that the Connecticut Coalition For Peace and
Justice actively participates. These are:
- Every Friday in front of the Federal Building in Hartford at 11:00 - 12:30 PM. This is the longest continuous vigil in Connecticut.
- Every Saturday at 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the corner of Main Street and Farmington Avenue.
To see selected Web Archives of activities previously posted on this site, click => here
About Connecticut Coalition For Peace and Justice (CCPJ)
The Connecticut Coalition to Stop Star Wars was borne in the summer of 2001, following the stirring words of Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. At first, the diverse group was established to combat the disasterous missile defense system of President Bush II. But the events of 9/11/01 changed everything for the group, including its name. The Connecticut Coalition for Peace and Justice
(CCPJ) has worked ardently to pursue peace and justice since 9/11, but while broadening its message, it still holds to its founding principle of combatting Star Wars.
CCPJ meets every week on Monday evening => No Longer
Meeting on a Regular Basis
7:30 PM at the Quaker Meeting House, 144 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford
Thanks
CCPJ Steering Committee
Other CCPJ Materials can be found => Here
CCPJ Weekly Agenda Form can be found => Here
Unpublished CCPJ Committee Materials => Here