http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml A Voice for Social Justice and Nonviolence Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:57:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “If we are going to bring about peace in the world, we need to begin with the children.” - Gandhi Beginning Peace Builders (Session I): Children ages 6 – 12 When: July 13 – 18, with a Friday night campout Where: Sacred Heart Church, 2021 W. Pikes Peak Avenue (both sessions) Cost: Only $125! Scholarships ... http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml/?p=453 Post by Amy Spaulding The J&P is hosting a discussion series entitled, "Justice, Peace and the Obama Era: Barack, Jesus, Adam Smith and Us," meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. the next two Mondays at the J&P office. The past two meetings, facilitated by Bill Durland, J&P board chair and self-proclaimed “Christian activist, ... http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml/?p=442 Last Friday, Catholic Sisters Barbara Huber and Mary Ann Cunningham, along with Mennonite Esther Kisamore, were sentenced to community service by Judge Robert Warren of the Colorado Springs Municipal Court for attempting to deliver a letter to Gen. Kahler on their religious views about war. They ... http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml/?p=441 On August 8th, 2008, following a silent prayer vigil at the gate of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO, three women—Esther Kisamore, Mary Ann Cunningham SL, and Barbara Huber SC (all pictured above, left to right) crossed the LINE at the Peterson gate. They entered the base in order ... http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml/?p=440 The Presidential race is over, much earlier than many of us expected, and Barack Obama has won by a landslide.  Will his victory be a victory for the peace movement?  For the environmental movement?  For social and economic justice?  That is for us to decide.  Carlos Fierro, writing at Counterpunch, ... http://www.ppjpc.org/public%5Fhtml/?p=437