BULLETIN — September 28, 2007WE HAVE A NEW OFFICE!The Peace Center will be moving the week of September 1 - 8 to our new office at 316 West Main St., Grass Valley, next door to the Center for the Arts. There's no suite number, just come in the front door and go down the hall toward the back to the last office on the right. Our new phone number will be 273.4030, but the old number (478.0699) will still be active. We are very pleased with our new location. Come and see us there! WHAT: Peace Center Monthly Meeting This is the last Monthly Meeting to be held at the Argall Way office. We are moving (see below). The Monthly Meeting is where we decide where to focus our energy; if you would like to make a difference, attend our monthly meetings and tell us what you would you like to see the Peace Center take on. Come and share your thoughts . . . Be the Change You Wish to See in the World! It's up to us; we're the ones we've been waiting for!! If you'd like to socialize before the meeting, come at 6:30 p.m., and bring a sack dinner. (this is not a potluck—byo) Constitution Day Parade:Grandmothers for Peace and Americans for Constitutional Integrity will both by marching in the Constitution Day Parade. Both invite everyone to join them to swell the ranks. Please see the announcements of Grandmothers for Peace and Americans for Constitutional Integrity below for details. Sierra Meditation Center Grand Opening:WHAT: Sierra Meditation Center Grand Opening The Sierra Meditation Center, a new affinity group of the Peace Center of Nevada County, will have its grand opening this Sunday, beginning with a silent meditation at 11am. Please join us for this Celebration. Phone 265.5764 for more info, for RSVP's, and for the exact address. Upcoming DemonstrationSeptember 15 begins a week-long action for Peace in Washington D.C. The Peace Center is making plans for a demonstration or vigil during that week, at the usual spot on the Broad Street Overpass. Watch this space for an announcement of date and time. Volunteer Opportunities:As we have told you previously, the Board has decided to expand the program efforts of PCNC. If you are interested in helping to formulate programs, please call the Peace Center, or send an email to the Center, with VOLUNTEER in the subject line (do not reply directly to this bulletin by email, it will not work). Please note that the program names are tentative; they have not yet been approved by the Board, and they may be changed as the programs evolve. A Focus on Youth will become one of the major developments, with Outreach to Youth, Peace Activities for School Age Youth, and Alternatives to Military Service (an educational program frequently known as "Counter Recruitment"), tentatively set as the program components. We need volunteers with interest and/or experience in working with youth, as well as those who have contacts within the local schools. Another new effort is the Peaceful Empowerment Program (PEP). In this program, trained volunteers will offer support and help to community members who have been victims of bullying, intolerance or prejudice. If you are interested in learning more about this program and/or volunteering for the PEP team, please contact the Peace Center at 478.0699. It takes a village to run a Peace Center, and additional committees are being formed to tackle all the necessary tasks. People power is needed for the Finance/Fundraising Committee, the Newsletter Committee and the Membership Committee. We need somebody to staff the Peace Center Office on Wednesday afternoons starting at the end of October, at least through the end of the year. Our Long Term Needs for Volunteers continue:
The office is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Regular staffers are:
Non-Scents Policy: In order to make our office and meetings accessible to all, including those with chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing fragrances/scents to the office. WHAT: Grandmothers For Peace Monthly Meeting Our next meeting is on Tuesday, September 4, at 11:30am at the PCNC Nevada City office. This will be our last meeting at this office (before the PCNC move to the new Grass Valley office). We'll do some final preparations for walking in the Constitution Day Parade, and will also start planning our altar for the Altar Show, which is at the end of October. Come and join us!!! On September 9th, the Grandmothers For Peace will march in the Constitution Parade in Nevada City. The parade begins at 2:00pm. We are entry #49. If you'd like to march with us, meet up with us at 1:30pm. at our line-up position. Bring a sign with a message of peace or something about upholding our constitution (or we often write our messages on umbrellas). Come and join us if you are interested in "creating a world of peace for this, and future generations!" Call Shirley at 265.5545 or send an email to "grannies4peace@hotmail.com" for more information. WHAT: Americans for Constitutional Integrity Regular Meeting Americans for Constitutional Integrity (ACI), which is calling for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney for crimes against the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, has entered the Constitution Day Parade in Nevada City, to be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 9th. We ask everyone who shares our belief that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights have been violated by this Administration to march with us in support of our mission. You can sign up at the Peace Center, and we will call or email you to confirm your commitment, or you can call the Peace Center and leave a message for us to call you (or email you, if preferred). We must have a strong presence in the parade, or we will have to cancel our entry. Please ask everyone you know who might be interested in joining us to get in touch with us or to sign up. Thanks. Also, our bimonthly meetings in September will be held on Thursday, September 13th and Thursday, September 27th, at 7pm., location unknown at this time (since the Peace Center is moving before the first meeting). Please call the Peace Center to learn where we will meet in September, or you can email ACI at info@constitutionalintegrity.org for updated information. Please join us. WHAT: Women In Black Please wear black, to symbolize our sorrow for all oppression, all violence, all war and the destruction of people, nature and the fabric of life. Prepare to stand silently. Men who resonate with the aims of WIB are welcome to join, standing on the bridge opposite the women. WIB is an International Women's Peace Network Mourning for the lost....Standing for Peace and Justice. Counter-Recruitment: High School and College organizers can contact the Peace Center regarding Counter-Recruitment efforts or coordination of peace activities between campuses. Email Peace Center with "Add me to the Student Activists email list" in the subject line. DONATE:We welcome and encourage donations to the Peace Center. Donations of any amount are tax-deductible, if made out to P.E.A.C.E. (for PCNC project). If you don't care about the deduction, make your donation to PCNC. Please send all donations to: PCNC, 316 West Main St, Grass Valley, 95945. COMMUNICATE: Visit our website at www.ncpeace.org Disclaimer: thepeacecenter@yahoo is an unmoderated site is for sharing information among subscribers. The Peace Center does not oversee the site or monitor its content, and the views expressed may not be those of the Peace Center or its Board. |
 Peace Center Film Forum - 2nd and 4th Mondays, 316 West Main, Grass ValleyFebruary 25, 2008 7:30 pm: Meetings and Events!Next Peace Center Meeting Peace VigilThursdays 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Meetings at the NEW Peace Center OfficeAmericans for Constitutional Integrity Raise Hell for Molly Ivens DayThird Friday of the month at noon near Rep. Doolittle's office in Granite Bay. Bring pots and pans and make noise to end the war in Iraq. Phone Peace Center and leave message for Rio if you would like to carpool. Grandmothers for PeaceFirst Tuesday of each month 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Nevada City Co-Housing Music Room For more news & information, go to our bulletin page or check the newsletter. |
Education and Action for Peace and Social JusticeThe Peace Center of Nevada County honors the essential power of people in community. Through open inquiry, education, and nonviolent direct action, we nurture peace, equality, justice and dignity in ourselves, our community and our Earth. Bulletin Subscriptions!If you want to receive our bulletins by email, please sign up here. How To Reach UsEmail: Address: Office Hours: Telephone: Anti-RecruitmentHigh School and College organizers can contact the Peace Center regarding Counter-Recruitment efforts or coordination of peace activities between campuses. Email Peace Center with "Add me to the Student Activists email list" in the subject line.
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