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PEC hosts Palestinian Filmmaker

Peace Education Center to Screen Degrees of Incarceration and Host Talk with Movie’s Palestinian Filmmaker The Peace Education Center will host filmmaker Nidal Al-Azraq, a Palestinian from Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank.  He is a volunteer and former Program Director for the Lajee Youth Center in Aida, and he is currently studying in [...]

Vigil for Peace in Afghanistan

Vigil for Peace in Afghanistan Oppose the Escalation Wednesday, December 2 Noon to 12:30pm On the sidewalk in front of Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing, MI Signs provided. Join with the GLNAWI and the Peace Education Center in our call for: Bringing the troops home from Afghanistan A timeline for withdrawal of U.S./NATO forces [...]

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A Photo Shoot Friday Peace Vigil:  Postcards for Obama November 20, 2009, On the sidewalk in front of the Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing, MI noon hour, 12-1pm We’ll be sending this message: Dear Mr. President, Please Dont Send More Troops to Afghanistan. Find a Way Out. Love, Lansing, Michigan Bring a bell to [...]

David Castro and Becky Payne at the 2008 holiday sale

Featured Alternative Holiday Sale Vendor: David Castro

David Castro has been a quality woodworker for Lansing area homebuilders for over twenty-five years.  He makes cutting boards, children’s toys and other items with the ends and pieces he saves from the scrap heap.  Look for oak, cherry, walnut and other hardwoods in beautifully rendered crafts.  He will be joined by Becky Payne, selling items to help lower our [...]

Palestinian Olive Oil sold by MPT

Featured Alternative Holiday Sale Vendor: Michigan Peace Team

Michigan Peace Team is a nonprofit organization that pursues peace through active nonviolence in places of conflict. The founder of Michigan Peace Team, Peter Dougherty, has just won a prestigious international peace award. Read more about it by clicking here: Peter Dougherty wins Peace Prize