PeaceNotes Summer 2026
PEC’s Summer 2026 PeaceNotes includes updates on federal budget priorities, housing policy, Peace Community Media, and upcoming events
Author: Peace Ed
SANDERS: WE NEED MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION, AI
Compiled by Laura Sager Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for urgent policy action to “slow this thing down” as tech companies race to build ever-more powerful systems. He will soon introduce a bill requiring a moratorium on the construction …
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TRANSGENDER RIGHTS REMAIN UNDER ATTACK
By Amelia, Greater Lansing Writers Collective In Kansas, transgender people are being forced to surrender birth certificates and IDs that reflect their true identities. A recently passed law invalidates these documents and bars trans people from using public bathrooms and …
Diplomacy Undermined: PEC Condemns U.S. Attack on Iran
The Peace Education Center opposes the U.S. war on Iran. Replacing negotiations with force undermines international law and global stability
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PEC Statement: Nuclear Weapons Treaties
The breakdown of nuclear arms control removes critical limits on U.S. and Russian arsenals and heightens the risk of nuclear catastrophe.
2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement
The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-destruction, and a warning meant to spur action on the most urgent, human-made global threats. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will announce the 2026 setting of the …
Lansing Community Statement on Venezuela
We condemn the January 3rd attack on Venezuela, the illegal abduction of the President and First Lady of Venezuela, and subsequent threats made by the Trump administratio
PeaceNotes Winter 2025
PEC’s December 2025 PeaceNotes covers urgent global crises, celebrates wins in our community, and looks at past and current PEC projects