PeaceNotes Fall 2026
PEC’s Summer 2026 PeaceNotes includes updates on the Tenant Resource Center, Flock Cameras in Lansing, the Move Money out of MIBA campaign, Peace Community Media, and upcoming events
Category: In the News
TRC FACING A TSUNAMI OF UNMET NEEDS; URGENT ACTION NEEDED
By Khadja Erickson and Laura Sager We have some good news and some bad news. The Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource team has shown up, week after week, with life-saving food, clothing, and essentials, as well as with legal, and financial resources …
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WHY READ END TIMES NOW
By Laura Sager The news cycle is a swirl of existential threats and climate-and war/genocide-driven human devastation caused by leaders who have openly discarded any respect for human life. The converging crises: climate acceleration, rapid AI deployment (that major developers …
PeaceNotes Summer 2026
PEC’s Summer 2026 PeaceNotes includes updates on federal budget priorities, housing policy, Peace Community Media, and upcoming events
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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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 …