PeaceNotes Summer 2024 Issue
The summer PeaceNotes issue is out! We discuss the war in Gaza, the national student anti-war movement, gun buybacks, Ukraine, and more!
Poems about the War in Gaza
Yahya Ashour, emerging poet known for his profound reflections on the challenges faced by Palestinians, will share his work in East Lansing
PEC Statement: Response to Raids Targeting Gaza Protesters
Response to FBI and State Police Raids Against Protestors of the War in Gaza On April 23rd, Attorney General Dana Nessel released a statement on “X” stating that search warrants were executed at the homes of several people in southeast …
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PEC Condemns the Attack on International Students in Michigan and Across the U.S.
PEC Condemns the Attack on International Students in Michigan and Across the U.S. and Calls on Higher Education to Protect Student Rights Anna Martinez-Hume, PEC Co-Chair The Lansing Area Peace Education Center denounces the revocation of student visas and the …
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PeaceNotes March 2025
The latest PeaceNotes edition is out! Read the 2025 winter issue online for the latest local and global news!
PEC Statement on Mahmoud Khalil
Peace Education Center Opposes the Detention of Mahmoud Khalil and Efforts to Suppress Criticism of the Genocide in Gaza at US Universities The Lansing Area Peace Education Center strongly condemns the detention of Mahmoud Khalil and efforts to suppress criticism …
A call to resist the coup in progress
What’s happening right now isn’t chaos—it’s calculated. A carefully orchestrated dismantling of democracy is unfolding, led by billionaire elites and their enablers
PeaceNotes Fall 2024 Issue
The latest PEC issue of PeaceNotes is here! This edition brings you updates on PEC events and initiatives, along with local and global news, including articles on divestment efforts, gun violence prevention, nuclear disarmament, and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. …
F-35: $2T in ‘generational wealth’ the military had no right to spend
The $2 trillion F-35 program is a stark reminder of the military industrial complex’s unchecked power to drain generational wealth on projects that never deliver. Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft shows us how a $200 billion plan spiraled into history’s …
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‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar
UN NEWS: Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both sides likely responsible for international crimes including summary executions,
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Around 733 million people suffered from hunger in 2023. The world is not on track to achieve #SDG2, #ZeroHunger by 2030