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PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST ALERT
OCTOBER 13th, 2025
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13th
DOORS OPEN 6 PM
GRAND LAKE THEATER
3200 GRAND AVE. OAKLAND
DOCUMENTARY MOVIE
"Earth's Greatest Enemy"
Bay Area Premiere!
Join CODEPINK for a special screening
Q&A with Abby Martin and co-director
Mike Prysner following the film (8:30-9 PM
"Earth’s Greatest Enemy" is the second documentary from journalist Abby Martin that uncovers a shocking blind spot in the climate conversation: the U.S. military.
Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is revealed here as the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, the film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences. Provocative, urgent, and eye-opening, this is a documentary that will change how you see both the military and environmentalism.
- Join in Oakland to support our friends Abby and Mike.
- Make sure to wear PINK and purchase a ticket.
- This is a great opportunity to raise up the War is Not Green campaign!
**THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT, PLEASE RSVP TO RECEIVE A TICKET PURCHASE LINK IN YOUR EMAIL**
RSVP HERE FOR LINK TO GET TICKETS
Cynthia Papermaster, CODEPINK Bay Area, 510-365-1500
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 4 PM
FAIRWAY ROOM AT CREEKSIDE
1010 STANLEY DOLLAR DRIVE
WALNUT CREEK (ROSSMOOR)
ROSSMOOR'S VOICES FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE
present
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 2 - 4 PM
OAKVIEW THREE, CREEKSIDE COMMONS
1035 CAROL LANE, LAFAYETTE
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center hosts
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26th, NOON - 2 PM
LAFAYETTE ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
49 KNOX DRIVE, LAFAYETTE
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 5 - 9 PM
MAIN HALL, CREEKSIDE COMMONS
1035 CAROL LANE, LAFAYETTE
MT. DIABLO PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER'S
17th ANNUAL PEACE & JUSTICE AWARDS DINNER!
AND THE WINNERS ARE.....................
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JULIE TANG, Superior Court Judge (retired) for her work with
with the Pivot to Peace campaign to counter the misinformation and anti-China trend pushed by neo conservatives and those seeking conflict with China, and for leading numerous education delegations to China.
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CARLA SCHICK, a longtime teacher and beginning-teacher mentor, has always striven to teach with a perspective grounded in social justice, believes it’s important to create a learning environment which centers student voices and inquiry, in order to engage and empower all students, and create an environment of mutual understanding.
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CONTRA COSTA IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ALLIANCE, a coalition of community, faith, advocacy and immigrant-led organizations that formed in the Spring of 2017 to provide a platform to support actions by multiple players across the County. The mission is to help make Contra Costa a county that welcomes, honors and protects the rights of immigrant members of our communities. SERGIO JAIME LOPEZ is the Community Defense Coordinator for the organization and will represent it at the event.
Since its 40th anniversary in 2009, the Peace Center has held an annual gathering to recognize and celebrate the efforts of locally based individuals or organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership efforts towards the ideals of peace and justice.
The evening includes a full-course meal, speakers and live music!
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR TICKET INFO!
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TUESDAYS, 5 - 6 PM
Corners of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road, Lafayette
A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING - THE WORK CONTINUES!
Meet Local Activists, Bring your own signs or make one when you arrive.
AND A MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS WEEKLY EVENT:
We are concerned with safety and have a monitor at each corner wearing an orange vest. They will help keep the crosswalks and sidewalks clear for pedestrians. If you have any questions or concerns, please let one of them or Gordon Lake, our main event organizer, know.
Our mission statement and some norms for our group: .
Mission:
We are meeting to collectively defend democracy and support and protect the institutions which are vital to the wellbeing of all of us, and which are now under attack. Our goals are to meet every week to express our values and ideas, to promote solidarity and mutual support within our protest community, and to encourage other like-minded citizens to join us.
Norms:
We are non-violent in word and deed. We will follow all laws and act in ways that ensure personal safety. We will not block crosswalks or walkways.
We will not respond to those in cars or on the street who express different views. We will contact monitors in orange vests if we have questions or concerns.
LAMORINDA PEACE & JUSTICE GROUP
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WEDNESDAYS, 5 - 6 PM
INTERSECTION OF CIVIC DR. and
YGNACIO VALLEY ROADS, WALNUT CREEK
WE THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAYS
Organized by Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa!
Join us for a rousing honk and wave visibility action.
Bring your signs and raise your voice for democracy and to protect our rights!
This is a nonviolent event. Stay within your rights, don’t break laws, stay safe, stay peaceful, and avoid any risk you don’t feel comfortable with. Don’t obstruct traffic, impede pedestrians, or commit any acts of property damage.
If counter-protestors appear, do your best to ignore them. When people shout from cars, just remember that we are standing for their rights, too. They just don't know it.
This is a busy intersection and cars drive fast. Please stay on the sidewalk at least a few feet from cars. We can spread out down the block and take a stand on the pedestrian overpass. Safety is our top priority. If you have any concerns during this event, please find a peace ambassador in an orange vest and they will help.
There are several parking lots within walking distance or you can find street parking at Civic Park or on Civic Drive or Arroyo Way.
MORE INFO ON THIS AND OTHER RELATED EVENTS
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SATURDAYS, 11:30 AM
HANDS OFF PEOPLE POWER PROTESTS
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA COUNTY INFO HERE
October 18, 2025 11:30am-1pm - NO KINGS DAY NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION Broadway Plaza, WALNUT CREEK. Rally in plaza. March to Main St. and Mt. Diablo Blvd. for Honk & Wave. .
October 25, 2025 11:30am-12:30pm - Todos Santos Park, CONCORD March and Honk & Wave.
November 1, 2025 11:30am-12:30pm - Liberty Bell Plaza, corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd & Broadway, WALNUT CREEK. Rally in plaza. March to Main St. for Honk & Wave: Focus Get Out The Vote for Prop 50.
This is a nonviolent event. Each of us is responsible for our own conduct. Stay within your rights, don’t break laws, stay safe, stay peaceful, and avoid any risk you don’t feel comfortable with. Don’t obstruct traffic, protest inside any business, impede people from entering or exiting any property, or commit any acts of property damage. Ignore any counter protestors and stay focused on peacefully delivering our message. If you need help or see something troubling, tell a uniformed police officer or call 911. If you can safely do so, record troublesome behavior with your phone, as this is often a strong deterrent to bad behavior.
Organized by: ReSisters Indivisible Group, Contra Costa County
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Suggested readings/videos/podcasts (not found in MSM!)
Headline in the Sunday editions of The New York Times: “A New Test for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?”
What a question. Let us set aside our indignation and think about this.
The piece below this head is by David Halbfinger, whose trade over the years has been to appear balanced when covering the Zionist state while glossing its past, which is wall-to-wall condemnable, and faithfully apologizing for its present, which — need this be said — is also wall-to-wall condemnable.
Israel’s top officials are openly declaring that they intend to terminate the Gaza ceasefire after they get their hostages back.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has posted a tweet in Hebrew which machine translates as follows:
“Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons. I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission.”
Israel-U.S. relationship examined: Ex-C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou, former U.S. Green Party V.P. candidate Ajamu Baraka and CN Editor Joe Lauria joined host Danny Haiphong on his webcast Sunday.
from last week:
GRETA THUNBERG: Speaking after release from Israeli jail
DIALOG WORKS: Interview of Helena Cobban: Understanding HAMAS: The Truth That Changes Everything
| | ADDITIONAL ONLINE SOURCES FOR ACTIONS and INFORMATION ON PALESTINE/GAZA and other MILITARY ACTIONS WORLDWIDE | | |
JUST RELEASED!
2025 edition of Mapping Militarism
24 interactive maps to highlight
the state of war and peace on our planet.
Each map allows the viewer to spin the globe,
zoom in and out, scroll the timeline back through the years,
or switch from map view to list view.
TRY IT HERE!
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World BEYOND War has
a DIVESTMENT campaign!
About the Campaign
Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to municipalities and states coming together to divest public pension funds. Divestment means organizing to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.
Public pension and retirement funds especially are often invested, directly and indirectly, in weapons companies. Teachers and other public servants whose interests lie with promoting human needs have their retirement security tied up with maintaining or enlarging the war industry. Every dollar currently invested in weapons and war is a dollar that could be better spent on job creation, education, housing, healthcare, food security, and so much more.
War profiteering is largely normalized today. We’re working to stigmatize the war machine. World BEYOND War assists divestment campaigns led by our chapters, affiliates, other coalitions, and individuals around the world.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN HERE
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This website provides comprehensive information including events & campaigns
CHECK HERE FOR LINKS TO REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
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Includes a frequently updated
calendar of local events
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Peace work in the Quaker tradition
American Friends Service Committee
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BOYCOTT
DIVESTMENT and SANCTIONS!
CHECK OUT THIS HANDY APP!
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Peace is Possible!
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center
at Creekside Commons
1035 Carol Lane
Lafayette, CA 94549
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