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Pilgrimage for Peace & Justice – Greensboro
SCHEDULE: Walking Route: 11:00am - Meet at Center City Park (200 N. Elm Street, Greensboro) Peace Walk: Join the Pilgrimage for Peace and Justice as we walk 3 miles to the Friendly Center 12:45pm - Friendly Center Post Office (610 Pembroke Road, Greensboro) Peaceful Witness at Post Office: As many scramble to mail off their federal tax returns, we carry a message that we want our tax dollars used on positive, peaceful measures, not runaway military spending. 3:30pm - Guilford…
Find out more »Sustainable Communities: Agriculture, Healthcare, and Education in Cuba
Read a full report of the delegation here!
Find out more »Rice and Beans Fundraiser! August 10, 2014
Join us for an evening of dancing, food, and fun to support Witness for Peace Southeast! Come out for a delicious rice and beans dinner and stick around for dancing performances and dancing lessons by Tessie and Ignacio Castillo, and a delegate report by 2014 Cuba attendee Harry Phillips. We will also welcome our new Regional Director, Ron Garcia-Fogarty, to the Witness for Peace family. Come by and say hello! The Rice and Beans Fundraiser will support the work of Witness for Peace…
Find out more »2014 WFPSE Fall Speakers Tour: Yes to Fair Trade, No to Free Trade!
During the month of October, we will host Julia Vallejos, a Nicaraguan fair trade advocate credited as a founding member of Masilí; a free trade zone factory. Julia will give her perspectives on how free trade policies and U.S. corporate practices have affected her community and the choices we as consumers can make to support alternative trade models like Masilí. Julia will visit 4 states, during the following dates: Kentucky from October 5th to the 9th, Nashville, Tenessee on October…
Find out more »Colombia Delegation Report-Back
Come listen to a report-back from a recent Witness for Peace Southeast delegation to Colombia. A few highlights of this delegation include: Visiting the first-ever urban peace community in Colombia, Meetings with Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, Campesino & Labor leaders, A clearer understanding of what it takes to move towards Peace in Colombia, Recognition about the harmful impacts of Free Trade in Colombia A paradigm-shifting experience for our delegates. Our report-back will be one of the Peace Lunch Forum events at NC…
Find out more »25th SOA Anniversary Vigil
We will be traveling to Columbus, Georgia, to participate in the 25th SOA Anniversary Vigil! Contact Ron at 919-856-9468 or at if you're interested in car-pooling and/or sharing lodging with other people traveling from the Southeast. The vigil starts on Friday, November 21st, and finishes Sunday, November 23rd in the early afternoon. More information about the vigil will be available at http://www.soaw.org/take-action/november-vigil We hope you can join us!
Find out more »Witness for Peace Southeast Holiday Party Come and celebrate the holiday's with us on Friday December 19th 7:00-10:00 pm Bob and Gail Phares home, Raleigh, NC 27615 Please RSVP and contact us for directions: 919-856-9468 office@wfpse.org We hope to raise $2,000 for Witness for Peace SE Help us celebrate all we have accomplished together over the years. Help us celebrate our work for immigration reform, trade reform and peace and justice in Latin America.
Find out more »Pilgrimage for Peace & Justice – Morganton
March 29 Schedule 10 am – Core walkers meet at Immaculate Conception 2 pm – Arrive at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 728 W Union St, Morganton, NC 28655 2:15 pm – Start walk, arrive at Poultry Factory, Circle of Prayer in solidarity w/poultry workers 4:30-6:15 pm – Service at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 728 W Union St, Morganton, NC 28655 6:30 pm – Intro by Basilio, Reflection Circle & Dinner 7:30 pm – Foot washing
Find out more »Pilgrimage for Peace & Justice – Siler City, Burlington, Graham
March 31 Schedule 10:00 am - Meet at the Hispanic Liaison, 105 E 2nd St, Siler City, NC 27344. Walk on MLK to Route 64 1:30 pm - Leave from Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 320 E Davis St, Burlington, NC 27215. Walk to Alamance County Detention Center, 315 Prison Camp Road, Graham, NC 27253 (4.2 miles) 4:00 pm - Program at Alamance County Detention Center
Find out more »Colombia: Beyond Dollars and Pesos: The Real Cost of Free Trade in Colombia
Witness for Peace Delegation to Colombia! In the past 10 years, foreign investment in Colombia has increased enormously. The U.S-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was implemented in May 2012 despite Colombia’s status as the most dangerous country in the world for trade unionists. Yet many Colombians continue to suffer from ongoing economic, environmental, and cultural violence. International corporations profit while Colombians suffer violence and mass displacement. Visit Colombia, one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world, to learn more about…
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