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5:00 PM "Why is Oregon's National Guard Headed to Syria 10 Years into the US War?" Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact sheet |
On August 22, 2024 eleven (later joined by another six) Oregon-based groups sent a letter to Governor Tina Kotek, asking her not to deploy National Guard troops to undeclared war zones, shortly after the news announced that guard members were on the way to Iraq and Syria. Read more about the ongoing Troops Home Campaign. |
Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:30 You don't have to be a member to attend the quarterly meetings! NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
End Nuclear Madness Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2024 Japanese American Historical Plaza in Waterfront Park NW Naito Parkway & Couch Street Live event, visit Oregon PSR's website for more info The Iraq Affinity Group is a cosponsor of this event. Download a flyer |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 5:00 PM PDT |
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"Remembering the Relentless Bombing of Iraq Since 2003 Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Peace and Justice Works 32nd Annual Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:30 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
4:30-6:00 PM "Guantanamo: 22 Years of Imprisonment without End... for 30 People" Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice (note early start time) More info • Flyer • Fact sheet |
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Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:30 You don't have to be a member to attend the quarterly meetings! NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
(Saturday, October 14, 2023 1-3 PM)
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"U.S. Bombs and Troops Still in Syria, Nine Years Later... After 22 Years, USA Mostly Gone from Afghanistan " Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 90 Seconds to Midnight: No More Nuclear War Japanese American Historical Plaza in Waterfront Park NW Naito Parkway & Couch Street Live event, visit Oregon PSR's website for more info The Iraq Affinity Group is a cosponsor of this event. |
On August 3, 2023 fifteen (later joined by another two) Oregon-based groups sent a letter to Governor Tina Kotek, asking her not to deploy National Guard troops to undeclared war zones, calling attention to the then-upcoming anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Read more about the ongoing Troops Home Campaign. |
Tuesday, June 27,
2023 7:00 PM PDT |
Peace and Justice Works 31st Annual Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:30 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
"20 Years Later, the US is Still in Iraq End the F-35 Fighter Jet Program" Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
"30+ People, 21 Years and Many Human Rights Violations in Guantanamo" Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice (note early start time) More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
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Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 You don't have to be a member to attend the quarterly meetings! NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
Virtual memorial for Yvonne Simmons (1946-2022) Join in with others who knew Yvonne, a co-founder of Peace and Justice Works, to remember her amazing life. For Zoom connection information (including phone-in number) click here or contact PJW at pjw@pjw.info. Click here for details about the memorial Watch the video of the memorial (two half-hour shows). |
Send Aid, Not Bombs End the US Wars in Afghanistan and Syria Rally and March SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Four organizations sent a question to the fall 2022 candidates for Governor and Oregon's political parties about removing the Oregon State Police from the Joint Terorism Task Force. To see the results to to: https://portlandcopwatch.org/jttf_questionnaire0922.pdf |
Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 You don't have to be a member to attend the quarterly meetings! NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Building Toward Nuclear Justice Live event with livestream available, visit Oregon PSR's website for more info The Iraq Affinity Group is a cosponsor of this event. Download a flyer |
Flying Focus Video Collective joined Peace and Justice Works as a Project Group on July 1, 2022! Flying Focus brings 30+ years of video as a tool for social change and over 1000 programs on war and peace, human rights, environmental justice and more! |
Monday, June 20,
2022 7:00 PM PDT |
May 2022 Peace and Justice Works and five partner organizations in Oregon received eight responses to a four-question survey issued to 36 candidates for governor. More info • Responses |
Remembering the Devastating US Invasion of Iraq 19 Years Later SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
20 Years Into the "War On Terror," It's Way Past Time to Close Guantanamo Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice (note early start time) More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Peace and Justice Works 30th Annual Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
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20 Years Protesting for Peace and Justice Rally and march marking 20 years of the Friday Rally! SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Flyer |
On November 5, 2021, about a week before Armistice Day (Veterans
Day), Read more about the ongoing Troops Home Campaign. |
Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 You don't have to be a member to attend the quarterly meetings! NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
20 Years Later, the Afghan War is Not Really Over Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Thursday, June 24,
2021 7:00 PM PDT |
"Mission Accomplished?" Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda Still Issues in 2021 Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer |
Iraq: Still Recovering 18 Years After The US Invasion Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
Peace and Justice Works 29th Annual Meeting Casual conversation 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call; please contact us for call info. |
ILLUSTRATING IMPRISONMENT: Sarah Mirk Presents "Guantanamo Voices" Streamed live on Youtube! See the presentation at https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn97R4zeakU More info • Flyer • Facebook * |
"No More Excuses: Shut Down Guantanamo! Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice (note early start time) More info • Flyer |
30 Years Too Long: US Out of Iraq! Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Weekly Friday Rally for Peace and Justice Join us in marking 30 years since the beginning of the "Gulf War," George HW Bush's first war on Iraq that began Jan 16, 1991. Please wear a face covering and keep a safe distance from others. See historical information on protesting the wars in Iraq at our 25 years later page from 2016. |
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1000th Friday Rally for Peace and Jusstice Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Join us for the 1000th weekly Friday Rally on Christmas Day 2020; we'd especially like to see people who have been regulars over the 19+ years of the rally-- "come all ye faithful." PLEASE only attend if you feel safe physically, please wear a face covering and keep a safe distance from others. Watch the promotional video |
Three rallies for peace September-October 2020 Fridays Sept 25 & October 2 5:00 PM "US Hands Off Syria's Oil" / "Get US Troops Out of Afghanistan" Weekly Rally/March for Peace and Justice Pioneer Courthouse Square / SW Yamhill & Broadway Tuesday, Jaqnua 4:30-6:00 PM "19 Years in Afghanistan: End the War!" Expanded weekly "Stand for Peace" East end of the Burnside Bridge @ Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet |
NOTE: Info on ongoing actions has been
updated to reflect
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See efforts of the war dollars home
campaign
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Read PJW's letter about the war and congressional responses posted 6/1/18 |
This poster was created by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group to refute the calls for "boots on the ground" in Iraq and Syria, and to be clear that saying we don't want troops engaging in combat also means no drones or aircraft dropping bombs. Download it, print it, and post it! |
End Authorizations for Use of Military Force! Download a letter to send congress |
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Download our most recent
Fact Sheet Fact Sheet- October 8, 2021 |
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Peace and Justice Works [PJW], formerly known as Portland Peaceworks,
Organizationally, much of Peace and Justice Works' activities are conducted through Project
Groups,
PJW has helped organize and coordinate multiple major mobilizations for
peace
Previously, one of our largest activities was the Peace
and Justice Fair, held on
While Project Groups can (by our bylaws) be created or disbanded
Nothing stated above limits Peace and Justice Works to the project groups listed.
is
an
Oregon non-
profit corporation whose main purpose is to educate the general public
on important issues including but not limited to: peace, justice, the environment, and human rights.
also known as affinity groups. Peace and Justice Works is primarily an umbrella
organization
which disseminates information on the tragedy of military interventions and military
spending,
builds coalitions among groups whose goals intersect with our own.
(We began as a chapter of the state-wide group Oregon PeaceWorks,
which ceased operations at the end of April, 2013.)
We participate in annual Hiroshima Day commemorations, and
various community activities with other peace and justice organizations.
since late 2002 with various other groups seeking to end (and
prevent) the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Memorial Day (1992-
1995,
1997, 1999) to remember those who gave their lives in war
by working toward a world without
war. The community event involved
the neighborhood surrounding Irving Park as well as activists
from all over the region,
musicians, food, children's activities and speakers. Literature from many
groups was distributed to make this an educational event as well as a celebration.
from time to time, existing groups at this time are:
(i) Portland Copwatch
(ii) Iraq Affinity Group
(iii) Sarajevo Peace Centre/People's Aid to Former Yugoslavia.
(iv) Pentagon Porkbusters
(v) Portland SOA Watchers
As circumstances develop, we will begin other projects. Our overall mission will remain
to educate the general public on issues including but not limited to peace, justice,
the environment and human rights.
PO Box 42456 Portland, OR 97242 (503) 236-3065 pjw@pjw.info
Page last updated September 27, 2024 (redesigned July 1, 2012)
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