New location: Armory Park downtown at 220 S 5th Avenue. “Join us for Arizona’s largest gathering of Peace, Justice and Environmental groups. Live music, tabling, food, entertainment, children’s activities and more! Free and open to the community! The Tucson Peace Center extends the invitation to peace, justice and environmental organizations to table at the annual … Read more
Carolyn’s note: I have personally attended previous Youth & Peace Conferences and was happy to see young people learning about peaceful means of conflict resolution, nonviolence, collaboration. Otherwise someday they may end up in jail or in the court system.
Musical Line-up for 2016 Peace Fair 34th Annual Peace Fair & Music Festival Saturday, February 27, 2016, 11am-4pm Reid Park Outdoor Stage MUSICAL LINE-UP 11:00 a.m. — One HeartBeat 11:50 a.m. — Songs of Compassion, Little Laura 12:05 p.m. — Tucson’s Raging Grannies 12:20 p.m. — Sacred Space Presents 1:00 p.m. — Gamelan Orchestra 2:00 … Read more
On route to a women’s conference in Gaza, Code Pink founder and peace activist Medea Benjamin was detained by Egyptian police and held in an airport prison cell for several hours without being charged. During her detention, the petite Benjamin said she was “jumped on” by Egyptian police and “violently handcuffed” resulting in a fractured … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley Southern Arizona peace activists have organized a anti-drone protest outside of Fort Huachuca today, Monday, April 29. Drones are a big deal in Southern Arizona. Ft. Huachuca, Davis-Monthan, Raytheon, the University of Arizona, and Cochise College– all have a piece of the military industrial complex's drone pie, and if our esteemed … Read more