In 1983, a group of nonviolent activists formed the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, after participating in a campaign to halt the nuclear bomb production at the Rocky Flats Plant just south of Boulder, Colorado. The original founders wanted to create a permanent center that would address peace and justice issues in the Boulder community.
Today, the RMPJC has 1350 dues paying members, and 1800 individuals and 200 organizations on our mailing list. We also have over 2000 people on our email list. We send only 2-3 emails per week, which contain listings of events and action alerts.
The RMPJC is organized in "collectives," our education and action groups. Each collective addresses aspects of our vision and mission statement. The works of all the collectives is interwoven and interconnected. Our vision statement, revised in November 2003, is:
* RMPJC recognizes that everything and everyone are interconnected and interdependent.
* We strive to nourish the inherent capacity for compassion, generosity and joy in all people.
* We seek a healthy, sustainable relationship between people and the planet. We recognize that the earth and all its beings are inherently valuable and have the right to exist and be healthy.
* We seek to create egalitarian social, economic, environmental and political structures, where all people are empowered to make the decisions that affect their lives.
* We seek a world where conflict is handled justly and nonviolently, creating true peace.
LeRoy Moore, Judith Mohling and Adrienne Anderson are: working for disarmament, specifically to: prevent Rocky Flats from being opened for PUBLIC RECREATION, prevent the establishment of a "Second Rocky Flats," stop the creation of the new "Bombplex," and exposing and demanding clean up of all the sites contaminated by past weapons production in Colorado, such as Rocky Flats and Lowry Air Force Base.
Carolyn Bninski is: coordinating efforts to stop the war and occupation in Iraq and preventing an attack on Iran and other places in the sights of some US government officials; working on environmental and economic justice around the globe; and coordinating a multi-prong strategy to work toward peace in the Middle East.
Betty Ball is: collaborating with other social justice organizations in Boulder to create a more inclusive community, by working to end the racism and oppression that is unfortunately prevalent here; conducting nonviolence trainings for demonstrations and vivil disobedience actions; facilitating conflict transformation workshops; coordinating efforts to replace the toxic pesticides being used in Boulder with non-toxic alternatives; and creating community-building events featuring skills-building activities, music and poetry.
It is only with the help of our friends and supporters that we are able to continue this work, and we are most grateful for you. We'd love for you to make a monthly donation and become part of our Sustainers' Circle. Click here to Donate!
