Upcoming Events/Meetings
Welcome to the web page of Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice. We're a progressive activist group serving in the Greater Lowell area.
We're in the process of developing our website, but please feel free to check out our upcoming events and our Mission Statement.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 2:45pm
St. Anne's Parish Hall
(Corner of Merrimack St. & Kirk St.)
email: LowellCR08@gmail.com
Get Information about Alternatives to Military Enlistment.
- Play “Uncle Sam Says”
- See One Father’s Memorial to His Son Killed in Action in Iraq
- Meet Veterans and Family Members, Hear Their Stories
- Watch Video “Before You Enlist! - The Real Deal on Joining the Military”
- Listen to Spoken Word Poetry
- Ask Questions
- Free Food ….And More …
Sponsored by: Greater Lowell for Peace and Justice; Peace and Conflict Studies Institute (PACSI) at U-Mass Lowell; Merrimack Valley People for Peace; American Friends Service Committee; and the Haymarket People's Fund. (For directions to St. Anne's, see map here.)
Watch our video:
Photo Gallery
Here's a photo gallery with pictures from our parade float and booth!
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Recent Past Events :.
War Stories: Tales of Courage and Hope
GLPJ held this storytelling event on March 13th at the Pollard
Library. It was an afternoon of stories of individuals who have
lived though war. We heard diverse voices speak about their experiences
and war's effects on peoples' lives.If you missed this event, it was taped by John Martin for the TV show Perspectives, to be broadcast on LTC (channel 8) soon. We'll be letting everyone know when it will be aired via email and on this website.
Our storytellers included:
David Tierney, Marine veteran, on Vietnam;
Soady Ouch on Cambodia;
Domnang Pin, artist, on Cambodia;
Uta Musgray, who read a letter by her mother about her experiences in WWII;
Chris Offerman, talking about post-WWII Germany;
and George Capaccio of Voices in the Wilderness, a witness in present-day Iraq.
Civil Liberties and the USA PATRIOT Act
Nancy Murray of the ACLU, guest speaker
On Thursday, November 13th 2003, Nancy Murray of the ACLU spoke
to a group of students, faculty, and community members about the
USA PATRIOT Act at UMass-Lowell South. This event is co-sponsored
with PACSI
(Peace and Conflict Studies Institute) of UMass-Lowell.Nancy Murray of the ACLU, guest speaker
There was a strong response and many great questions from the audience. We'd like to thank PACSI for the chance to work with them to provide opportunities to educate the public on this important issue.
Bus Trip to D.C. march Against Iraq and
USA PATRIOT Act
On October 25th 2003 several members of Greater Lowell for Peace
and Justice joined
International A.N.S.W.E.R. and United
for Peace and Justice on a bus to D.C. for a march against
the war and the USA
PATRIOT Act.It was a great success (some of you may have caught the coverage on C-SPAN) and made an impressive showing as the march progressed peacefully through the streets of D.C. We will be putting up some photos of the rally and march as soon as we can.
Our bus was generously organized by the UJP (United for Justice with Peace) coalition.