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Marches and Rallies
2021	Friday, September 10, 2021 4:30 - 6 PM 9/11: Twenty Years of War, Stoking Fear, Erasing Rights and Misdirected Funding Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Friday, August 6, 2021 5:00 PM "76 Years Later, We're Still Building Nukes" Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembered 2021 Rally and march SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer March to Oregon PSR's limited in person event at 6 PM Back to top
2020	Friday, July 31, 2020 5:00 PM 75 Years: Are We Destined To Repeat Hiroshima/Nagasaki?" SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Friday Rally and march for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Info on the Zones Project • Friday, March 20, 2020 5:00 PM "17 Years Since the Iraq Invasion: Time to End All US Wars" SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Rally and march PPRC Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • 1/4 page leaflets • Fact Sheet • Friday, January 10, 2020 4:30-6:00 PM "18 Years and 8 Convictions: Time to Shut Guantanamo" SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Visibility action, rally and march Expanded PPRC Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet Back to top
2019	Friday, October 4, 2019 5:00 PM "Why Won't the US Military Leave Afghanistan?" Rally/ March Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Rally and March protesting 18 years of war in Afghanistan. More info • Flyer • Sunday, July 28, 2019 1:00 PM "No U.S. War in Iran or Venezuela Sanctions Kill People Too!" March/Rally At the Amphitheater east of Salmon Street Springs in Waterfront Park (SW Salmon and Naito Pkwy at the River's edge) More info • Flyer • Cosponsors/endorsers • Volunteer! • Facebook • Friday, July 19, 2019 5:00 PM "No Sanctions, No War We've Heard It All Before!" PPRC Friday Rally for Peace and Justice Pioneer Courhouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway The 925th PPRC weekly rally since Nov. 2001 will act to promote the July 28 mobilization. • Flyer Back to top
2018	Friday, September 21, 2018 5:00 PM "4 Years in Syria, 17 Years in Afghanistan: Bring All the Troops Home Now!" Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Cosponsoring the weekly Friday rally and march with Portland Peaceful Response Coalition. Flyer • Saturday, April 14, 2018 4:00 PM EMERGENCY ACTION: Protest the bombing of Syria Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 3rd and Madison The US has no United Nations authorization much less Congressional authority to wage war on the government of Syria. With the presence of the Russian military, engaging in such reckless violence is extremely dangerous. • Friday, March 16, 2018 5:00 PM Iraq 15 Years Later: Forever War? Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Cosponsing the weekly Friday rally with Portland Peaceful Response Coalition. More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet Back to top
2017	Opposing America's Ongoing Wars Three Rallies for Peace August-October 2017 Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Hosted by Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, co-sponsored by PJW's Iraq Affinity Group. Friday, August 4, 2017: "US Out of Iraq- No Nukes- End Police Violence" Friday, September 22, 2017: "Stop the US War on Syria" Friday, October 6, 2017: "End the Endless War on Afghanistan" More info • Flyer • Fact sheet • Sunday, May 14, 2017, 2:00 PM "The Mother of All Protests" March and rally to reclaim Mother's Day for peace Walk of Heroines, Portland State University, SW Harrison and 10th Part of the reclamation is to stop using the term "the Mother of" to mean "the largest of" or "the event to end all other events." It means the origin of, or one who gives birth to-- as the origin of Mother's day gave birth to this demonstration. Cosponsored by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and others; endorsed by Women's March on Portland and others. More info • Flyer • Facebook * • Fact sheet for May 14 • Friday, April 14, 2017 5:00 PM "No War on Syria, No Global War" March/Rally with Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway More info • Friday, March 17, 2017 5:00 PM "The Quagmire Continues: 14 Years in Iraq" Rally and March Against the ongoing US War in Iraq Cosponsoring the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Friday Rally Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet • Friday, February 24, 2017 5:00 PM "800 Weeks of Marching for Peace" Cosponsoring the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition's 800th Weekly Friday Rally Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Flyer Back to top
2016	Friday, November 4, 2016, 5:00 PM "15 Years Speaking Out For Peace and Justice" Expanded Friday Rally w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway This will be PPRC's 784th continuous weekly rally, rain or shine, opposing over the years US wars (Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, Syria), US foreign policy (support for Israel's occupation of Palestine, ill-advised trade deals), climate change, police brutality, racism, Islamophobia, and other issues. • Friday, October 7, 2016, 5:00-6:00 PM The Afghan Invasion 15 Years Later Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Flyer (for Sept 9+Oct 7) • Friday, September 23, 2016, 5:00-6:00 PM 2 Years of US War on Syria Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Flyer (for Sept 9+Sept 23) • Friday, September 9, 2016, 5:00-6:00 PM "Casualties of Endless Wars" Lives, Compassion, The Economy, Privacy & the Environment Rally/March marking 15 Years since 9/11 Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet • Photo • Friday, August 5, 2016, 5:00-6:00 PM 2 Years Since Iraq War III and Ferguson; 71 Years Since Hiroshima Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Flyer (for Sept 9+Aug 5) • Friday, March 18, 2016, 5:00-6:00 PM No More US Wars in Iraq and Libya Rally/March marking 13 Years of the Iraq War, 5 years in Libya and 750 weeks since the first PPRC Friday Rally Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway More info • Flyer • NEW! Fact Sheet • Friday, January 15, 2016, 4:30-6:00 PM "End 25 Years of Killing: US Out of Iraq" Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Three wars, millions of lives, and 25 years later, the United States continues its military and economic intervention in the country of Iraq. More info • Flyer Back to top
2015	Friday, November 6, 2015, 5:00 PM "No Boots on the Ground!" Friday Rally and March w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Bring worn out boots to tie to PJW's Peace Wagon as we call for President Obama to keep to his pledge: No Boots on the Ground in Iraq and Syria! Endorsers include: Freedom Socialist Party • Sunday, October 11, 2015 1:00 PM "Call Out for Justice: End the Wars" Rally and March Shemanski Park (the South Park Blocks at Salmon St.) Flyer • info & more flyers • list of cosponsors • facebook page* • Friday, October 9, 2015, 5:00 PM "End These Endless Wars: Aftghanistan 14 Years Later" Expanded Friday Rally w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway • Friday, August 7, 2015, 5:00 PM "Iraq War Part III One Year Later" Friday Rally w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway • Friday, Febraury 20, 2015     5:00 PM "No More War Authorizations!" 700th Friday Rally w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway • Friday, January 9, 2015, 5:00 PM "Close Guantanamo: America's Shame for 13 Years" Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Cosponsoring the Portland Peaceful Response weekly rally for peace (since Nov. 2001!) More info • Flyer Back to top
2014	Friday, November 21, 2014, 5:00 PM "End America's Illegal Wars" Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Cosponsoring the Portland Peaceful Response weekly rally for peace (since Nov. 2001!) • Friday, October 3, 2014, 5:00 PM "US Out of Afghanistan--and Everywhere-- 13 Years Later" visibility action Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway Cosponsoring the Portland Peaceful Response weekly rally for peace (since Nov. 2001!) • Tuesday, September 23, 2014 4:00 PM EMERGENCY ACTION: Protest the US Bombing of Syria Terry Schrunk Plaza, SW 3rd and Madison • Saturday, July 26, 2014, 12:00 Noon Rally: No More US Bombs on Iraq! Terry Schrunk Plaza (SW 3rd between Madison and Jefferson) More info • Flyer Info on our June 17 action against "Gulf War III" Portlanders Say NO to More US Bombs in Iraq! and the VFP 72 June 27 action "Veterans Oppose Drums of War" • Friday, January 10, 2014, 5:00 PM RALLY AND MARCH: Close Guantanamo--12 Years of Imprisonment without End! Portland Peaceful Response Weekly Rally for Peace and Justice (since Nov. 2001!) Pioneer Courthouse Square • SW Yamill and Broadway cosponsored by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group • contact 503-236-3065 Back to top
2013	Friday, October 4, 2013, 5:00 PM RALLY AND MARCH: Afghanistan 12 Years Later: Bring All the Troops and "Contractors" Home! Portland Peaceful Response Weekly Rally for Peace and Justice (since Nov. 2001!) Pioneer Courthouse Square • SW Yamill and Broadway cosponsored by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group • contact 503-236-3065 • Saturday, August 24, 2013, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM March on Washington 50th Anniversary Commemorative March and Rally 10 AM gather at Chapman Square (across from Terry Schrunk Plaza) and 11 AM march to 1:00 PM rally at South Waterfront Park (SW Naito and Columbia) Sponsored by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform; cosponsored by Peace and Justice Works, Portland Copwatch and dozens of other organizations Back to top
2012	Saturday, October 6 & Sunday, October 7, 2012 12:00 Noon to 5 PM "Occupy Portland, Not Afghanistan" Rally, March and Teach-in marking 11 Years in Afghanistan and One Year of Occupy Portland Saturday: South Park Blocks at Salmon • Sunday: PCC Cascade (N Killingsworth & Albina) More info • Volunteer! • Cosponsors • Facebook * • Teach-in • Flyer • March route • Friday, June 29, 2012     5:00 PM No U.S. War on Syria/No to the Drone Wars Expanded Friday Rally w/Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway See Indymedia images of rally featuring Medea Benjamin • Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:00-8:00 PM "No War on Iran: Occupy AIPAC" Protest the lobbies of the 1% who support war on Iran and apartheid in Israel Outside Mittleman Jewish Commmunity Center 6651 SW Capitol Highway (near Vermont St.) • Calendar listing • Flyer - 8.5x11 • facebook * • No More Massacres! US Out of Afghanistan NOW! Expanded PPRC Friday Rally & March Friday, March 16, 2012, 5:00 PM Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway • Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 4 PM-5:30 PM ACTION: US is NOT Out of Iraq! SW Broadway and Yamhill (Pioneer Courthouse Square) Day After Obama spoke about Iraq withdrawal at State of the Union • Friday, January 6, 2012, 5:00 PM Rally/March to Shut Guantanamo, 10 Years Later SW Corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square at Yamhill & Broadway Join PJW at the Portland Peaceful Response Coalition Friday Rally to protest the 10th anniversary of Guantanamo Bay Prison (Jan. 11) Details on the Friday Jan. 6 event.   Back to top
2011	Saturday, October 15, 2011, 1:00 PM "10 Years in Afghanistan: End the Wars-Bring Our $$ Home" --Self Determination for the Middle East   --End Militarism --Money for Jobs & Health Care   --Protect Human & Civil Rights Rally: 1 PM, So Park Blocks at Salmon; March: 1:30 PM; Forum: 2:30 PM, First Unitarian Church Flyer • Info • Cosponsors • Volunteer! • * • March route • Friday, October 7, 2011, 5:00 PM Expanded Friday Rally to Mark 10 Years Since Afghan Invasion 5:00 PM, SW Corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square (SW Yamhill and Broadway) • Monday, March 21, 2011 EMERGENCY RALLY to protest US missiles in Libya MONDAY, MARCH 21 at 4:00 PM TERRY SCHRUNK PLAZA, SW 3rd and Madison • Saturday, March 19, 2011 1:00 PM Rally, 1:30 PM March (12:30 PM gather/music) "Eight Years in Iraq, Nine Years in Afghanistan How's The War Economy Working for You?" Downtown Portland, Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW 6th & Yamhill Download flyers: 1/4 page • full page • 11x17 List of cosponsors Volunteer! Facebook * March route Back to top Click here for 2001->2010 rallies
Other Events
2020	Thursday, August 6, 2020 6:00 PM 75 Years Later Is Now: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Ending the Nuclear Threat Online event, visit Oregon PSR's website for more info See video of the event on YouTube. • Monday, June 29, 2020 7:00 PM The US and Afghanistan: A Fateful Partnership a presentation with Professor Zaher Wahab Watch the event that was streamed live on Youtube at https:/youtube.com/peaceandjusticeworks More info • Flyer Back to top
2019	Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:00 PM Stop the Climate Crisis: End War A forum including updates Iran, Venezuela, Yemen and other US "hotspots" Augustana Lutheran Church Community Room (downstairs) 2710 NE 14th (corner of NE 15th and Knott), enter through breezeway More info • Flyer • Facebook page* • Video • Wednesday, September 11, 2019 4:00-5:30 PM "The Military's New Recruits Are 9/11 Children" West end of the Hawthorne Bridge (SW 1st and Main) Visibility action marking 18 years since 9/11, meaning kids are now eligible to serve in wars that have been going on since they were born. More info • Flyer • Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 6:00-7:00 PM The Unequal Impacts of Nuclear Weapons: Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial 2019 Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by PJW and others More info • Saturday, June 8, 2019 2:00-4:00 PM "War Ships Are Not Family Fun" Visibility action at the Rose Festival Waterfront Park, NW Naito at Couch (north of the Burnside Bridge) More info • Flyer • Tuesday, March 19, 2019 4:00-5:30 PM "War of Lies: Why Are US Troops Still in Iraq?" East end of the Burnside Bridge (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd at Burnside) Visibility action marking 16 years since the US Invasion More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet • Sunday, January 13, 2019, 7 PM - 8:30 PM Inside Gaza: An Evening with Dr. Clyde Farris Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont, Portland Dr. Farris, an orthopedic surgeon from West Linn, recently returned from a trip to Gaza, and will describe the type of injuries he saw in "the largest open-air prison on Earth." Sponsored by the Portland Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, cosponsored by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group and others. More info • Friday, January 11, 2019 4:30-6:00 PM "Close Guantanamo: Still America's Shame" SW Yamhill and Broadway, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Visibility action, rally and march Expanded PPRC Friday Rally for Peace and Justice More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet Back to top
2018	Thursday, September 27, 2018, 7:00 PM "Afghanistan, Iraq, & Yemen: Finding Hope in Countries Devastated by U.S. Policy" an evening with Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, author and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Moriarty Arts Building Auditorium PCC Cascade 705 N Killingsworth (on Albina) Event cosponsored by Associated Students of Portland Community College and Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group Download a flyer • More info • Facebook * • Sunday, October 14, 2018 6:00 PM Protest of Ehud Barak appearance in Portland Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland Endorsing the event organized by Jewish Voice for Peace- Portland It is crucial to oppose war criminals such as former Israeli Defense Minister Barak and to tell Conrgess to stop funding Israel until they respect Palestinian human rights. More info • Monday, August 6, 2018, 6:00-7:00 PM Facing America's Nuclear Legacy: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & the Pacific Islands Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by PJW and others Download a flyer • More info on Aug 6 • Friday, June 29, 2018 6:30 PM Forum on Iran: US Withdrawal from the Nuclear Agreement and the Path to War First Unitarian Church's Eliot Chapel, 1211 SW Main Coordinated by American Iranian Friendship Council; cosponsors include PJW's Iraq Affinity Group More info • Flyer • Saturday, April 21, 2018 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon Protest the USS Portland Commissioning Location TBA-- contact PJW for more info On April 14, a giant Amphibioius Landing Dock will be docked at Portland's Terminal 2, with public tours being given on the 16th, 17th, 18th and 20th at 2 PM. The ship is being officially commissioned with a ceremony at 9 AM on the 21st and we want to send a message: No Warships in Portland! Report back (4/22/18) • Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 7:00 PM FORUM: Why Portland Should Get Back Out of the Terrorism Task Force Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th More info • Flyer • More on the no JTTF campaign • Thursday, January 11, 2018 3:30 PM-5:30 Guantanamo: Serving Injustice for 16 Long Years Featuring the "Tower of Peace" SE Hawthorne & Grand (East end of Hawthorne Bridge) Cosponsors include Veterans For Peace Chapter 72 and Portland Close Guantanamo Coalition. More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet • Photos Back to top
2017	Saturday, October 21, 2017 7:30 PM Current Wars, New Wars, Street Wars a forum connecting the US wars in Iraq, Syria Afghanistan Libya, Pakistan, Yemen & Somalia, threats on Korea / Iran, the re-ignited cold war with Russia, and the rise of right wing extremism Sunnyside Community House, 3520 SE Yamhill More info • Flyer • Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 6:00-7:00 PM Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: From Despair to Hope Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by PJW and others Download a flyer • More info on Aug 9 • Wednesday, July 26, 7:00 PM "Report from Kabul 2017" with Professor Zaher Wahab Presentation from a recent eyewitness Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse, 4312 SE Stark Coordinated by Occupy Portland Elder Caucus, co-sponsored by PJW's Iraq Affinity Group. More info Flyer * • Saturday, July 22, 2017, 6 PM-8 PM Peace and Justice Works / Portland Copwatch 25th Anniversary Celebration! Unite Oregon Office, 700 N Killingsworth (across from PCC Cascade) Preceded by PJW's Summer Quarterly Meeting Details • Flyer PLEASE RSVP if you plan to come to this event • Tuesday, April 4, 2017 4:00 PM 50th Anniversary Reading of Martin Luther King Jr's "Beyond Vietnam" Speech Miller Gallery-- first floor of the Mark Building (old Masonic temple) at the Portland Art Museum, SW Park St. at Main More info • facebook event * • Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 4:00-5:30 PM "15 Years of Human Rights Abuses at Guantanamo-- Shut It Down!" Visibility Action SE Hawthorne & Grand (East end of Hawthorne Bridge) Featuring the "Tower of Peace" to mark 15 years since the prison camp opened. Cosponsored by Amnesty International Group 48, the Portland Close Guantanamo Coalition, and others More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet Back to top
2016	Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 6:00-7:00 PM Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Creating a Nuclear-Free Future Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by PJW and others Download a flyer • More info on Aug 9 • Sunday, July 10, 2016, 2:30 PM "Viet Nam Revisited with S. Brian Willson" a report back from the famous veteran/activist on his first "voluntary" return to that country. Presentation follows the PJW summer quarterly meeting Unite Oregon (formerly Center for Intercultural Organizing) office 700 N Killingsworh (near Albina, 11 blocks west of MLK) Flyer • Friday, April 29, 2016, 6:00 PM "How Would a Successful Movement to Confront Climate Change Help Create A More Just an Peaceful World?" 8th Annual (Del) Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship Awards featuring journalist Dahr Jamail (Peace and Justice Works will be tabling at this event) First Unitarian Church Buchan Hall, 1226 SW Salmon More info • Flyer Back to top
2015	Monday, January 11, 2016, 3:30-5:30 PM "Shut Down Guantanamo-- Stop Inspiring Terrorism" Visibility Action SE Hawthorne & Grand (East end of Hawthorne Bridge) Marking 14 years since the prison camp opened. Supported by Amnesty International Group 48 and the Portland Close Guantanamo Coalition More info • Flyer • Wednesday, Septmeber 23, 2015, 4:00-6:00 PM "The US Attack on Syria One Year Later" Visibility action East end of the Hawthorne Bridge (SE Hawthorne & Grand) • Thursday, August 6, 2015, 6:00-7:00 PM 70 Years After Hiroshima & Nagasaki: The Ever-Present Nuclear Threat Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by PJW and others Also: Oregon PSR and PJW are working on the "Zones Project" to educate people what would happen if a nuclear blast hit downtown Portland. Download a flyer • More info on Aug 6 • Info on the Zones Project • Saturday, July 18, 2015, 2:30 PM Report from Viet Nam with Desiree Hellegers St. Francis Dining Hall, SE 11th & Pine Desiree will be joined by Becky Luening of the Vietnam Friendship Village Project USA. More info • Flyer Preceded by PJW's Summer Quarterly Meeting 12:00- 2:00 PM • Monday, May 18, 2015, 6:30-8:30 PM Phyllis Bennis: Resolving Iraq and Syria through Diplomacy, Not War Video Teleconference Forum Mulntomah Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark More info including link to video • Flyer • Thursday, March 19, 2015, 4:00-6:00 PM "End the Re-Invasion of Iraq-- 12 Years Later" Visibility Action NE Couch and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (East end of Burnside Bridge) More info • Flyer • Fact sheet NEW! 3/19/15 Back to top
2014	Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 3:30-6:00 PM "End the Afghan War: *Stop Bombing Iraq and Syria* The Invasion of Afghanistan 13 Years Later" visibility action East end of the Burnside Bridge (between NE Couch/Burnside at MLK Jr Blvd) More info • Flyer • Tuesday, September 23, 7:00 PM Forum: "US Foreign Policy: The Wars Continue" Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark Examining America's role in the wars in Iraq/Syria, Gaza, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and the re-ignited Cold War with Russia More info • Facebook page* • Flyer • Saturday, August 9, 7:00 PM EVENT: "AFGHANISTAN ON THE BRINK" with Professor Zaher Wahab Presentation from a recent eyewitness Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Co-coordinated by PJW's Iraq Affinity Group and Occupy Elder Caucus. More info • Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 6:00-7:00 PM The Old and New Faces of Nuclear Weapons (Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial 2014) Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group and others Download a flyer More info • Friday, June 27, 2014, 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon ACTION/News Conference: Veterans Oppose Drums of War Portland Federal Building (SW 3rd between Madison and Jefferson) More info • Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 4:30-5:30 PM ACTION: Portlanders Say NO to More US Bombs in Iraq! Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 4:30 PM, East End of Burnside Bridge (NE MLK & Couch/Davis) More info • Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:30-6:00 PM Visibility Action "An Occupation by Any Other Name: Iraq 11 Years Later" NE Couch and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (East end of Burnside Bridge) More info • Download a flyer • Fact sheet Back to top
2013	Saturday, October 5, 2013, 7:00 PM "No More Afghanistans-- The Cost of Endless War" A Forum Marking 12 Years Since the Invasion & Occupation First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th-Fuller Hall (basement) Download a flyer • Facebook event* • Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 6:00-7:00 PM Hiroshima, Nagasaki, & Hanford: A Tragic Connection Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and cosponsored by the PJW Iraq Affinity Group and others Download a flyer More info • Tuesday, March 19, 2013 (two related events!) IRAQ, 10 YEARS LATER 3:30-5:30 PM Visibility Action: Tower of Peace says "US Out of Iraq!" SW Broadway and Morrison, Downtown Portland 7:00 PM Cathy Breen, Voices for Creative Nonviolence and NYC Catholic Worker House "Eyewitness 10 Years Later: What Iraqis Are Saying" First Unitarian Church-Buchan Room, 1011 SW 12th Funded in part by the IAG's Ruth Holt Memorial Fund More info • Fact Sheet • Flyer • 1/4 page C. Breen event IRAQ 10 YEARS LATER 2003-2013 • Saturday, February 16, 2013 (evening) Middle East and Arab Spring, 10 Years After the Invasion of Iraq" a talk by Reese Erlich, Journalist Eliot Chapel-First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th co-coordinated with American Iranian Friendship Council and funded in part by the IAG's Jan Bone Memorial Fund More info • Flyer IRAQ 10 YEARS LATER 2003-2013 • Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:30 am-1:30 pm Good Jobs, Not War Jobs A protest at FLIR industries in Wilsonville on the 22nd anniversary of the "Gulf War" 27700 SW Parkway Av. (near the I-5 freeway off exit 286) one of several actions leading up to 10 years since the Iraq invasion More info • Flyer • Fact Sheet IRAQ 10 YEARS LATER 2003-2013 Back to top
2012	Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:00 - 8:30 PM "Hands in the Rice Paddy: 20 years of humanitarian work in Vietnam" Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse, 4312 SE Stark Slide show presentation by Mike Boehm of Madison (Wisconsin) Quakers, Inc., which has established a number of projects in My Lai and more than 20 other villages in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. • Flyer   • Monday, August 6, 2012, 6:00-7:00 PM Out of the Shadows: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility Download a flyer More info including info on the Shadow Project • Tuesday, July 24, 2012     11:00 AM-5:30 PM Protest for Peace Let President Obama know we don't support wars, occupations, or targeted drone assassinations! Oregon Convention Center; NE corner of NE Oregon St (800 Block NE) and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd •     Saturday, July 21, 2012 7:00 PM   Peace and Justice Works/Portland Copwatch   20th Anniversary Celebration   featuring the "Warmonger of the Year" award   Peace House • 2116 NE 18th (at Tillamook) Winner Announced: US Government is "Warmonger of the Year!" • Saturday, May 19, 2012, 1:00-4:00 PM Iran Forum: Myths and Facts First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main   Full page flyer (pdf) • facebook * • EVENT: Women and Homelessness Book Release Friday, April 13, 7:00 PM St Francis Dining Hall, 1131 SE Oak More info   Flyer (jpeg) • Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:30-6:30 PM "Casualties of Iraq 9 Years Later: US Out!" Visibility action on the ninth anniversary of the invasion Downtown Portland, SW Yamhill and Broadway * Calendar listing * Flyers • 8.5x11 NEW! Fact Sheet (.pdf) Back to top
2011	Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 7:30 PM "Civil Liberties 10 Years After 9/11: Can We Be Safe and Free?" Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland Flyer • Info • Sunday, September 11, 2011, 2:00-3:00 PM September 11 Peace Memorial: Reflect, Mourn, Take Action for a More Peaceful World Ten years after the incident that led the US into an endless "war on terror" Lownsdale Square, SW 4th and Salmon Download a flyer • Sunday, August 7, 2011, 1:00-4:00 PM How Can We Create A Nuclear-Free World? Not Another Hiroshima, Nagasaki or Fukushima Japanese American Historical Plaza, NW Naito Pkwy and Davis Coordinated by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility Download a flyer • Friday, August 5, 2011, 7:00 PM "Kathy Kelly in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq: The Costs of War, the Price of Peace" Moriarty Arts Building Auditorium at Portland Community College Cascade (705 N Killingsworth at Albina) Download a flyer • Friday, January 14, 2011, 4:30 PM Visibility Action: The "Gulf War" 20 Years Later SW 3rd and Madison by Terry Schrunk Plaza Download a flyer Back to top Click here for 2001->2010 Other Events
Meetings
	Saturday, November 14, 2020, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Casual conversation Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call;   please contact us for call info. • Sunday, July 26, 2020, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 NOTE: This meeting will be held by conference call;   please contact us for call info. • Saturday, February 22, 2020, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works 28th Annual Meeting Augustana Lutheran Church (upstairs) 2710 NE 14th, Portland Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Sunday, November 3, 2019, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Peace House, 2118 NE 18th at Tillamook Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Saturday, July 27, 2019, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Social Justice Action Center-- 400 SE 12th Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Sunday, February 24, 2019, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Annual Meeting Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Saturday, November 10, 2018, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Peace House, 2118 NE 18th at Tillamook Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Sunday, July 22, 2018, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Augustana Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, NE 15th and Knott Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 • Saturday, February 24, 2018, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works 26th Annual Meeting Social Justice Action Center-- 400 SE 12th Vegetarian potluck 12-12:30, meeting 12:30-2:15 Note: This was previously listed as a fall quarterly meeting, sorry for any confusion • Sunday, November 19, 2017, 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Peace House, 2116 NE 18th at Tillamook Vegetarian potluck (and remembering Ann Huntwork) 12-12:30, meeting 12:30- 2:15 • Saturday, July 22, 2017, 4 PM-5:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly Meeting Unite Oregon Office, 700 N Killingsworth (across from PCC Cascade) followed by PJW's 25th anniversary celebration • Sunday, February 26, 2017 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works' 25th Annual Meeting Vegetarian potluck at 12 noon; meeting starts 12:30 PM Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th • Saturday, November 5, 2016 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Peace House, 2116 NE 18th at Tillamook • Sunday, July 10, 2016, 12:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck Unite Oregon (formerly CIO) Office, 700 N Killingsworth; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 • Saturday, February 20, 2016 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works' 24th Annual Meeting Vegetarian potluck at 12 noon; meeting starts 12:30 PM Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th • Sunday, November 8, 2015 12 noon-2:15 PM Peace and Justice Works Fall Quarterly Meeting Peace House, 2116 NE 18th at Tillamook • Saturday, July 18, 2015, 12:00 PM-2:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck St. Francis Dining Hall, SE 11th & Pine; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 To be followed by "Report from Viet Nam" at 2:30 PM • Sunday, February 22, 2015 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' 23rd Annual Meeting and Potluck Center for Intercultural Organizing, 700 N Killingsworth (near Albina), Portland • Saturday, November 8, 2014 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Fall Quarterly Meeting and Potluck Peace House, 2116 NE 18th (at Tillamook), Portland • Sunday, July 20, 2014, 12:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck Col Summers Park, SE 17th & Taylor; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 • Saturday, February 8, 2014 Peace and Justice Works' Annual Meeting and Potluck CANCELLED: due to snow as of 2/7/14 if you are a voting member and want to participate in the vote for the board please contact us about a resecheduled date ALSO CANCELLED: Portland Copwatch informational meeting about the City's agreement with the Department of Justice This will not be rescheduled • Sunday, November 3, 2013 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Fall Quarterly Meeting and Potluck Peace House, 2116 NE 18th (at Tillamook), Portland • Saturday, July 13, 2013, 12:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck Col Summers Park, SE 17th & Taylor; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 • Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Annual Meeting and Potluck American Friends Service Committee office, 2249 E Burnside, Portland • Saturday, November 3, 2012 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Fall Quarterly Meeting and Potluck Peace House, 2116 NE 18th (at Tillamook), Portland • Sunday, July 22, 2012, 12:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck Col Summers Park, SE 17th & Taylor; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 • Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Annual Meeting and Potluck AFSC Office, 2249 E Burnside, Portland • Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:00 Noon (vegetarian potluck)        12:30 pm-2:30 (Meeting) Peace and Justice Works' Fall Quarterly Meeting and Potluck Peace House, 2116 NE 18th (at Tillamook), Portland • Saturday, July 23, 2011, 12:00 PM Peace and Justice Works Summer Quarterly meeting and vegetarian potluck Col Summers Park, SE 17th & Taylor; Potluck at 12:00, meeting at 12:30 Back to top Click here for 2001->2010 Meetings
News and Statements
	Read about the Campaign to Keep Oregon's National Guard Home from Iraq and Afghanistan Launched as part of the Campaign to Bring the Troops home in May, 2008 Guard Home Campaign Considers Successes in 2009 session (6/23/09) Media: The Campaign in the Press (updated 5/29/09) Original draft resolution / legislation     list of supporters   • Ruling in Case of Police Spying on Peace and Justice Works -- March, 2005 Read information on a case of Portland Police spying on Peace and Justice Works, which was rejected by the US 9th Circuit Court on March 2, 2005, and how it relates to the Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force. • UN Lifts Sanctions on Iraq--May 22, 2003 ...but PJW's Iraq Affinity Group vows to oppose the terms of Resolution 1483, that gives US full authority (see the IAG's new mission statement--June, 2003). • US Bombs Afghanistan October, 2001 Statement on US Bombing of Afghanistan 10/7/01 Back to top *requires facebook account; PJW does not endorse facebook but recognizes its usefulness as an organizing tool

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