Peace
Committee
• Monthly public educational forums intended to educate ourselves
and our communities about our present violent practices, and propose
non-violent alternatives to them.
•Weekly Vigil: Wednesdays 7:30-8:00am, corner of Central and
E. Parkway.
• Peace Committee Meets First Thursday of the Month
Memphis
Counter Recruitment
• Providing the information necessary for students and parents
to moake informed decisions regarding military service.
• We are seeking to do this through reform in the administration
of ASVAB testing, smarter decisions regarding military recruiters,
improved opt-out procedures, and an end to mandatory ROTC at some
of our high schools.
• Counter-Recruitment distributes literature outside of a
different high school every Tuesday, 6:55am.
GrowMemphis
• Cooperative organic Community Gardens, that empower the
development of low income communities by turning vacant lots into
thriving middle of education, community, action and change.
• Orange Mound Community Garden broke ground Feb.26, 2005
at the corner of Douglass and Hamilton in collaboration between
the Center, local schools, community groups, and neighbors.
• Be a part of the Movement turning vacant lots into organic
gardens. Start one in your community, we’ll help.
Food
not Bombs
• Serving free vegetarian meals to those in need using food
that might normally be wasted.
Cooking Saturdays, 11am Galloway UMC; Serving Saturdays, 2pm Court
Square
• The presence of Food Not Bombs groups is important. It is
a near perfect pro-active statement on the issues currently at hand
in the nation (violence, hate, militarism) and brings focus to local
issues (hunger, poverty, homelessness) that are often ignored
Memphis
Votes
• A campaign that works to register, educate, and empower
the voters of Memphis.
• In a concerted effort to reach those people traditionally
disenfranchised from the voting systems in Memphis we reached out
at food pantries, churches, homeless shelters, mental health facilities
Democracy
Project
• Seeking the national and local election reforms the community
needs to participate in truly fair elections.
• Recently advocated for the purchase of a Voter Verifiable
Paper Trail for all voting machines in Shelby County.
Memphis
Living Wage Campaign
• Coalition effort of faith groups, community organizations,
and labor unions calling on the city of Memphis to provide a Living
Wage for its workers. We believe that no one should work full-time
and still be poor at the end of the day.
• Organizing meetings the third Tuesday of every month, IBEW
Union Hall.
Coalition Against
Private Prisons (CAPP)
• County Commissioners have tried to contract out the important
work of staffing our local prisons to the lowest bidder, creating
the largest private prison in the country. We prevented that effort
and are working towards positive alternatives to privatization in
Shelby County.
• The Center is organizing a coalition involving Grassroots
Leadership, AFSCME Local 1733, Rainbow/PUSH, Midsouth Interfaith
Network for Economic Justice, Shelby County Corrections Officers,
Women’s Action Coalition, Mid-South Interfaith Network, educators,
faith leaders, artists, and activists.
Progressive
Media Project
• Providing an alternative and progressive source of news
and events for the Mid-South.
More Events……
• Community Potluck, Second Wednesday of the Month, 6pm
• Board Meeting, Fourth Thursday of the Month, 7pm
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