Other State's Networks
Formed on April 1, 2006 in response to three years of war in Iraq and to combat U.S. militarism and its consequences here and abroad, ICPJ, a loose network of eighty-plus peace and justice, community, labor, student and faith-based groups from across the state of Illinois, acts as a non-partisan cooperative to facilitate actions, share resources, and act in concert to promote peace and justice.
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Michigan Peace Network
On February 4, 2006 more than 100 peace activists representing over 40 peace & justice organizations from around the state of Michigan met in Ann Arbor to form a network dedicated to coordinate peace efforts. The communities represented included, Albion, Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint, Holland and the Muskegon area. MPN is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of individual groups to bring an end to the Iraq War, support youth activism, promote counter recruitment, and to bring home the Michigan National Guard.
South Dakota Peace and Justice Center
The South Dakota Peace & Justice Center is a nonprofit, interfaith grassroots membership network of individuals, institutions, and congregations. We cross denominational lines to work together from a foundation of shared values imparted to us through our spiritual traditions. Since 1980, the South Dakota Peace & Justice Center has worked to apply those values to social structures through education and action.
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Loaves and Fishes Catholic Worker
Loaves & Fishes is a struggling community - struggling to change ourselves and transform the world. We envision a world without hunger, homelessness, war, and all other forms of violence. The community seeks to be a catalyst for personal and global transformation. We live day by day inside this hope for change.
North Country Fair Trade in St. Paul
A company, committed to improving wages and labor conditions for production workers in Latin America by expanding the market in the United States for basic goods produced by fair trade production groups in Latin America.