Our Work

The Washington Peace Center is an anti-racist, grassroots, multi-issue organization working for peace, justice, and nonviolent social change in the metropolitan Washington DC area since 1963.

Our work is focused on Education, Resources and Action.

I. Education

• We send out a weekly Activist Alert Bulletin with events, trainings, job postings and general announcements to over 2,500 people in the DC area.  Sign up to receive the Activist Alert Email in your inbox.
 
• We produce the Peace Letter, a newspaper for DC area activists. 

•Trainings and educational events are ongoing.  Please contact us if you’d like trainers or speakers at your event: info@washingtonpeacecenter.org.

II. COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• We provide strategic resources for activist organizations and individuals (that means YOU!) including sound systems, stages, bullhorns, copier and many more things to help your activist organization.

• Resource Guide with information to help make any action possible.

• Organization Directory listing over 300 local progressive organizations working on social justice issues - searchable by name and topic.

• Fiscal sponsorships to local projects and organizations.

• Coalition Work: We work to build coalition and networking among local peace and justice organizations.  We strive to enhance collaboration and communication so that every event and action in the DC area is more efficient and effective, building a stronger and more unified progressive movement.

• Annual Activist Awards Grassroots Gala: December 2009 marked our fourth annual award ceremony honoring local activists who have made an impact this year.  

III. ACTION

The Washington Peace Center supports non-violent direct action for peace and social justice.   We do actions as well as training and support for direct actions.  We work on a variety of issues including:

  •   ending the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and the military-driven priorities of our governement.
  •   ending US-sanctioned torture
  •   local social justice issues such as homelessness, housing and tenants' rights