Washington Peace Center in the News
Check out the Washington Peace Center in the news!
We do so many exciting things here at the Peace Center, the press are even taking notice. Check out the links below for some of the recent highlights of our activities in the news.
Washington Peace Center Organizes Press Conferences for Victims of Police Brutality (Summer 2010)
Trey Joyner Press Conference, Washington Post
Inauguration 2009
The Washington Peace Center worked very hard to bring out the message of peace and justice on this Inauguration day, 2009. Our signs , which read "Mr. President, I Hope for __________. Let's Make It Happen!", were mentioned in Boston.com, Thai Indian, The Indiana Gazette, and Maureen Dowd's column in NY Times.
Washington Peace Center and Affiliated Groups Interviewed in planning for Inauguration 2009
The Washington Peace Center, and other groups affiliated with us, were interviewed a great deal leading up to the Inauguration, by the Washington Post and McClatchy. We discussed in depth the future of the peace and justice movements in this country, and how we will act with the new Obama Administration.
Washington Peace Center Co-Coordinator Sonia Silbert in the Washington Post.
Washington Peace Center Co-Coordinator Sonia Silbert recently wrote a fantastic op-ed piece that was published in the Washington Post, criticizing the Post for claiming that there was no peace and justice movement in this country.
Washington Peace Center Co-Coordinator Sonia Silbert on the RNC 2009 Protests.
Washington Peace Center Co-Coordinator Sonia Silbert bore witness to the police abuse, mass arrests, and raids on activist houses which defined this past year's RNC, and her detailed accounts of the crimes against activists gave her great coverage by progressive bloggers.
