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Welcome to 2020 International Day of Peace 
"No Justice, No Peace"


For the 17th year in a row, Whatcom Peace & Justice Center is hosting Bellingham’s International Day of Peace celebration.

International Day of Peace is WPJC's main fundraising and educational event of the year, raising critical funds to support the ever more critical work of the Center in advocating for peace and against wars & militarized systemic violence at home and abroad. This year, our goal is to raise $5,000. 
Funds make it possible for us to keep our doors open for new and old peace activists, while supporting our volunteers and staff in their service during this time of unprecedented need. 

Please give as generously as you are able. Donations are tax-deductible.

Watch All Videos on our Youtube Page, Newsletter or on Facebook Live:

1) Tuesday, September 15: Invitation Video to International Day of Peace (IDP) featuring E.D. Aline Prata, and volunteer staff, Aisha Mansour & Marii Herlinger talking about the Center
2) Friday, September 18: Sneak Peak of our "Artified" Silent Auction Pop Up featuring Whatcom Focused Youth Movement kicking off IDP
3) Saturday, September 19: Lifetime Peacemaker Award Ceremony and name change
​4) Sunday, September 20: Keynote Conversation with Walidah Imarisha and Aaron Dixon
This year features a series of virtual events including the presentation of our annual Lifetime Peacemaker Award, and a once-in-a-lifetime conversation between Seattle Black Panther co-founder Aaron Dixon and Portland artist, author, and educator Walidah Imarisha. 

The historical discussion between two of the most significant Black organizers in the Pacific Northwest honors this year’s uprisings against state violence across the country following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade while calling upon our local community to confront white supremacy and anti-Blackness wherever it arises. ​


​"No Justice No Peace" has been a historical chanting and message invoked in recent protests to highlight how positive peace will only be achieved in the presence of justice.
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International Day of Peace's Weekend Program

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Program text:
✨Friday, September 18th✨
  • Silent Auction Pop Up: At Holly St. Plaza, from 12-4 pm. Bid early online to get a head start on our sweet deals at https://www.accelevents.com/e/idp2020 and if you join us in person, please wear a mask!
  • IDP Opening Video: Online (on facebook, youtube & our website), @ 6 pm.
  • Take Out for Peace from: Guud Bowls - All Day, 10% of the day’s profits benefit the WPJC!

✨Saturday, September 19th✨
  • Rosemary & Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker Award Ceremony: Damani Johnson's Acceptance Speech, Online (on facebook, youtube & our website) @ 6pm.
    •  Local Peace & Justice Night
    •  Learn the history of WPJC and why we’re renaming the Award
  • Take Out for Peace from: Ambo Ethiopian Cuisine - All Day, 10% of the day’s profits benefit the WPJC!

✨Sunday, September 20th✨
  • Keynote Speakers Delivery: Online (on facebook, youtube & our website), @ 6pm
    •  6-6:30pm Pre-show: Recap of the Weekend
    •  6:30-8pm Walidah Imarisha & Aaron Dixon keynote dialogue
  • Take Out for Peace from: Brandywine Kitchen - All Day, 25%! of the day’s profits benefit the WPJC!



✨Monday, September 21st✨
  • Premiere of 'We Are Many', a film about the story behind the 2003 anti-Iraq War global protests. Tickets help support the WPJC! https://watch.eventive.org/wearemany/play/5f5bd78d7d62b913049aa74d 
  • Take Out for Peace: last day to order Wine from One Hope Wines at https://www.onehopewine.com/event/60322 (Shipping anywhere in the country!)
  • Livestream Wine Tasting at 6pm on facebook with WPJC team and One Hope’s local Cause Entrepreneur, Derrick Watson.


​Thanks to our sponsors for making International Day of Peace possible:

Bellingham Friends Meeting
Veterans for Peace Chapter 111
Bellingham-Whatcom Peace & Justice Vigil
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
First Christian Church
​Khush Kush
Daylight Properties
A1-Builders
Allied Arts of Whatcom County
Boundary Bay Brewery
Pepper Sisters
Lucky Monkey
Old World Deli
Sound Divers
Phoebe Bird
Menace Brewing
The Local Public House
Old Town Cafe
WWU Theater
Latin America Solidarity Committee - Corvallis
A Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing (LELO)
First Congregational Church
Pax Christi
Amnesty International Chapter 270 Bellingham and Amnesty International Puget Sound
Mount Baker Media House
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility & Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition
Saint James Presbyterian Church
Good Earth Pottery

​Community Food COOP
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Poster designed by Jonathan Soren (IG: @jon.soren)


​Keynote by Walidah Imarisha & Aaron Dixon:

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Portland historian, artist, author, and educator Walidah Imarisha. Walidah Imarisha
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Seattle Black Panther co-founder, writer and activist Aaron Dixon
​Walidah Imarisha is the co-editor of Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements. She is also the author of Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison and Redemption, which won a 2017 Oregon Book Award, and the poetry collection Scars/Stars.
​She spent 6 years with Oregon Humanities’ Conversation Project as a public scholar facilitating programs across the state about Oregon Black history. 

​At age 13, Aaron Dixon marched with Martin Luther King, who inspired him to join the civil rights movement. At 16, Dixon helped to establish the Black Student Union at the University of Washington. A year later, Dixon became captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. After 10 years as a member of the BPP, he started a nonprofit and spent the next 25 years working with gang-involved youth. He is the author of My People Are Rising: Memoir of a Black Panther Party Captain. 
You can sign up to be notified by youtube premiere when the video is live here:


Recently renamed "Rosemary and Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker Award": 


​Every year since 2005, our previously named "Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker award" has been given to a local peacemaker whose life's work is in the spirit of the founders of Bellingham's peace vigil.
​What makes this year's award extra special is the decision to extend the honor and reflect Rosemary Harris' fundamental role in starting Bellingham's first weekly peace vigil and taking action for peace in our community!

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​This year's awardee is Dr. Vernon Damani Johnson, the co-founder of the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force, political science professor at WWU, and longtime champion of nonviolence and civic engagement. Damani Johnson served on the board for the Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity; was a member of WWU’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Task Force; is the director of the Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Engagement; and speaks frequently about Black Lives Matter and anti-racist movements. He has focused his research on comparative settler colonial states in the global system and has taken special interest in the role of global citizens in community development in Africa. We are pleased to present the award to such an exceptional peacemaker in our community. 
Please join us in acknowledgment of Damani's contributions on Saturday, September 19th at 6pm ​(also to be replayed on facebook, Sunday September 20th 6pm-6:20pm).

You can sign up to be notified by youtube premiere when the video is live here:


​Also on International Day of Peace Weekend​:


​Silent Auction (virtual & in person pop up!)


​On Friday, September 18th, we're hosting a surprise in-person portion of IDP at Holly St. Plaza from 12-4pm! Please follow CDC guidelines and wear a mask while social distancing! Come meet two of our interns and volunteers! We'll have amazing exclusive deals from local businesses for all kinds of pockets (starting bids at just $10 for items that are more than double the price!).
You can start early and bid online right now at: https://www.accelevents.com/e/idp2020 
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Take Out for Peace

As part of the International Day of Peace weekend of events, these Black-owned businesses will be donating a portion of their proceeds to WPJC. Mark your calendars and make sure to buy from Guud Bowls on Friday (9/18), Ambo Ethiopian Cuisine on Saturday (9/19), and from Brandywine on Sunday (9/20)! Throughout the month, you can also order wine from OneHope Wine and 10% of your purchase will go to us! Then, share this poster on your social media and email lists — help spread the word! 
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"We Are Many" Film Premiere

We are also partnering with the We Are Many movie for its North America live-streaming premiere! On Monday, September 21st, at 5 pm PST, the live event will feature exclusive music performances, a screening of We Are Many and a Q&A panel discussion - including director Amir Amirani (co-producer Coup 53), cast members, and leaders from key activist organizations. The film tells the story behind the 2003 anti-Iraq War protests - the largest demonstration in history - and how it inspired the next generation of activists. You can watch the trailer here.
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The entry cost is $12 general admission and $7 for students & seniors--40% of net profit from our ticket sales will benefit the WPJC!
​Check it out here:  https://watch.eventive.org/wearemany/play/5f5bd78d7d62b913049aa74d ​
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​Spread the word:

​Help us make it happen! 

Download and share the poster with a blurb about International Day of Peace in your next newsletter. Even better share a video on why you think the WPJC and this year's theme are relevant to YOU and share in your social media! You can also Invite friends to the event on Facebook.
​Share the above event details and this webpage with your congregation, coworkers, neighbors, and friends.

Want to become a Sponsor for Peace?

Contact WPJC at 360-734-0217 or office@whatcompjc.org if your business or organization wants to sponsor International Day of Peace.
Learn More Here
The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center calls on our government and society to disavow policies of violence and seek a culture of peace.
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