MISSION
The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center promotes lasting peace, social justice, and a culture of nonviolence at home and worldwide. We accomplish this through partnerships, education, and direct action.
HISTORYThe idea for the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center (WPJC) came about in early 2002 among participants of the Bellingham Peace Vigil, the nation’s longest-running weekly peace vigil (1967-present). WPJC began under the sponsorship of the Bellingham Quakers and received its own non-profit status in February 2005.
The center was formed not only to address U.S. aggression against the people of Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq, but to establish an organization fostering nonviolence as a way of life and as a tool of domestic and foreign policy. |
MARTINA BOYDVolunteer![]() As a German immigrant, I learned early of the injustices perpetrated by the Hitler regime. I knew my passion would be to help, never harm, and make a difference. I have spent 45 years caring for all peoples as a registered nurse. In my retirement, I continue to serve by volunteering, which encompasses not only the WPJC but Lydia Place, the Friday peace vigil and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health). I enjoy spending time with my wonderful, loving family, hiking the trails around Bellingham and good friends.
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ALEX HAFTVolunteer AMS Coordinator![]() I grew up in Chicago and lived in DC and Miami before joining AmeriCorps NCCC for 10 months. Living and working in the West Coast for nonprofits earned us congressional service awards. I moved on to work trails in California and do Conservations Corps in Colorado, and then I moved to Chicago and worked in homeless services. I moved to Washington to be a student at Fairhaven College at WWU. I work at Oasis Youth Shelter at the Skagit YMCA, and am a nonfiction writer working on a book about US hegemony, to be completed in the course of my Independent Studies major.
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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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