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Thanks for the potluck fun, food and friends!

Thanks to all who helped make DJPC’s Spring Potluck so much fun (and delicious) last Friday,  April 27.   It was great food and company as always!   Special thanks to our friend, Bill Sulzman, from Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission, arriving with justice and peace shirts and caps for sale by Alterni-Tee (www.alterni-tee.com),… »

Thanks for the Holiday Potluck!

Thanks to all who helped make DJPC’s Holiday Potluck so much fun (and delicious) last Friday,  December 16th.  The company was great, as were the food and decorations!  We were honored by Julio Cochoy’s visit and personal testimony of healing after the genocide in Guatemala.  And for those who missed the party,  here are the… »

Lots of accomplishments in 2011–many more great events to come!

It’s been awhile since we shared some of the things DJPC has accomplished so far in 2011.  In January, Jennifer Piper of AFSC share about the reality of immigration and it’s root causes, in a Salon titled “Immigrant Detention: When U.S. Foreign Policy Drives People from their Homes and U.S. Enforcement Policies Drive Them Back.” … »

DJPC Spring Potluck “Lyrics”

On  Friday, March 25th, DJPC held it’s quarterly potluck social–this time celebrating SPRING!  The food was great!  But the company and sing-a-long were the best!  The door prize was a handpainted box from El Salvador!  For those who missed the fun,  here are the lyrics of the song we sang to keep… »

DJPC Holiday Potluck

On  Friday, December 17th, DJPC held it’s quarterly potluck social–this time a Holiday Party!  The food and decorations were great!  But the company and sing-a-long were the best!  For those who missed the fun,  here are the lyrics of two songs we sang to keep us in the Holiday Solidarity spirit:
LET US GO  (to… »

Happy Holidays

The Denver Justice and Peace Committee

wishes you a happy holiday

and
a life
filled with … »

September Salon Series

DJPC’s 2010 Salon Discussion Series Presents:
Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development
With the following organizations in attendance:

El Porvenir assists people in rural communities in Nicaragua to improve their standard of living through sustainable development in clean water, sanitation, and health education. To date, EP has assisted rural communities with 705 projects that now supply 105,000 people with clean… »

Save the Date for 2010 Annual Awards Night!

This year, the 2010 Annual Awards Night will be held on October 23rd at 7pm at First Mennonite Church here in Denver.  The 2010 Global Justice and Peace Award will go to GRUFIDES, El Grupo de Formación e Intervención para el Desarrollo Sostenible, a grassroots organization based in Cajamarca, Peru that promotes sustainable development through… »

DJPC’s Summer Potluck Social

Download the Summer Potluck Flier : DJPC Summer Potluck Flier
FRIDAY JULY 30, 2010
6:30 P.M.— 8:30 P.M.
DJPC’s Office located in the Denver Inner City Parish 1212 Mariposa St. Denver, CO 80204
Free parking available on streets and in building lots. Beverages and  utensils provided. Bring a dish (with serving utensils) to share.
R.S.V.P. TODAY!!!… »

DJPC Members Honor Romero Through Habitat Build

Carrying cement block and mixing mortar by hand in 95 degree heat can be torture. Or, it can be a small offering of hope and solidarity to a family living in a one room wooden shack. Moving block after block, separating rock into piles of sand and gravel, I concentrated on the task at hand… »