ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT – October 29th 2016 DJPC Global Justice & Peace Award 2016: We have the honor to announce that the recipient for this year’s Global Justice & Peace Award is Otros Mundos de Chiapas. Otros Mundos de Chiapas is committed to the search for alternatives to the social, economic, political and environmental crisis … Continue reading Save the date: October 29th 2016. Global Justice & Peace Award
Salon Discussion: Las Bambas No VA! June 16th 2016
The Denver Justice and Peace Committee & The Committee in Solidarity and Support with the Struggle of the People of Apurimac Presents the Salon Discussion: “Las Bambas NO VA!” Las Bambas is copper mine situated in the province of Catabambas and Grau in the department of Apurimac, in the center of Peru. 47 communities of … Continue reading Salon Discussion: Las Bambas No VA! June 16th 2016
The Social Psychology of “Us vs Them” Climate Change Messages
DJPC Salon Discussion with: Maria Talero This was an interactive mini-workshop on key lessons from social psychology that apply both to the climate crisis and the struggle for social justice. The punchline: we are deeply prone to “us vs them” thinking and other cognitive biases, and we selectively ‘filter’ information in a way that conforms to our … Continue reading The Social Psychology of “Us vs Them” Climate Change Messages
Salon Discussion January 2016
Solidarity with the peoples of Ayotzinapa:a conversation with Ismael Netzahualtl. Solidaridad con el pueblo de Ayotzinapa:conversando con Ismael Netzahualt. Thursday January 21 2016/ Jueves 21 de Enero del 2016 7-8:30 PM @ Highlands United Methodist church community Hall 3131 Osceola Street Free parking in church lot at 32nd & Osceola and on street. Estacionamiento gratuito. … Continue reading Salon Discussion January 2016
Global Justice & Peace Award 2015: Aviva Chomsky
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Salon Discussion on Guatemala Today
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our invited presenter from Guatemala, Pascual Bernabé Velásquez, will not arrive for this Thursday’s Salon Discussion Series. Consequently, we will have the following program for this month’s Salon. Our apologies for any inconveniences. DJPC 2012 SALON DISCUSSION SERIES PRESENTS GUATEMALA TODAY: a roundtable discussion We’ll hear from each other about: – … Continue reading Salon Discussion on Guatemala Today