Erie Peace Initiative

Jan 24th Ribbon set up and meeting please come!

2012-01-20T09:50:00.000-05:00

12:00 set up our Ribbon display of US Fallen troops from Afghanistan 7180 Perry Hwy Erie Pa 16509 7:00 Meeting Tim Hortons E 12th and Holland St Erie Pa Hope to see you there!

Blasco Library month of Nov

2011-11-08T18:01:00.002-05:00

Please visit our display of the US Fallen troop names from Afghanistan. Thanks to the blasco library for hosting our ribbons in honor of Veterans day. Support the troops heal the wounded honor the dead bring em home

In honor of Veterans Day please join us Nov 3rd 7pm Brian Wilson

2011-10-19T19:28:00.001-04:00

Please attend and spread the word! The Erie Peace Initiative presents Brian Wilson...thank you to our host... Unitarian Universalist 7180 Perry Highway Erie Pa 16509 7pm Nov 3rd Brian will present his story as a Vietnam vet turned peace activist after his war experience. He lost both legs while trying to block a train leaving an ammo depo headed to Nicaragua.

Next meeting date and actions

2011-09-26T19:38:00.002-04:00

Oct 5th 12:30 621 E 22nd St Erie local folks traveling to DC to protest the Wars thank you to vets for Peace! Join us for a sign making party and send off! Meeting Nov 8th 7pm Tim Hortons 209 E 12th Erie Pa

Table at 9/11 Prayer service for Remembrance and Healing Sun

2011-09-05T13:34:00.000-04:00

EPI will have a table at the warner 3-4:00 sun Sept 11,2011 Hope to see you there! Also join our next meeting Sept 20th 7pm 209 E 12th St Tim Hortons

Aug 30th Meeting

2011-08-25T22:32:00.000-04:00

Join us! 7pm Tim Hortons 209 E 12th St also look for our display at Blasco library of Us fallen troop ribbons in Nov

Jazz and Blues Fest Aug 6-7 2011

2011-07-18T09:39:00.002-04:00

Please stop by or sign up to staff our Erie Peace table at the Jazz and Blues fest Aug 6 7th! We need help w set up take down too please! eriepeaceinitiative@yahoo.com now on facebook too!

Join us!

2011-06-26T20:07:00.004-04:00

Tue July 26 th 7pm Tim Hortons 209 E 12th St Erie, Pa meeting!

Sat June 4th IMPORTANT

2011-05-23T11:34:00.003-04:00

June 4 Sat action downtown 1:45 rally around the rib fest in front of City Hall 7th and State St be there and spread the word! Spend $ on ribs not War! Bring a friend! ck us on facebook! eriepeaceinitiative@yahoo.com

Women in Black Meadville area

2011-04-13T12:28:00.000-04:00

Memorial day parade 10:00 march with EPI and WIB Meadville details tba WIB resumed our first Saturday of the month vigils last week. We will meet again the first Saturday in May from noon to one in front of the Meadville City Building on the corner of Water and Arch Streets. We aren't meeting in Diamond Park at this time because a main street near there is closed due to construction, and

Rachel Corrie Upcoming Event IMPORTANT

2011-03-28T19:11:00.000-04:00

My Name is Rachel Corrie Starring Courtney Day Nassar Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:30 pm Taylor Little Theater Mercyhurst College Erie, PA • This one-woman play, created from the journals of Rachel Corrie and edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, depicts Rachel, a young, 23-year-old woman from Washington state who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada. She died in

Next Meeting and Save the date tax day demonstration

2010-12-05T14:36:00.013-05:00

Meeting: April 26th Tues Join us 7pm 209 E 12th St Tim Hortons! eriepeaceinitiative@yahoo.com May 10th May 24th April 18th Tax day join us and again 4:30 Griswold post office as we pass out brochures about how our tax dollars are spent on war May 12 Rachel Corrie play Mercyhurst Little Theater Free will offering 7pm This year Erie Peace Initiative, in

Veterans Day action

2010-10-03T14:45:00.000-04:00

Join us 4:30 Nov 11th as we honor vets and carry the ribbons of the 1,300 US Fallen troop names during a candelight walk around Eries Federal Bldg. We need volunteers to carry ribbons! Watch our site for upcoming actions as we join Veterans for peace doing a banner drop in upcoming weeks as well as our annual March 19 2011 action to acknowledge the beginning of the war in Iraq

Peace Week at Presque Isle Gallery Sept 20-25

2010-09-19T13:44:00.004-04:00

Join The Erie Peace Initiative and other local activists for Peace Week at the Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse 35 Peninsula Dr, Erie Sunday, September 19th 10:20am-- Peace Service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie(Perry Highway) Monday, September 20th Exhibit Opening: Featuring local artist, Steve Mik. Come tonight or all week to see Steve's new work: “Weapons Into Objects for

Meeting Tue Nov 30 7pm

2010-08-11T20:55:00.006-04:00

The next meeting will take place tue Oct 19th 7pm location Tim Hortons 209 E 12th St please come! ? eriepeaceinitiative@yahoo.com

Peace and Justice In The Holy Land

2010-08-04T11:32:00.000-04:00

Friday, August 13, 2010 7:00pm 425 Cherokee Dr. Erie, PA 814.520.5112 southorngang@hotmail.com While she’s in town, come meet our daughter, Debbie Southorn and hear her story about Palestine. She lived and went to university there for three months and has worked with Sabeel (a Christian peacemaking group in Jerusalem and in North America) as well as supporting BDS (boycott, divestment,

Jazz and Blues Festival

2010-07-14T21:36:00.001-04:00

Join Erie Peace Aug 7-8th to visit or help at our table at Frontier Park. On display will be the ribbons of the 1st 1,000 Us fallen troop names from Afghanistan. We can use help with set up, clean up and staffing the table between 1-8pm each day. E-mail Lora Caldwell at morningstar7@verizon.net if interested!

WAGE PEACE

2010-05-08T10:58:00.003-04:00

AFSC.org It’s difficult to believe that a week ago today we were putting the last logistical details in place for an extraordinary series of events to influence the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Last weekend, we rallied the nuclear disarmament movement in the U.S. and globally. United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon calls for good faith negotiations to eliminate

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Legacy

2010-05-08T10:50:00.000-04:00

Veterans for Peace would like to find places to host their exhibit. Please contact Sandy Kelson sandkel@winstream if interested. This exhibit is composed of panels taken from a larger exhibit presented by Japanese Peace groups. Remember that modern nuclear weapons are more powerful than those of 1945 which would create even more death and distruction.

The Weight of a Snowflake

2010-02-07T20:31:00.000-05:00

"Tell me the weight of a snowflake," a coalmouse asked a wild dove. "Nothing more than nothing," the dove answered. "In that case I must tell you a marvelous story," the coalmouse said. "I sat on a fir branch close to the trunk when it began to snow. Not heavily, not in a raging blizzard. No, just like in a dream, without any violence at all. Since I didn't have anything better to do

Emma's Revolution Presentation

2010-01-17T15:29:00.003-05:00

When? February 6th Where? Unitarian Universalist Congregation (Perry Highway) * Tickets are $12.00 Please bring some friends, and support this great evening of music!

Peace Jam

2010-01-17T15:28:00.007-05:00

Please join us for coffee and music on February 7th! CLICK HERE for more information!

Postcards to Obama

2009-11-19T15:56:00.002-05:00

If you have a Facebook Accout, visit www.facebook.com and Search for "Postcards to Obama." Upload a picture or write a message to President Barack Obama. Voice your opinion about the war in Afghanistan.

End the War in Afghanistan Rally (October 7, 2009)

2009-10-01T17:25:00.004-04:00

Erie, Pennsylvania- At noon on Wednesday, October 7– the Erie Peace Initiative and friends will stand with peace and human rights organizations all over America to mark the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. Whether you join a vigil or another peace event, help the Erie Peace Initiative, American Friends Service Committee, and the United for Peace & Justice bear witness to the human

October 20, 2009

2009-10-01T07:40:00.002-04:00

Erie Peace initiative meeting minutes Oct 20,2009 1001 state st rm 715 7:05 meeting called to order by In attendance . Rev Anthony Calgren (Call) Bob Johnson, Claire Kennedy, Lora Caldwell, Richard Mcvay, Mark Mateja, Debbie Spilko Debbie talked about counter recruitment info….will put link on Epi site…target colleges not just high schools. A statement is needed that we are not

Erie Activists at G-20 (September 2009)

2009-09-30T19:03:00.006-04:00

WJET Report with Edwina Gately and Anne McCarthy

September 22, 2009

2009-09-30T18:55:00.001-04:00

Erie Peace Initiative minutes from meeting Sept 22,09 1001 State St rm 715 7:10 Meeting called to order by Bob Johnson In attendance: Bob Johnson, Richard McVay, Lora Caldwell, Deb Spilko, Jane Kirk, Anne McCarthy, Mark Mateja, Mike Michaelson Introductions Meeting was spent mostly discussing G-20 issues and plans for EPI to participate. Jane Kirk shared good info as she was in Pitts already

Journey of the Ribbons

2009-09-30T18:43:00.000-04:00

As secretary of the Erie Peace Initiative I am searching for local coffee shops and venues for display or our ribbons of the US fallen troops in Iraq. We also would like to find places to leave a few of our donation jars. Please let me know asap if interested. Lora Caldwell morningstar7@verizon.netThe following is on a plaque which we hang w ribbons.The ribbons on display have been

Josh Stieber's Presentation (July 28, 2008)

2009-07-23T11:31:00.001-04:00

Media Release, Tuesday, July 28 – 2009 Info: Bob Johnson 814-864-8818 Erie, Pennsylvania – Iraq veteran turned conscientious objector, Josh Stieber, will speak at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie on Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm. Josh is an Iraq Vet turned Conscientious Objector journeying across the country, waging love instead of fear. “I was in middle school when I saw 9/11 on the

Lieutenant Colonel Darrel Vandeveld's Presentation (March 19, 2009)

2009-04-11T18:11:00.002-04:00

Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, former military prosecutor at Guantanamo, spoke at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie on March 19.

March 31, 2009

2009-04-11T12:00:00.001-04:00

Erie Peace Initiative meeting 1001 state st May 26,09 In attendance: Richard Mcvay, Anne Zielinski, Bob Johnson, Barb Roseborough, Lora Caldwell, Mark Mateja 1. Introductions 2. Last two weeks actions 5-15-09 rally…enough to make it worthwhile 5-22-09 yard signing got out aprox 100 signs 5-25 09 –parade at Meadville great women in black turnout….just Mark and Bob from EPI 3. Treasury report…

Overview of the Group for "The Different Show"

2009-03-23T17:10:00.002-04:00

March 17, 2009

2009-03-17T21:45:00.001-04:00

3/17/09 EPI meeting 1001 State St rm 715 7:05 meeting called to order In attendance……Jane Kirk, Bob Johnson, Al and Peggy Richardson, Barb Roseborough, Anne Zielinski, Claire Kennedy, Lora Caldwell, Richard McVay, Mark Mateja Discussion about Darrell Vandeveld, who is speaking March 19th at 7pm . Cookies and cider provided. We will set up ribbons and cookies at 6:00. News Coverage for

March 4, 2009

2009-03-11T17:04:00.001-04:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting minutes 3/4/09 1001 State St 7:10 p.m.: meeting called to order by Mark Mateja In attendance Al Richardson, Mark Mateja, Bob Johnson, Lora Caldwell, Claire Kennedy, Anne Mccarthy, Jane Kirk, Richard McVay, Kaye Cofini, Beth Rockwell Phone-a-thon…four people called to inform people about our March events. Beth Rockwell found a sponsor for a bus seat. Interest from

February 24, 2009

2009-02-26T15:04:00.001-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Minutes Feb. 24, 2009 1. Intros and agenda 2. Report on last 2 weeks of actions A. Rally at Frontier on 2/13. It was short, but the group hadn't been out for a while. A lot of honks and waves. We can start doing more of this as soon as we want to put up with the weather! B. Speaker at Unitarian church on 2/17: It turned out to be a nice interfaith communication event, but

February 10, 2009

2009-02-26T14:55:00.002-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting 1001 State St., room 715 Feb. 10, 2009 In attendance Bob Johnson, Lora Caldwell, Mark Mateja, Anne Zielinski, Beth Rockwell, Jane Kirk, Deb Spilko, Kaye Cofini 1. Intros and agenda 2. Evaluate last 2 weeks of actions --Update on National Guard project? No update --Empower Peace presentation at McDowell: Bob and Lora attended -- Mark Mateja did demo supporting Gaza

January 27, 2009

2009-02-01T16:09:00.001-05:00

Jan 27, 2009 1001 State St. 7:05 p.m.: Bob Johnson called meeting to order Attendance: Bob Johnson, Beth Rockwell, Anne McCarthy, Lora Caldwell, Jane Kirk ,Richard McVay, Jen Highfill, Barb Roseborough, Kaye Cofini, Deb Spilko Agenda review: Evaluate last 2 weeks actions Richard reported roundtable went well. Not an EPI issue but lots of us were there. MLK parade small group but nice

Display of Ribbons at McDowell High School

2009-01-12T17:01:00.002-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative's ribbon display at McDowell High School in 2009. Each ribbon represents a U.S. service member killed in Iraq.

Erie Times-News Articles (December 20, 2008)

2008-12-22T15:28:00.003-05:00

The following two articles about EPI were published in the December 20, 2008 Erie Times-News: Peace activists want troops home By Robb Frederick robb.frederick@timesnews.com State Rep. Pat Harkins once stood in the House chamber and read a letter of condolence to the family of Staff Sgt. Victor Cortes, who died in Iraq in 2005. On Friday he stood with a dozen members of the Erie Peace

December 16, 2008

2008-12-17T15:21:00.001-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative minutes Dec 16,08 1001 State St rm 715 In attendance: Bob Johnson, Lora Caldwell, Jane Kirk, Jen Highfill, Richard Mcvay, Anne McCarthy, Beth Rockwell, Sally and Paul Nunes, Barb Roseborough 7:10 Bob Johnson called meeting to order Fri 19th Press Conference 11:00 sharp with Pat Harkins. We need to spread the word and get people there. 6th and Parade. Press release sent

Million Doors for Peace (September 20, 2008)

2008-12-08T20:11:00.002-05:00

A news segment on the Million Doors for Peace event that was held in Erie, Pennsylvania on September 20, 2008

December 2, 2008

2008-12-07T17:39:00.002-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting Dec 2, 2008 1001 State St. Bob Johnson called meeting to order Attendance Bob Johnson, Beth Rockwell, Anne McCarthy, Lora Caldwell, Mark Mateja, Jane Kirk Agenda review Mark added discussion regarding Status of Forces Agreement (you can Google English text status of forces agreement for more info). Anne e-mailed Pax Christi regarding this and it seems

November 18, 2008

2008-11-19T14:36:00.001-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting November 18,2008 7:05 Bob Johnson called meeting to order Attendance: Bob Johnson, Beth Rockwell, Barb Roseborough, Anne McCarthy, Richard McVay, Mark Mateja, Jen Highfill and Matt 1. Intros and agenda review 2. Evaluate last 2 weeks actions Veterans’ Day Vigil, 11/11 - Bob was disappointed in the turnout, but “if we weren’t there nobody would

November 5, 2008

2008-11-06T17:24:00.001-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting November 5, 2008 1001 State St., room 715 7:15 meeting called to order by Bob Johnson In attendance: Bob Johnson, Richard McVay, Lora Caldwell, Beth Rockwell, Mark Mateja, Jen Highfill, Jane Kirk, Anne Zielinski, Anne McCarthy, Li Zhang Intros and agenda 2. Evaluate last 2 weeks' actions Nov. 2: Bob and Lora put approx. 50 signs out. Most are still out!

October 21, 2008

2008-11-05T17:29:00.001-05:00

Erie Peace Initiative Meeting October 21,2008 6:00 Bob Johnson called meeting to order In attendance: Bob Johnson, Lora Caldwell, Kaye Cofini, Jane Kirk, Anne Zielinski, Richard McVay, Mark Mateja 1. Intros and agenda review Kaye Cofini suggested we show up outside of Mercyhurst college 2:00 and 8:00 for showing of Uncounted Oct 22nd 2. Evaluate last 2 weeks of actions A. Protest English

Mission Accomplished in Erie

2008-05-01T20:00:00.001-04:00

Members of Erie Peace Initiative and Penn Action deliver a statement 'Mission Accomplished - End The War" to Representative Phil English's Erie office.

Erie Peace Initiative Candidates Forum (March 9, 2008)

2008-04-11T20:15:00.001-04:00

On March 9 2008, the Erie Peace Initiative held a peace rally to mark the 5th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. After the March, all US Congressional candidates for the PA-3 legislative district were invited to speak in a candidate forum at Cauley Auditorium in Erie PA. All 4 Democratic Party candidates

5 Years Too Many March (March 9, 2008)

2008-03-09T20:02:00.003-04:00

On Sunday, March 9, 2008, the Erie Peace Initiative organized events around the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. There was a march in silence. The names of fallen soldiers were written on the red tags carried by marchers. The march went from the gazebo at Perry Square to St. Patrick's Cauley Auditorium, 315 E 4th St, Erie PA.

The Erie Six Trial (October 25, 2007)

2007-11-07T22:42:00.002-05:00

The Erie Six and supporters on EMTA trolley en route to the Federal Courthouse. On Oct. 25, 2007, at a contempt hearing in a courtroom of the Federal Building in Erie, PA, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter sentenced six war protestors to prison for five days. These local peace activists had been arrested and fined for acts of civil disobedience at the entrance to that same

Erie 6 Verdict (October 25, 2007)

2007-10-25T15:31:00.001-04:00

From Goerie.com: Article published Oct 25, 2007 War protesters receive 5-day jail sentences Six war protesters who locked arms in March to block the doors of the federal courthouse in Erie have been found guilty of contempt of court for not paying fines related to their earlier charges of obstructing a public area, a petty offense in federal court. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise