CPJC activists have led anti-militarization demonstrations at the site of Beale Air Force Base for many years, including protests against the Iraq war and military escalation in southwest Asia and around the world. Currently, monthly demonstrations focus upon the U.S. military use of drones to attack overseas and US-born peoples. For more information and upcoming direct actions: OccupyBealeAirForceBase … Continue reading Occupy Beale Air Force Base
Career Builders: Counter-Recruitment
What if they staged a war and nobody came? Sound far fetched? Not to those who know a veteran with a catastrophic injury or post-traumatic stress disorder, or who had a friend or loved one deploy and not return. Not for those who know a service person for whom the military did not live up … Continue reading Career Builders: Counter-Recruitment
Voice of the Veteran Speaker Series
Voice of the Veteran is an ongoing speaker series featuring veterans sharing their experience in the military with no media slant, recruiter advertising, or entertainment industry glorification of violence. Hear from primary sources about war and learn about what it is actually like to be in the military. We have had Army veteran Major John … Continue reading Voice of the Veteran Speaker Series
Chico Palestine Action Group
The Chico Palestine Action Group (CPAG) is dedicated to working for human rights and justice for the native peoples of historic Palestine in the face of brutal military occupation and continuing colonization of their lands and resources by the Israeli government. We work toward these ends through public education, information campaigns, and direct nonviolent action … Continue reading Chico Palestine Action Group
Chico Peace Vigil
Saturdays, rain or shine, at 3rd and Main, Chico. 12:30-1:30pm The Chico Peace Vigil was the start of the Chico Peace & Justice Center. The Chico Peace Vigil traces its history back to the tense Cold War years of the early 1960s. The U.S. military built Titan missiles and nuclear warheads that were to be stored … Continue reading Chico Peace Vigil