Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County
Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County Film Presentation
Abbott RoomIn recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 the Peace and Social Justice Forum/Waldo County in collaboration with Rural Action Group Against Racism (RAGAR) present the film Voices from the Barrens, Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty. Filmmaker Nancy Ghertner documents the wild blueberry harvest of the Wabanaki Indigenous People from the USA and Canada as the […]
Peace & Social Justice Forum / Waldo County Film Presentation
Abbott RoomThe Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County will show the film Mossville: When Great Trees Fall' on January 18, 2023 at 6 pm in the Abbott Room . Free and open to all. As part of the Climate Justice Film Series, this documentary tells the story of a centuries-old black community in Louisiana laid waste […]
Community Resilience for the Climate Emergency
Abbott RoomThe Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County , in coordination with the All of Belfast Climate Dialogues project of the Belfast Free Library, and the Possibility Alliance, will host Dr. Peter Kalmus, an award winning author and climate scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California. He has said that "Global Warming is happening with […]
Film: Unspoken Tears
Abbott RoomThe Waldo County Peace and Social Justice Forum in collaboration with the Belfast Free will library present this special documentary from the National Film Board of Canada. The film is in French with English subtitles, 1 hour and 15 minutes. Synopsis: How can refugee children integrate into Quebec’s school system, given the unspeakable violence they’ve […]
Peace&Social Justice Forum: Community Circle for Peace
Abbott RoomOn Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 6 pm, the Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County , will host a Circle for Peace at the Belfast Free Library. A reading of the "Women Wage Peace" Position Statement , written by members of one of the most important peace groups in Israel-made up of Jewish and Arab […]
Peace & Social Justice Forum / Waldo County
Abbott RoomPeace and Social Justice Forum /Waldo County Announces Program Change Regretfully, Doug Rawlings, from Veterans for Peace has had to cancel due to a family medical emergency. We will be rescheduling Doug's presentation on his Return Journey to Vietnam when he is available. Fortunately for all of us, local activist Ridgely Fuller has agreed to […]
The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County POETRY EVENING
Abbott RoomCelebrate Women's History Month : VOICES OF PEACE & RESISTANCE The Peace & Social Justice Forum/Waldo County will hold a POETRY EVENING to share the words of women and people in struggle, in this time of both war and peace. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6 pm in the Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library. […]
Peace & Social Justice Forum / Waldo County
Abbott RoomVietnam Veteran Doug Rawlings, President of the Maine Chapter of Veterans for Peace and an award-winning anti-war poet will speak of his recent return to Vietnam. In August 2023, Doug returned to Vietnam after a 53-year absence when he was invited to speak of G.I. resistance to the war and to present his poetry, at […]
Peace & Justice Group of Waldo County Fall Forum
Abbott RoomPeace & Justice Group of Waldo County Fall Forum to show the film Where Olive Trees Weep Filmed in 2022 in the West Bank, the film follows both Palestinian and Israeli journalists, healers and activists as it offers a glimpse into life under occupation and the commitment to freedom of the Palestinian people. From the […]