Reflecting Forward
Dear friends,
We stand on the brink of a reset – one I know we all look forward to. However in looking forward, let us also hold on to the lessons that 2020 taught us about the things that really matter and the importance of flexibility and resilience. With your help, JRPC kept all our staff employed. We transitioned to an online store, a successful online auction, zoom meetings and even an online discussion series that has attracted people from all over the state. 2020 gave us time to reflect on what we do, how we do it and why. Our Coordinating Council has taken advantage of this time to really look at our policies and programs to ensure they are inclusive and effective. And we are turning our sights to the JRPC of the future – what will it looks like, how will it be the same and different. Here’s where you come in. Pete Seeger said that participation was what would save the human race. I invite you to participate with us in visioning the JRPC of the future. Send us an email and let us know what you value most about our work over the years and what ideas you have for the JRPC you want to see in the distance. Better yet, stop by the luminary peace sign in Caras Park tonight, make your wish and let us know your thoughts! You are the most important part of this Center and we thank you for your support and your contributions as we all reflect forward.
Stay hopeful and be safe…Betsy
“There are years that ask questions, and years that answer them.”
Zora Neal Hurston
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December Resources
The Great Realisation
A bed time story of how it started, and why hindsight’s 2020.
Read
- New Zealand Measures Success by Human Well-Being, Not GDP Growth
- After Nine Years, Syria’s Conflict Has Only Become More Complicated
- Nonviolent Action in the Time of Coronavirus
- Sustainable Missoula: Reflecting on art through reclaimed materials
- Meet the Media Monsters
- Exaggerated meta-perceptions predict intergroup hostility between American political partisans
- America's Divided Mind: Understanding the Psychology That Drives Us Apart
- Our COVID Future: Long-Crisis Scenarios
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
- What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?
Watch
- The Great Realisation
- Educating About and For the Abolition of War
- Fireside Chat with Darren Walker
- Last Street Documentary: Last Street is a story of Jamaican young men and women who were born into a context of conflict in their communities and are trying with the help of social intervention programs and their own personal efforts to seek resolutions to their situation.
- White Nationalism in Montana: 1985-2015
- White Nationalism in Montana: 2015 - Present
Act & Support
- End Sanctions on Iran (Petition)
- Next Steps Towards Addressing Police Violence
- Digital Peace Factory Meme Contest Voting
- Show Support for H.R. 40
- Join the Missoula Advocacy Team, Contact Carol (programs@jrpc.org) for details!
“It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.”
Nelson Mandela
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Jeannette Rankin Peace Center has been in Missoula since 1986, working to build non-violence, social justice and sustainability. We are pleased to be a member of the Montana Shares Network, a partnership of Montana-based nonprofit groups devoted to improving the quality of life in communities throughout the state. Give to JRPC through your workplace. www.montanashares.org
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