Peace Action & Education (PA&E) was established in the Fall of 2003 as a task force of Metro Justice to continue to build the important work of coordinating Rochester’s peace and anti-war initiatives.

PA&E’s mission is three-fold: coalition building with local and national peace groups; political self-education and public education; and strategic campaigns and initiatives.

Since its founding, PA&E has taken a leading role in our community’s anti-war activities by: coordinating numerous bus caravans to New York City and Washington, DC, in solidarity with national calls to action against the invasion and occupation of Iraq, as well as to the demonstrations at the Republican National Convention and the Counter Inauguration. These efforts also raised funds and provided new opportunities for students and others to become involved in peace action;

Organizing rallies and vigils such as the annual Memorial Day “Memorial in Time of War,” and ongoing twice-monthly silent vigils to protest the war and occupation of Iraq; developing a community-based art installation, “Art in Time of War,” embodying our community’s reactions to war in lasting visual expression;

Initiating the Mobilization for Our Children’s Peaceful Future, a strategic anti-war campaign begun with a massive rally and march, co-sponsored by 20 local organizations. This mobilization has sparked the emergence of a powerful new coalition, Rochester Against War (RAW), whose focus includes counter recruitment, opposition to the draft and ROTC, support for war resisters, alliance with military families and veterans, and lobbying for legislative initiatives to end the war and occupation.

PA&E welcomes your participation and support.
For more information Contact Doug Noble at dxnldc@rit.edu or call 442-3383