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Empty Bowls is a simple meal of soup and bread. Participants keep the bowl as a reminder of hunger in the world. Donations go to local and an international hunger relief group. An evening of good food and entertainment.

The Peace Garden is a project to help feed ourselves as well as others in need. This project will combine enjoyment of gardening with a service project. Come spend a little time getting your hands dirty with others.

Just Trade facilitates community development and empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry and the earth.

Season for Nonviolence is an international grass-roots educational, media, and community action campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities.

Come to the next
Empty Bowls Supper
November 3, 2012

Music...

Banner and Band

Good Food...

girl eating soup

Curiosity...

two soup servers

Family...

mom and daughter

Service...

soup servers

Conversation...

conversation
 

Hope to see you there!

It's also worth noting....
 
The Peace Garden has produced
over 650 pounds of vegetables for
people in need this summer.

The winter crop has been planted.

The El Dorado Peace and Justice Community has been a presence promoting
peace and justice in our community since 1977. Some highlights of our
activities over the years include:

  • Organized and collected signatures for the statewide Nuclear Freeze Initiative in 1978.

  •  Sponsored Town Hall Forums and other educational activities about the dangers of the nuclear arms race.

  • Worked to end the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua in the 80’s and 90’s.

  • Raised over $5,000 to install a water delivery system for the village of Las Jaguitas, Nicaragua.

  • Produced the Peace & Justice Concert Series, bringing over 15 events featuring politically relevant and inspiring music to our community.

  • Organized peace vigils and other activities in opposition to both wars in Iraq.

  • Raised over $40,000 through our annual Empty Bowls supper to fight hunger both in our community and throughout the world.

  • Initiated and continue to particpate in the annual local Season for Nonviolence.

  • Established and continue to sponsor “Just Trade” - a local Fair Trade project.

  • Developed the Peace Garden, a project to feed ourselves as well as others in need locally.

  • Created a website providing information, calendar of events and links to other resources.

  • Hold quarterly Board meetings open to the public.

El Dorado Peace & Justice Community   P.O. Box 543   Diamond Springs, CA 95619
peaceinfo@edpjc.org