April 11th dinner forum with our 2026 delegations to Nicaragua
Both our January and February delegations are back from Nicaragua. Join us on Saturday April 11th at 6:00pm at the Chatham-Summit Friends Meeting to hear what they learned from our […]
July 11th Solidarity Roast
Every year in July the PeaceWorks community comes together celebrate our solidarity work with the people of Nicaragua. Join us for some awesome BBQ, salads and treats with interesting people […]
Nancy Rabke, ¡Presente!
We were saddened that longtime PeaceWorks member Nancy Rabke passed away on November 30th at the age of 80. She will be greatly missed by so many people, in the […]
celebrating solidarity: Saturday Dec. 6th Holiday Lunch
Saturday December 6th, 1-4pm Summit-Chatham Friends Meeting, 158 Southern Blvd, Chatham Let’s start the holiday season in the spirit of kindness, joy and good cheer! That’s why we’re so happy […]
PeaceWorks’ Holiday Coffee Sale
Coffee sales directly benefit our partners at the El Porvenir Coffee Collective and other PeaceWorks projects. $25 per bag includes shipping and a personalized card for the recipient(s) of your choice. With the purchase […]
We did it! $10K raised to equip a Nica kids for school!
DONATE HERE As all of the parents up here were getting their kids for another school year, the PeaceWorks community came together to equip children from the Inhijambia Program for […]
IMMIGRANT Organizations CAll for Urgent Action!
On May 17th, PeaceWorks facilitated a forum with seven human rights and immigrant support organizations, including: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Amnesty International, Centro Comunitario CEUS, Movimiento Cosecha, First Friends, […]
A Standing Invite: “Eyes on Ice” Vigil in Newark
Join PeaceWorks and folks from other NJ-based peace and solidarity organizations for the #EyesOnICE vigil outside Delaney Hall, 451 Doremus Ave., Newark, NJ. Each day people from all walks of […]
Carol Shanesy, ¡presente!
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of long-time PeaceWorks community member, Carol Shanesy. Those who knew Carol are mourning the loss of a lovely person and good […]
Celebrating 10 years of university scholarships!
Over the past 10 years, 40 young people who came up through Inhijambia’s comprehensive program for street kids have received university scholarships. Twenty-two have already graduated from four-year programs in […]
December 14th Dinner Forum with Quixote Center’s Kim Lamberty
Saturday December 14th, 6:30pm, Chatham-Summit Friends Meeting, 158 Southern Blvd, Chatham Township, NJ 07928, Suggested Donation $15, Kids Free It’s the holiday season and what better way to get through […]
October 26 Dinner Forum: A Deep Dive – Water for the people
A Deep Diver into Water: Dinner Forum with Maria Espinoza & Victorino Centeno Saturday Oct 26th, Dinner at 6:30, Presentation at 7:30 Summit-Chatham Friends Meeting, 158 Southern Blvd, Chatham In […]
Sept 14 Dinner Forum: Our 2024 Delegation to Nicaragua
Join us on September 14th at 6:30pm at the Chatham-Summit Friends Meeting for a report back from our 2024 delegation to Nicaragua. From July 28th to August 9th our delegation […]
June 8th Dinner Forum: Guatemala’s Bernardo Arévalo and the Ghosts of Coups Past
June 8th Dinner Forum at the Chatham Friends Meeting. Dinner at 6:30, Presentation at 7:30. 158 Southern Blvd, Chatham, NJ 07928 RSVP to Susan Steiner: smsteiner100@gmail.com Eighty years ago in […]
¡Agua es Vida! $20K needed for New Water Project in Northern Nicaragua
IMMEDIATE GOAL OF $20K NEEDED TO BRING WATER TO 220 FAMILIES IN THE VILLAGES OF EL COROZAL ARRIBA AND BOCA DE COROZAL CLICK HERE TO DONATE! During a visit to […]
Celebrating the Life of Jim Burchell
On March 23rd we gathered to celebrate the life and work of PeaceWorks founding executive director Jim Burchell. Jim’s family, friends and colleagues, about 75 of us in all, met […]
come to nicaragua with peaceworks: our July 2024 delegation
12 DAYS OF FRIENDSHIP, SOLIDARITY AND LEARNING: JULY 28TH – AUGUST 8TH Click here to visit our 2024 delegation website. Click here to sign up up by April 15th – […]
March 23rd: Celebrating the Life and Work of PeaceWorks founder Jim Burchell, 1954-2014
Ten years after his passing, Jim’s garden of friendship and solidarity with the people of Nicaragua continues to bear fruit. Join us in celebrating Jim’s life and work through PeaceWorks, […]
Peaceworks 2023 Digital “Report from the Field”
Click here to go to our digital “Report from the Field.” In the tradition of PeaceWorks’ people-to-people work, we are back from a two-week delegation to Nicaragua in July – […]
October 28th Dinner Forum with Inhijambia’s Carlos Ernesto Molina
For kids living in extreme poverty in Nicaragua’s capital city, Managua, life can be unforgiving. Regular meals often don’t exist. Grueling physical labor tears at their growing bodies. In the […]
Sept. 30th Dinner Forum with our Delegation to Nicaragua
Thanks so much for coming out! About 40 members of our community shared a meal and listened to stories of our delegation members who visited Nicaragua in July. If you […]
July 8th Solidarity Roast – Thanks for coming out!
On Saturday July 8th about 75 people from the PeaceWorks community came out for an afternoon of live music and awesome BBQ. We also sent off our delegation to meet […]
The Bukele Shift in El Salvador
Take a look at the article we’ve prepared on the situation in El Salvador – we’ve prepared some background on Bukele and the quickly evolving security situation on the ground […]
Join us in Nicaragua in July!
On the PeaceWorks July 2023 delegation you’ll see first hand how our partners are working to overcome extreme poverty, environmental degradation and economic exploitation – everyday Nicaraguans working to build […]
Hold fast to dreams: On the passing of Jim Burchell
Some of our PeaceWorks old timers may still remember this stanza from the 1923 poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. This was the message you would hear when trying to leave […]
Peggy Waldman, ¡Presente!
PeaceWorks is very saddened by the passing of our good friend Peggy Waldman. The following was written by Brooks Smith: Peg Waldman was a long time and devoted member of […]
Off the page and into the sky: Water Project Update
The following is a quick update to FEICAMP’s Redes de Esperanza potable water project: the water tank is up! Our partner FEDICAMP is working to install a new water system […]
30 Years of Solidarity with the People of Nicaragua
Lighten This Señora’s Load: $11k Needed To Bring Drinking Water To This Village
This señora will haul water home two or three times a day. Can you help lighten her load? Our partner FEDICAMP is working to install a new water system for […]
Crisis is at the border? 11/19 Zoom with Attorney Joelle Lingat
Please join us this Saturday, November 19th at 7:30pm for a conversation to explore what a sane immigration policy, rooted in respect and solidarity, would actually look like. Let’s talk […]
30th Anniversary Celebration: 9/17/22
September 9th Dinner Forum: An Uncertain Status for Immigrants in the U.S.
Another Brick in the Wall? Fear and Uncertainty for Immigrants: A Conversation with Rosa Santana The U.S. Government’s Temporary Protection Status (TPS) permits immigrants from about 22 countries to remain […]
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