The East Bay Citizens for Peace (EBCP)
We are a grassroots organization made up of individuals from Rhode Island’s East Bay area that are committed to peaceful solutions to conflict and to social and economic justice through the promotion of open, respectful dialogue. We strive to accomplish these goals through public forums on topics relevant to our mission, publication of position papers and community activism. We also seek to promote changes in U.S. policy by lobbying our representatives in Washington DC on issues of concern. EBCP operates by consensus and does not as a group subscribe to any one political ideology or party.
Upcoming Events
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Ongoing peace vigils
EBCP holds ongoing peace vigils on the second Saturday of every month from 11 AM to noon outside the Bristol Post Office. Please join us.
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Democracy Now!
On Monday, April 22, 2019 at 7 PM, EBCP presents Democracy Now!: The War and Peace Report (Venezuela) at Rogers Free Library, Herreshoff Community Meeting Room, 525 Hope St, Bristol, RI. The viewing will be followed by discussion and is free and open to the public. This is part of a series of viewings of Democracy Now! news segments sponsored by EBCP.
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The Five Freedoms of the First Amendment
On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 7 PM, EBCP presents a talk by Roger Williams University's director of media and public relations, Edward Fitzgerald, entitled The Freedoms of the First Amendment at Barrington Congregational Church, Fellowship Hall, 461 County Road, Barrington, RI. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by EBCP and The Mission and Justice Ministry of the Barrington Congregational Church UCC.
Campaigns
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Move To Amend
EBCP endorses Move To Amend, a national movement to amend our Constitution to establish that money is not free speech and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to consitutional rights.
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The People’s Budget
EBCP endorses The People’s Budget, the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget for fiscal year 2017, which increases funding for diplomacy and invests in defense industry job transition programs.
Resources
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Email list and membership
Subscribe to the EBCP email list and become a member.
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Peace Action
EBCP is an affiliate of Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots peace network. Check out their Foreign Policy For All working paper.
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Social media and photo gallery
Visit the EBCP Facebook page and photo gallery!
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EBCP position statements
Read EBCP position statements on gun control, the BDS Movement, Veterans Day, Sinclair Broadcasting, the 2016 election, Gitmo, ISIS, Iraq, Syria, terrorism, and Afghanistan and download our presentation entitled War, the Economy and the Health of Our Communities. What’s your take on the issues? Contact your congressmen and local media and let them know.