Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice is a network of peace and justice advocates, and a clearinghouse for information about peace & justice activities and events of interest to Northern Virginians.
NVP&J associates sponsor and actively participate in projects that impact on matters of peace & justice -- such as public film showings, televised promotional announcements, lobbying, marches, vigils, petitions, leafleting, letter-writing, outreach, teach-ins, reading groups, discussion, groups, and much more.
Meetings: NVP&J holds semi-monthly meetings in Fairfax County from 7:15 - 8:45 PM on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Tysons Pimmit Library and the Woodrow Wilson Library (see below for schedule)
Mailing Lists: NVP&J associates also operate two list servers to promote the awareness of peace & justice issues, activities and events among group members. The NVPJ Discussion Group serves the purpose of promoting discussions among group members about issues related to matters of peace and justice, and the NVPJ Announcement Group serves the purpose of providing a place to post announcements about peace & justice activities and events of interest to group members.
Send e-mail to: us-va-nova-peace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to subscribe to our mailing list.
Listen to our recent radio commercial.Upcoming events:
Social Networking for Everyone: Thursday. June 25, 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Social networking is key to building a political movement. As recent events in Iran powerfully show, twitter and new forms of communication are what it takes to change the world. Come learn how to connect to the power of social networking and help shape the political future of this country.
Speaker: Anu Som, Executive Coach and Consultant
Where: 3419 Fiddlers Green, Falls Church, VA 22044
Sponsored by: Northern Virginians for Peace and Justice
RSVP: By Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - Moya Atkinson, 703-941-3707 (moyaatk@att.net) - limited space!
If you have been an active member of your community and love to connect with new and diverse people- this session if just right for you! In this meeting we will discuss the nature and purpose of some of the well known social networking tools available like:
Blogs
You will receive an overview of each of these tools and we will be discussing some live examples about how each of these can help you take your personal and professional networks to the next level.