Peace House stands up every day for peace and justice, for a protected environment, and Human dignity. We honor the ancestors of the Takelma native people, who lived here long before the colonial invasion of this land. We grieve the loss of them.
Colonization hurts all of us. We believe in unpacking and healing racist beliefs and language. We advocate for a restructured, compassionate, diverse and nonviolent society. How about food instead of bombs?
Peace House thanks all Ashlanders who have invested in our work, especially during COVID 19. Our Uncle Food’s Diner has grown from one to four days per week. Still operating from Wesley Hall at the Methodist Church, we have taken “The Diner” into the streets to feed houseless and hungry Ashland residents. With your help, Uncle Food’s Diner has delivered 5400 meals in four months to those with no place to cook and little money to buy food. This includes families and recently unemployed citizens in crisis.
On May 18th of this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a charity drive, asking for money, food and mobile phones for the estimated 40,000 homeless veterans. Over half are Afro-American and Hispanic, despite the fact that they make up only 15% of all veterans.
Peace House asks: “Why does a country that spends nearly $1 trillion each year on military, national security, cybersecurity and weapons production, claiming to be the military superpower of the world, need to run a charity drive to care for its veterans?
And if U.S. veterans are worth so little, how expendable are the rest of all U.S. citizens?
And if U.S. veterans are worth so little, how expendable are the rest of all U.S. citizens?
The cost of every human and environmental protection in Trump’s current 2021 budget is being cut for [in] education, housing, health care and more, while the money for weapons of mass destruction, fossil fuel development, anti-immigration staffing and other military activity is being increased.
What do you want to see happen? And what will you do to make it happen?
Please visit us at www.peacehouse.net or contact us at info@peacehouse.net, and thank you for your concern.
Please visit us at www.peacehouse.net or contact us at info@peacehouse.net, and thank you for your concern.