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OROVILLE,CALIFORNIA August 2013
Dear Friends,
The past eight months have been an important period of renewal for the Chico Peace and Justice
Center. While no printed materials could capture the true heart of what our peace and justice-making
community has set in motion, we are pleased to invite you to review the enclosed. I hope you will
agree that the work we are undertaking represents a powerful balance of peace and social justice
engagement that honors and builds on our organization's wonderful history, and which moves us in
critical new directions.
At the heart of CPJC's vision is the understanding that today's interconnected issues challenge us to
respond with a comprehensive,whole system approach to social change organizing. The Wheel of
Integral Nonviolence provides a holistic road map for that approach, and we have begun to organize
our priorities accordingly. Our organization's chief aim is to make concrete contributions to the peace
and justice-building efforts that span our community's deepest concerns related to human rights, the
environment, militarization, and much more. Toward this end, CPJC has placed three pillars on our
foundation of integral nonviolence. These are our Core Programs, Community Partnerships, and
Historic and Ongoing Campaigns. We urge you, if you haven't already,to discover where and how
you can add strength to this powerful mix of change-making initiatives. These efforts are and become
whatever our community makes of them, and we enthusiastically invite your direct involvement.
As CPJC enters more fully into this exciting post-transition leg of its journey, we are mindful of the
sharp decrease in membership that we have suffered over the past year. We are hopeful that CPJC
supporters like you,whether brand new supporters or longtime members,will take this opportunity to
begin,renew, or reactivate your membership in support of all the good work the Center is shepherding.
We have timed this appeal in tandem with the local Annie B's drive, which adds a significant portion to
all contributions earmarked for the Chico Peace and Justice Center. We will be sure that all donations
of$35 or more($15 for students& low income) begin, reactivate, or renew your CPJC membership,
which will come with an annual subscription to the Chico Viewspaper, our new quarterly publication.
See the enclosed insert for details on contributing to CPJC via the Annie B's drive. Thank you so
much for your support, and for all you do and all ;u_ to-bring us into a more just and human future.
Sincerely, � (a'77 L17 11-1,114
CPJC Board of Directors and Staff
526 B ROADWAY STREET CHICO, CA 95928
530-893-9078
www.chico-peace.org