Las Vegas, New Mexico · Since May 15, 2004
A community home for peace and justice.
We help this community name its own needs and pursue nonviolent solutions. The work is free, nonpartisan, and led by volunteers.
Who we are
An all-volunteer center, accountable to this community.
Our approach
The community shapes the work.
We use a model put forth by educator and activist Herb Kohl and inspired by Myles Horton during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
The purpose is to support the community in discovering its peace and justice needs and goals, without imposing a point of view. Above all, we promote nonviolent solutions to the social, economic, and environmental injustices the community identifies as priorities.
The work matters, and it should also be joyful. Helping build a healthier and more beautiful world is a shared act.
Access
Practical help, offered with neighbors rather than to them.
Education
Learning that starts from lived experience.
Advocacy
Nonviolent action on the priorities this community names.
Solidarity
Standing with people here, across the region, and statewide.
In the community
The work looks like this.
Visit
Find us at The SPOT.
The Center is at The SPOT — South of the Plaza in Old Town. Community groups can request the space, and the public calendar lists what is coming up.
Support the Center
The Center is supported by donations. It does not accept corporate or government funding. Gifts are not tax-deductible.
PO Box 716
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
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