The following are organizers, committees and organizations, based throughout the New Jersey area that are actively organizing against the war on Iraq. While many of the listed groups are active members of the NJ Coalition Against the War on Iraq, most of the activities are being coordinated on a grassroots level.
Listed by county for easy navigation
Atlantic | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | Cape May | Cumberland | Essex | Gloucester | Hudson | Hunterdon |Mercer | Middlesex | Monmouth | Morris | Ocean | Passaic | Salem | Somerset | Sussex | Union | Warren
Atlantic
Norm Cohen, Executive Director
Coalition for Peace and Justice
321 Barr Ave Linwood NJ 08221
South Jersey, basically the 2nd Congressional District
Phone 609-601-8583 Fax 609-601-8583 (call 1st)
mailto:[email protected]
www.coalitionforpeaceandjustice.org
Open list serve for group activities (subscribe address):
[email protected] (discussion list)
[email protected] (announcement list, low volume)
[email protected] (student list)
Founded in 1981, the Coalition is a regional chapter of Peace Action. We’ve held peace vigils and have lobbied our Congressperson. More vigils planned. We are currently working on a day for an interfaith vigil.
Bergen
Bergen Action Network
contact: Chris Whalen [email protected] / [email protected]
Working to develop the vast potential inherent among the young towards the creation of a broad, grassroots, youth-based network capable of serving as an outlet for political expression and a catalyst for radical social change. We develop, evaluate, support and disseminate campaigns that foster the ethical, social and intellectual empowerment of those involved by actively promoting economic, environmental and human justice causes while exploring their local and international links. We are dedicated to maintaining a specific emphasis upon the youth of Bergen County, NJ and to operating as a decentralized non-hierarchical organization.
For information on BAN’s opposition to the provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act which force school districts to provide military recruiters with personal information on high school students, visit http://www.bergenaction.net .
Clean Money United
1932 Chandler Drive, Fairlawn, NJ 07410 (201) 797-1482 mailto:[email protected]
Hackensack
Student Social Action Coalition – Hackensack High School
Contacts: Senia Barragan & Alison Keenan (201)845-7870
[email protected] / [email protected]
Bulletin Board Updates, Fliers, Attend protests, etc
Steve Cooper
NJ Independent Alliance
Independents and the Socialist Party of New Jersey
mailto:[email protected] / http://www.njind.org
Ramapo College, Mahwah
Resist
(201) 315-9338 / [email protected]
list serve: [email protected]
An unofficial group at Ramapo College, we exist to educate the students
about the war, globalization, and equality. We exist to burst the bubble at
Ramapo College. Contingency Plan: A massive act of civil disobedience
if the US goes to war
Burlington
Camden
Greater Camden Unity Coalition (GCUC)
Camden/Burlington/Gloucester Counties
[email protected]
Progressive Student Alliance
Mollie Herman, Jessica Le Beau, 19 Bryce Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Voorhees, NJ Eastern High School, 856-751-7533, 856- 424 – 3385
mailto:[email protected] / list serve: [email protected]
Group was just recently formed, however we have a list of objectives. right now we are organizing weekly meetings and hoping to have a number of students attend the rally on January 18th. A few members regularly attend the Route 38 vigils near the Cherry Hill Mall. Joining the Greater Camden Unity Coalition on their bus for the January 18th rally, anyone high school student interested should see a contact person.
Meetings: Voorhees, NJ – Thursdays, 2:20pm @ Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, NJ, off of Laurel Oak Road in the Senior High School Room 410. Eastern High School students are gathering for our first meeting on how to actively resist the war as teenagers, any high school student is welcome; come directly to the room .
Collingswood
Michael Scheinberg c/o
South Jersey Campaign for Peace and Justice
824 Eldridge Ave, Collingswood NJ 08107
Base: South Jersey (Cherry Hill, Camden area)
Voice: 856-854-5618
email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Every Saturday, noon to 1 pm, Peace Vigil at Rt. 38 and Cherry Hill Mall Drive, Cherry Hill
Rowan University
The Rowan Universitiy Progressive Student Alliance
703 Haddon Ave 2nd Floor, Collingswood NJ 08108
Rowan University
856-869-2330
[email protected]
We are a peace and justice group which works on and off campus to create positive social change. We also work with the Greater Camden Unity Coalition (GCUC).
Cape May
See Coalition for Peace & Justice, Atlantic County
Cumberland
See Coalition for Peace & Justice, Atlantic County
Essex
Montclair
Madelyn Hoffman, Executive Director
Co-chair of NJ State Coalition Against War in Iraq
NJ Peace Action
89 Walnut Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 (973)744-3263 Fax 973-509-9774
Email: [email protected]
http://www.njpeaceaction.org/
Six Member Steering Committee c/o
Essex Action Network for Justice and Peace
28 Harrison Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone 973 744 8068
E-MAIL Address(es) [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Joanne Ceraso
Weekly Vigil Coordinator
Contact: Phone: (973) 746-9576
Email: [email protected]
Montclair State University
Mike McLean [email protected]
Rise Up & Resist!
Phone: (201) 887-0983 / [email protected]
Organizers list: [email protected]
http://www.riseupandresist.com
Meetings: Sunday’s 8pm, Tuesday’s 1pm in the Arab Students Lounge, Students Center 1st floor.
Loose network with other campus groups: Arab Students Org., Muslim Students Org., Org. of Students for African Unity, WAVES (Women Achieving Victory Equality and Solidarity), MSU Green Party
Past Events: October 31st 60 person rally against war on campus (coverage B. Record, Herald News, Montclair Times); protest to free the detainees and stop the war on November 9th in Paterson (coverage B Record, Herald News); protest for Starbuck’s divestment from Israel Nov. 13th (coverage Montclairion). Media coverage please see http://newjersey.indymedia.org
Newark / Montclair
Larry Hamm
Peoples Organization for Progress (NJ-POP)
Post Office Box 22505, Newark, N.J. 07101
Call: The Newark Coalition for Neighborhoods (973)-643-7711 or (973)-801-0001
NJ-POP Statement Urging African Americans to Embrace Peace Movement with Same Vigor As Civil Rights Movement
http://www.njpop.org/
List serve: [email protected]
Rutgers, Newark
Nadia Akbar c/o
Rutgers Acts for Peace and Justice (RAP*J)
Rutgers Newark
E-MAIL Address(es): [email protected], [email protected]
List serve subscribe addresses:
Organizers list: [email protected]
Student announcements list (moderated): [email protected]
Rutgers faculty list: [email protected]
RAP*J aims to promote discourse among the Rutgers and Newark community about issues of war, peace, and justice impacted by U.S. foreign and domestic policy. We have information tables and play documentaries most Mondays in Robeson Campus Center from around 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In Planning:
Newark
The Solidarity Singers of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council
Bennet D. Zurofsky, Esq.
744 Broad Street, Suite 1807, Newark, NJ 07102 / 973-642-0885
[email protected] / http://www.ibewwebmasters.com/solsing.htm / [email protected]
Statewide membership. We rehearse in Union, NJ
We are a street chorus willing to appear at demonstrations, meetings, etc., against the Bush Iraq policies. We appear at events scheduled by others.
Reitman Parsonnet, P.C.
Bennet D. Zurofsky, Esq.
744 Broad Street, Suite 1807, Newark, NJ 07102 / 973-642-0885
[email protected] / http://www.reitpar.com
We are a law firm. Bennet Zurofsky will provide pro bono legal advice to groups and individuals organizing against President Bush’s Iraq policies. He has particular expertise in First Amendment issues relating to demonstrations, etc.
Gloucester
See Coalition for Peace & Justice, Atlantic County
Hudson
Black Telephone Workers for Justice
Ron Washington, President,
176 Belmont Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201 435 3362, [email protected]
See statement.
Hudson County Coalition for Peace & Justice
Contact: Faraz, P.O. Box 67, North Bergen, NJ 07047
primary base: Jersey City
[email protected] / http://www.peace-n-justice.net /
Food Not Bombs Hoboken
PO Box 713, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Louis Fundora: 201-553-0906 / mailto:[email protected]
email:[email protected] / http://go.to/fnb_hoboken
listserve: [email protected]
“DJ” Neva E. Wartell, Music for the Masses
28 Beach St., Jersey City, NJ 07307 / [email protected]
DJ Neva Wartell has offered her services for fun(d) raising, awareness, dance party in support of the effort to stop the war.
She specializes in Middle Eastern, North African, Mediterranean, African, Caribbean & Celtic musics.
Hunterdon
Flemington
Contact: Holly Hatch, 908-284-9034, [email protected]
Mercer
Lawrence
Lawrence Coalition for Peace Action
Carol Lerner 609-883-8878 [email protected]
Naomi Drew 609-844-1138 [email protected]
http://www.peacecoalition.org for related activities
Princeton
Bob Moore, Executive Director
Coalition for Peace Action
40 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
Voice: (609) 924-5022 Fax: (609) 924-3052
[email protected] / http://peacecoalition.org
A regional chapter of Peace Action, has coordinated lobbying, demonstrations, buses to Washington DC and other
activities against the war.
Princeton Peace Network – Princeton University
[email protected]
http://www.princeton.edu/~ppn/
Organizers list: [email protected]
Student announcements list (moderated): [email protected]
Trenton Area
The College of NJ (Trenton State College)
Walt Weber [email protected]
Progressive Student Alliance
E-mail [email protected]
The Progressive Student Alliance is a group of students that work for peace and justice on The College Of New Jersey campus. We welcome all
progressives, on and off campus, to work together on these issues.
We are organizing on campus against the war. Last week we had a successful peace vigil, this week we had a teach-in. We are planning more
actions in the future, and I hope that anyone in the Trenton/Princeton area may be interested in coming to our events.
John Kirkland
Local Organizer
PO Box 721, Trenton, NJ 08604, 609-394-7617
Email: [email protected]
National Writers Union – NJ Local
NJ NWU, PO Box 55121, Trenton, NJ 08638-55121
Jeannette Gabriel, NWU – NJ Local Organizer
[email protected] / 609 406-7857 / Fax: 609-406-7851
http://www.nwunj.homestead.com
Activities: http://www.nwunj.homestead.com/whatsup.html
Middlesex
Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War
Contact : [email protected] Marc Shapiro, 732.220-1927
Edison
Middlesex Students for Social Justice at Middlesex County College
mailto: [email protected]
New Brunswick
Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War
Rutgers Progressive Student Alliance
Base: Rutgers, New Brunswick
Phone: (732) 470-5166 ~(Suman)
Email: [email protected]
Open list serve for group activities (subscribe address): [email protected]
We are a new broad-based student organization at RU NB, not yet official, involved in the emerging anti-war coalition at NB.
New Jersey Solidarity
101 Bleeker St #52, Newark, NJ 07102 / (973)297-0161 / [email protected] / http://www.njsolidarity.org
New Jersey Solidarity is a grassroots organization dedicated to resistance and action in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s
struggle for justice and liberation. As such, we stand in solidarity with all struggles against oppression and for justice, and
regard the threat of war against Iraq as a pressing concern; in order to express our concern, we will protest, demonstrate and
join with others in coalition to stand against such an attack.
Monmouth
Red Bank / Lincroft
Central New Jersey Coalition for Peace & Justice
c/o Social Action Committee / UUCMC /1475 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ 07738-1118 / 1-732-345-8400
e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] / http://www.NJPeace.org
Morris
Morristown
Eleanor Mason
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ
Email: [email protected]
Susan Berkowits
Vigil Coordinator
Phone:(973)334-3826
Email: [email protected]
Ocean
Toms River
Social Action Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Ocean County Congregation
Peter Hansen, [email protected] 732-657-9046
See Coalition for Peace & Justice, Atlantic County
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Hillsborough
Somerset Voices for Peace and Justice
Susan Johanesen
908-281-9496 / [email protected]
Montgomery Township
Bob Witanek
SPEAK OUT AGAINST US WAR ON IRAQ!
PO Box 1214, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
Phone / Fax: 908-281-7873
mailto:[email protected]
List serve for Iraq anti war organizing: [email protected]
Youth Against Exploitation War And Racism (YAEWAR) Started by Montgomery HS students but other area youth are joining.
Contact: Mark Rahman [email protected] and Matt Laney 908-874-8461/ [email protected]
Youth Peace Chorus
PO Box 1214, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
Phone / Fax: 908-281-7873
mailto:[email protected]
Organize and teach children traditional and new anti-war songs so that they can lead us in song at anti-war demonstrations. Click here for more information.
Somerville
Sharleen Leahy
“Songs for Peace”
Topical Singer / Guitarist / Songwriter / Activist
“transforming our lives through music”
PO Box 606, Somerville, NJ 08876
908-253-6964 / [email protected]
Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War
Contact : [email protected] Marc Shapiro, 732.220-1927
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Sussex
Newton / Sparta / North West NJ
Northwest NJ Peace Fellowship
Contact: Litsa Binder, 11 Golf View Terrace, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 726-3245
[email protected] / http://www.nwnjpeace.org
list serve: [email protected]
Established in October 2002 to oppose war against Iraq. Holds peace vigil every Friday 6-7pm
at Newton Square, meets periodically to hear speakers, view videos, participates in peace
activities of NJ Peace Action, encourages members to write letters to the editor, etc.
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Union
Cranford
Leigh Davis
908-451-5688 or mailto:[email protected]
Elizabeth
Paula Borenstein
[email protected] / 908.289.3584
Springfield / Elizabeth / Plainfield / Westfield
Sylvia Zisman
Hiroshima Remembrance Committee / Union County Peace & Social Action Committee
PO Box 402, Springfield, NJ
Phone: (973) 376-5629 / Fax (973) 912-7260
Email: [email protected]
Central Jersey Coalition Against Endlkess War
Contact : [email protected] Marc Shapiro, 732.220-1927
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Warren
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PENNSYLVANIA ORGANIZATIONS
Philadelphia Area
Robert Allen
Campaign to End the Sanctions
215 438 4187
mailto:[email protected]
Robert M. Smith
Brandywine Peace Community
P.O. Box 81, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Phone / Fax: (610) 544-1818
mailto:[email protected] / www.geocities.com/brandywinepeace
25-year-old faith-based peace and nonviolent resistance group who ongoing focus of nonviolent direct action is Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons corporation, and which includes regular protests and nonviolent civil disobedience at Lockheed Martin weapons facilities in Valley Forge, PA and Moorestown, NJ. By way of the war against Iraq, the Brandywine Peace Community is the regional (including South Jersey) of the national Iraq Pledge of Resistance campaign in which people are pledging to do nonviolent civil disobedience (and/or legal protest in support of those doing civil disobedience).
Students and Youth Against Racism at Penn State U
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CAMPUSES
Middlesex Co. College | Montclair State U. | NJSCC | Penn State | Princeton U. | Rowan U. | Rutgers, New Brunswick | Ramapo College |
Rutgers, Newark | The College of NJ (Trenton State)
NJ NY Campus Anti-War Network
HIGH SCHOOLS
Hackensack | Montgomery | Voorhees Eastern
Bergen Action Network
New Jersey Sierra Student Coalition (NJSSC)
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IRAQ ORGANIZING LIST SERVES`
Email to subscribe: [email protected]
Email to subscribe: [email protected]
E-mail to subscribe: [email protected]
This list is a resource for high school student organizing against the war.
We encourage participation of any high school students or parents of same
who might be interested in organizing against the war.
Email to subscribe: [email protected]
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NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS
Anti War Network
NY/NJ CAN (Campus Antiwar Network)
Contact: Minou Arjomand,1161 Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
(212) 853-7244 mailto:[email protected] / http://www.columbia.edu/~mca2011
list serve: [email protected]
CAN is a network of campuses in and around NYC and NJ created in order to coordinate actions and share resources
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER Coalition)
http://www.InternationalANSWER.org / http://www.VoteNoWar.org / [email protected]
New York 212-633-6646 / Washington 202-332-5757 / Chicago 773-878-0166 / Los Angeles 213-487-2368
San Francisco 415-821-6545
Sign up to receive updates (low volume): http://www.internationalanswer.org/subscribelist.html
Become the Change
Campaign to End the Sanctions
Code Pink Women’s Preemptive Strike for Peace
Common Dreams
Education for Peace in Iraq Center
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Garbl’s Iraq Links
Green Party
Human Shields
Iraq Action Coalition Excellent Sanctions Resource
Military Families Speak Out
Move On
National Campus Antiwar Network
National Network to End the War Against Iraq
National Youth and Student Peace Coalition
NJ Labor Against the War
New Jersey Sierra Student Coalition (NJSSC)
No Blood For Oil
No To The War
Not In Our Name
Peace Action
Queers for Peace and Justice
Contact: [email protected] list serve: [email protected]
United for Peace
United States Labor Against the War
Veterans Against Iraq War
Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Voices in the Wilderness
Vote to Impeach
War Resisters League
Working for Change
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CULTURAL RESOURCES
Kate and Paul Band | Music for the Masses | Sharleen Leahy | Solidarity Singers | Youth Peace Chorus
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LEGAL RESOURCES
Ben Zurofsky
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