Environmental and Peace Education Center
Ongoing Projects
EPEC members are actively involved in community-based and peace-driven projects throughout the year. If you are interested in knowing more or would like to participate in any of our ongoing projects, please contact us and a project coordinator will be in touch with you.
Conflict Resolution Task Force
Each year the Conflict Resolution Task Force of the Environmental and Peace Education offers an opportunity for persons to learn techniques for TEACHING effective and peaceful CONFLICT RESOLUTION If you are interested in more information call 239-369-1897 or E-mail: phyllisstanley@embarqmail.com
Weekly Peace Vigil
Join Fort Myers activists at the Weekly Vigil for Peace in the Middle East. We will gather every Wed afternoon at the SE corner of McGregor and Colonial with our signs and banners. 4:30-5:30
Community Gardens
EPEC members are working to promote and build community gardens in Lee County. Working together with the University of Florida Extension Service and The First Church of Christ in Lehigh Acres, EPEC promotes community gardening as a way to promote peace and cooperation.
Wage Peace Project
The Wage Peace Project is a counter-recruitment program that has been an alternative to military recruiting in Lee County schools.
Florida for Peace Campaign
A coalition of Florida peace and social action groups joined forces in May, 2007 to begin a state-wide campaign. Their goal was to ask for meetings with Senator Bill Nelson, Florida’s senior senator, in every district where he has an office.
Florida For Peace member groups include: Environmental and Peace Education Center, CODEPINK, Military Families Speak Out/Florida, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans for Peace, Tallahassee Network for Justice and Peace, Food Not Bombs, Democracy For America and many others...
Florida For Peace has almost 50 member groups. We joined forces and went to every office, in person, in numbers, to request that Senator Nelson meet with us to discuss his voting record on:
- the war in Iraq
- a June, 2007 vote that would allow the President and the CIA to disregard the Army Field Manual regarding torture
- his continued support of the Republican agenda on the war in Iraq.
Phase II of the Focus On Nelson Campaign involved traveling the state and meeting with other Florida For Peace members in their districts. These groups met with Senator Nelson’s staff and expressed their concerns. Activists from all over the state called into the offices during these meetings to support the people who could attend.
During Phase III, the groups continue to work together through conference calls, e-mails and meetings to plan what to do if the senator would not meet with us. Activists continued to telephone and Fax his Washington D.C. office and his district offices in Florida.