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Peaceworks: Pueblo to Pueblo, New Jersey to Nicaragua- 25 Years of Sustainable Development and Solidarity

  • 315 1st Street Westfield, NJ, 07090 United States (map)

Speaker: Denis Johnston

Location: Holy Trinity Church Parish Center, Westfield, NJ

 

Denis Johnston is a co founder and Board President of PeaceWorks, a New Jersey not for profit organization established in 1990.  PeaceWorks' mission is to support grassroots community organizations in Nicaragua as they work to overcome a history of poverty, violence against women and environmental destruction. PeaceWorks is a volunteer led organization that collects and sends humanitarian aid supplies in twice yearly shipments in the Spring and Fall, sponsors an annual delegation to Nicaragua each January and raises over $100,000 annually to support community development projects and service programs with Nicaragua's most marginalized communities.

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