WEEKLY PEACE CALENDAR
WEEKLY PEACE CALENDAR
July 1, 2026
Monterey County
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Quote of the Week:
“The court’s decision reaffirms a fundamental American promise — if you are born here, you are a citizen. A president cannot change the Constitution by executive fiat." ~ ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang, who argued the Trump v Barbara case at the Supreme Court
All events are Pacific Time. New items are in blue.
CALENDAR EVENTS
Thursday, July 2, 3 pm, deadline to email comments to Protect Vote-by-Mail. The Postal Service is considering a proposed rule that could dramatically change how mail ballots are handled for federal elections. The League of Women Voters has provided talking points and a pre-written comment with space for your own messaging.
Friday, July 3, 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm, in person, I.C.E. Out of Gilroy Bridge Brigade. Gather at the Overpass Bridge behind Mount Toro High, 330 Sherwood Dr., Salinas. Sign up and find more info HERE. Find rules and protocols at Visibility Brigade.
Saturday, July 4, 10 am – 10:45 am, in person, Monterey Fourth of July Parade. March with the Peace Coalition of Monterey County and help show that peace has a strong and visible presence in our community. Wear white as a symbol of peace and unity. Meet between 9:00 and 9:45 am in the parking lot behind Hartnell Professional Center (576 Hartnell St., across from the Post Office). Please be in place by 9:45 am. Peace symbols and dove signs will be provided - or bring your own nonpartisan sign promoting peace and justice. Stay afterward to enjoy the Monterey July 4th Celebration at Colton Hall Lawn, 570 Pacific St. Contact Sidney Ramsden Scott at sramsdenscott@hotmail.com.
Saturday, July 4, 10 am, in person, Monterey Fourth of July Parade. Celebrate the 250th birthday of the USA with Indivisible Monterey Bay. Show our community we are united in support of liberty and justice for all! Everyone's invited. Meet between 9:00 and 9:45 am in the parking lot behind Hartnell Professional Center (576 Hartnell St.) Dress in festive white and blue or Lady Liberty costumes! Sign up HERE.
Saturday, July 4, 1 pm - 3 pm, Defenders of Democracy: Protest at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Ave., Monterey. Organized by Roots of Resistance.
Tuesday, July 7th, starting 1:30 pm, in person and on Zoom, Establishing Sheriff Oversight and Ending ICE Cooperation. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors will take final action on these issues. The public is encouraged to attend this meeting and speak out in support of establishing a framework for oversight and ending ICE cooperation. Attend in person at the Board Chambers, 168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor, Salinas. On Zoom: https://montereycty.zoom.us/j/224397747. By phone only: Dial (669)900-6833, meeting ID 224397747, then press #. Send your comments in advance; find the ACLU’s pre-filled, editable comment form HERE. Talking points.
Thursday, July 9, 2:45 pm – 4 pm, in person, Operation North Star, a monthly action in front of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, at the intersection of Sloat Avenue and Ninth St. Organized by Veterans For Peace Chapter 46 to provide resources to Naval officers and encourage them to reject unlawful orders. More info at www.vfp46.org or contact Justin Loza, Justin.Loza.vfp46@gmail.com
Friday, July 10, 3 pm – 4:30 pm, in person and on Zoom, Monthly Meeting of Veterans For Peace, Monterey County Chapter 46. Members and allies are invited to attend at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside - or join via Zoom HERE. Passcode 678017. For more info, contact Chapter President Justin Loza at justin.loza.vfp46@gmail.com. More info at vfp46.org. Facebook JohnSteinbeckIV. BlueSky Social vfp46.bsky.social.
Sunday, July 12, 12 noon - 5 pm, in person, 77th Annual Monterey Obon Festival hosted by the Buddhist Temple of the Monterey Peninsula, 1155 Noche Buena Ave. in Seaside. Bon Odori, Japanese Food, Entertainment, Ikebana Exhibits, Games, Crafts, and later in the afternoon, the colorful Obon Odori, or community Japanese folk dancing. Free event; donations are gratefully accepted.
Tuesday, July 14, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, in person, Join Swing Left: Write Postcards and Help Register New Voters in Swing States. Meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel. RSVP HERE so the organizers can anticipate supplies. Email HERE to request more than one packet.
Saturday, July 18, 2 pm - 4 pm, John Lewis Motorcade and Voter Registration Drive. Good Trouble Lives On at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Ave., Monterey. Sign up and find more details HERE. Organized by 50501 Monterey. @50501monterey on social media.
Sunday, July 26, 12 noon - 5 pm, in person, Salinas Obon Festival at the Buddhist Temple, 14 California Street in Salinas. Celebrate the traditions of Obon, honoring ancestors and expressing gratitude through community, culture, food, and dance. Demonstrations include martial arts, bonsai, ikebana, a tea ceremony. The evening concludes with the Obon Odori dance. Parking is limited. Shuttle from Salinas Adult School, 20 Sherman Dr. Free event; donations are gratefully accepted.
ONGOING PEACE VIGILS
Moral Mondays Movement, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Join members of Live Oak Friends Meeting (Quakers) on the fourth Monday of each month on the steps of the Monterey County Courthouse, 142 W. Alisal Street, Salinas. Gather near U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s office in support of compassion, justice, diplomacy, and the protection of human life in Gaza, Iran, and other regions affected by violence.
Mondays (6 – 8 pm )and Thursdays, (6 – 7:30 pm), English Second Language Classes at the Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd. in Seaside. No registration necessary. Walk-ins welcome. For more information, text, or phone Catherine Crockett at 831-899-7322.
Thursdays, 24-hour Economic Boycott! Let your economic power send a message to the big corporations that exploit workers, fuel militarism, suppress unions, or abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you must spend, try to shop locally. Resources: WagingNonviolence.org and ChooseDemocracy.us/boycott-central/
Fridays, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Peace Message Fridays at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Avenue in Monterey, organized by the Peace Coalition of Monterey County. Contact Sidney Ramsden Scott at sramsdenscott@hotmail.com
Saturdays, 1 pm - 3 pm, Defenders of Democracy: Protest at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Ave., Monterey. A nonviolent weekly action to protest the policies of the Trump regime. We the People Will Not Be Silenced!
First and Third Sundays of each month, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Vigil For Peace, Star Market parking lot, corner of S. Main St. and Blanco Rd., Salinas. Join this public witness for peace, grounded in Quaker testimony and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s principles of nonviolent action. Sponsored by the Live Oak Friends Meeting. Email John Silva at roycamp39@gmail.com for more information.
Sundays, 3 pm - 5 pm, No Rest Until Liberation for Palestine, at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Ave in Monterey. Activities include information sharing, art, street protest, music, community, and food. Rain or shine. Organized by Monterey Palestine Solidarity, montereypalestinesolidarity@proton.me
ACTION AND INFORMATION
Action: Urge Congress Oppose U.S.-Israel Military Integration and Co-Production. Call your Representative today at 202-224-3121. Tell them to Strip Section 219 (House) or Section 1217 (Senate) from the 2027 NDAA. Find a sample phone script on the Kucinich Report June 29, 2026 blog (scroll to the bottom).
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Action: Oppose President Trump's roadmap for ending the separation of church and state doctrine. Public comments on the Religious Liberty Commission’s draft report are open through July 12. Submitted by email to RLC@usdoj.gov using the subject line: PUBLIC COMMENT – [TOPIC OR CHAPTER NUMBER] – [YOUR NAME]. Other than your name, do not include personal, identifiable information (such as your street address or phone number) in the body of your email, as submissions are subject to public inspection. DOJ Resources.
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Article: Resolution Affirming Separation of Church and State Introduced by Reps Huffman and Raskin, by Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin July 1, 2026
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Article: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment, by Joshua Scheer, June 30, 2026, for Scheerpost.org
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Social Justice Calendar, a comprehensive listing of actions and events around Monterey County (and beyond, if virtual). Use it to avoid scheduling conflicts when planning your local actions and events. Contact Anita Crawley acrawley@comcast.net to add your organization’s events to the calendar.
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Local Activism:
Join/Follow Indivisible Monterey Bay and Indivisible Salinas Valley on Facebook for timely notices about local, nonviolent direct actions.
Sign up for alerts from Unite Monterey County, a pro-democracy coalition of organizations and networks in Monterey County - formed to support direct, nonviolent actions to resist the agenda of the current administration.
Stay informed about 50501 Monterey Bay actions at https://linktr.ee/50501Monterey
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Contact your legislators - issue by issue, persistently.
Members of Congress:
U.S. Senators by phone: (202) 224-3121
Congress members by email: Congress.gov
Congress members by mail: Representatives / Senators
Congress members by fax: Representatives
Contact all your officials at once by Resistbot: Resist.bot/officials
The White House and other federal agencies: usa.gov/federal-agencies
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Whites for Racial Equity. To sign up for the e-blast, email whitesforracialequity@gmail.com
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Local Advocacy: The Monterey County Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes your membership in an international women’s peace organization that has advocated for peace for more than a century. Learn more about WILPF HERE. Download a copy of the WILPF membership application HERE.
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Social Justice Calendar, a comprehensive listing of actions and events around Monterey County (and beyond, if virtual). To avoid calendar conflicts, please check it before scheduling your local actions and events. Contact Anita Crawley at acrawley@comcast.net to add your organization’s events to the calendar.
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Local Activism:
Join/Follow Indivisible Monterey Bay and Indivisible Salinas Valley on Facebook for timely notices about local, nonviolent direct actions.
Sign up for alerts from Unite Monterey County, a pro-democracy coalition of organizations and networks in Monterey County - formed to support direct, nonviolent actions to resist the agenda of the current administration.
Stay informed about 50501 Monterey Bay actions at https://linktr.ee/50501Monterey
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Contact your legislators - issue by issue, persistently.
Members of Congress:
U.S. Senators by phone: (202) 224-3121
Congress members by email: Congress.gov
Congress members by mail: Representatives / Senators
Congress members by fax: Representatives
Contact all your officials at once by Resistbot: Resist.bot/officials
The White House and other federal agencies:
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Local Advocacy: Whites for Racial Equity. To sign up for the e-blast, email whitesforracialequity@gmail.com
Local Advocacy: Monterey County Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes your membership in an international women’s peace organization that has advocated for peace for more than a century. Learn more about WILPF HERE. Download a copy of the WILPF membership application HERE.
PEACE COALITION INFORMATION
The Peace Coalition of Monterey County (PCMC) is a coalition of Monterey County organizations working for nonviolent solutions to world conflicts since 1991. For more information about joining PCMC, contact Co-chair, Sidney Ramsden Scott at sramsdenscott@hotmail.com
The Weekly Peace Calendar is a project of PCMC. The calendar evolved in the early 2000s to facilitate networking among Peace Coalition organizations. The Peace Calendar may be viewed on the Monterey Peace and Justice Center website, peacecentral.wordpress.org.
Please send information about peace, nonviolence, social justice, democracy, and environmental sustainability-related events in Monterey County to Catherine at cm_crockett@sbcglobal.net.
The Weekly Peace Calendar is dedicated to the memory of Joyce Vandevere, who compiled and published the calendar for many years, up until she died at the age of 94 on February 17, 2021. She is remembered for her lifelong peace and justice activism. She was active in the leadership of the Monterey County Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Monterey Peace and Justice Center until her passing. Representative Jimmy Panetta delivered a tribute to Joyce on the floor of the House of Representatives on April 8, 2021. View it HERE
MONTEREY PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER
The Peace and Justice Center at 1364 Fremont Boulevard has reopened and is staffed on Wednesdays, 1 pm to 5:30 pm. The Peace Center is available for meetings and events. Capacity is 60. Wi-fi, audio-visual equipment, including a projector and screen, and other resources are available. Contact Catherine Crockett at (831) 899-7322 to arrange venue scheduling.
Volunteer Opportunities: Leave a message about volunteering at 899-7322 or email montereypeaceandjustice@gmail.com.
History: The Monterey Peace and Justice Center was envisioned and founded by Valori George in 2004 as a venue to support the activities of the Peace Coalition organizations. Since then, it has been a networking hub and resource center for those groups and other social and environmental justice advocacy groups. MPJC moved to its present Seaside location at 1364 Fremont Boulevard in 2008.
The mission of the Monterey Peace and Justice Center is to inspire and mobilize the people of Monterey County to cultivate peace, social justice, nonviolence, democracy, and environmental sustainability in our community and the world through education and advocacy. MPJC presents a wide spectrum of topics on critical issues facing society. We aim to stimulate civil discourse on the issues and encourage participants to become engaged as change-makers for a just, equitable, and healthy society.
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