About the Long Beach Area Peace Network (LBAPN)

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone; it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”
--- President Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Long Beach Area Peace Network (LBAPN, pronounced “l’boppin”) is heir to a long tradition of peace and justice activism in the Long Beach area. We re-organized in the Spring of 1999, in the wake of Clinton’s bombing of Afghanistan and the Sudan, and in anticipation of the war in the Balkans. We are committed to creating awareness and showing commitment to peace at every level - “Peace in our world, our streets, our schools, our homes, & our hearts. Violence is not the answer!”

To this end, we have organized a number of Peace Walks and demonstrations in which we encourage walkers to express their own concerns with signs and literature. Examples include: Fair Trade not Free Trade, No to the WTO, Globalize Democracy and Human Rights, Free Mumia, Stop Sweatshops, End the Embargo against Iraq and Cuba: No Nukes, Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, Justice for Janitors, We Didn't Cross the Border: The Border Crossed Us, Free Pacifica, Stop Hate Crimes, End Domestic Violence, Save the Wetlands, Defend Women's Right to Choose.

Inspired by the Seattle/WTO protests and deeply concerned about the attack on the WTC and Bush’s “War on Terrorism,” we are continuing our efforts to bring peace, justice, ecological sanity, and the spirit of Seattle to our neighborhoods and the diverse communities of Long Beach.

Our major activities at the present time include our weekly vigil every Friday evening on Belmont Shore (2nd & Nieto) and our monthly Peace Calendar (click on "Calendar" above).

We meet at irregular intervals for a potluck, some serious video-viewing and discussion of the current state of the struggle for peace and social justice in Long Brach and the world.

For information, call

Gene at (562) 438-6505

Sharon at 562 433-7025

Jack at 562 866-7743

“There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for.”
--- Albert Camus

“We must learn to live together as brothers [and sisters] or perish together as fools.”
--- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.