Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Name

Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Legal name

Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Website

https://peacectr.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice Advocacy and Community Organizing

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL)

Keywords

• Community advocacy
• Peace education
• Social justice organizing
• Human rights programs
• Community education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters, with a monthly donorbox platform for processing contributions.
2. Grants: Grant funding from various sources, managed by the Fundraising & Membership Team.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine is a nonprofit organization that delivers free community education, advocacy, and activism programming focused on peace, human rights, economic justice, and environmental sustainability in the Eastern Maine region. Its core offerings include a monthly Community Forum series, weekly peace vigils, educational panels, community musical events, and a social listening/storytelling project on housing issues, supported by a volunteer-driven Steering Committee and committees.

Product overview

The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine operates as a non-profit organization offering community programs rather than a commercial product. Its core offerings include the Community Forum Series for educational discussions on justice and sustainability topics, the Educating for Justice: Palestine Education Panel for awareness events, Peace and Ceasefire in Gaza weekly vigils, and a Social Listening and Public Storytelling Project. The organization also provides a monthly E-Newsletter to keep the community informed about local activism efforts. These programs collectively support the center's mission of peace, human rights, economic justice, and environmental sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Forum Series Monthly educational programs developed by the Education Committee to educate and promote discussion of topics relevant to creating a more just and sustainable world. Open to community members in Eastern Maine at no cost.
• Educating for Justice: Palestine Education Panel Community awareness events held in Orono and Bangor to raise awareness of the Israeli occupation, apartheid policies, and the Gaza genocide, featuring expert speakers, testimonies, and discussion/Q&A sessions. Co-sponsored with U/Maine Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
• Peace and Ceasefire in Gaza Vigil Weekly peace vigil held on Wednesdays from 12-12:30 PM near the crosswalk at 6 State St. Building in Bangor, coordinated with likeminded individuals and organizations to advocate for peace and ceasefire.
• Social Listening and Public Storytelling Project Initiative engaging in conversations with unhoused individuals (with compensation) to gather and publicly present findings, building understanding of housing and assistance issues for policy advocacy.
• E-Newsletter Monthly email newsletter providing updates on local community organizations' efforts and Peace & Justice Center activities, sent directly to subscribers.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• U/Maine Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for educational programming. Jointly sponsors 'Standing in Solidarity: Educating for Justice in Palestine' community events including forums in Orono and Bangor. This partnership leverages student activism with community organizing experience.
• Food and MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnership for co-presenting events. Co-presented 'Singing Truth & Power: Community in Song' community musical event at Food and Medicine building in Brewer. Provides venue space and collaborative event coordination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Code Pink: Grassroots women-led organization organizing against war and for human rights, known for visible vigils and direct action. Comparable to the Center's weekly ceasefire vigils and Palestine-related programming, with a similar volunteer-driven, event-led engagement model.
• Peace Action: National grassroots peace and disarmament organization with state and local chapters, including in Maine. Directly comparable as a membership-based peace advocacy org that organizes events, vigils, and lobbying on militarism and foreign policy — the same thematic territory as the Peace & Justice Center's vigils and panels.
• American Friends Service Committee: Large Quaker-affiliated nonprofit working on peace, human rights, and economic justice with regional offices. Comparable as an established mission-aligned organization focused on the same pillars — peace, human rights, economic justice — but at national scale and with significantly larger resources.
• War Resisters League: Long-standing U.S. pacifist organization promoting nonviolent action and anti-militarism through education and organizing. Comparable to the Center's peace vigils and community education work, with similar thematic positioning on militarism and movement building.

Direct peers

• Maine People's Alliance: Statewide community organizing coalition in Maine focused on economic justice, racial equity, and progressive movement building. Highly comparable as a Maine-based nonprofit that convenes members, coordinates local chapters, runs community education, and links individuals and organizations for collective action.
• Maine Equal Justice: Maine-based nonprofit advocating for economic justice, housing, and anti-poverty policy. Directly comparable because it shares the Center's economic justice pillar, runs community education programs, and operates as a small staff-led advocacy org within the same Eastern Maine service region.
• Veterans For Peace: Member-led peace organization of military veterans organizing vigils, educational events, and advocacy against war and militarism. Directly comparable to the Center's Wednesday peace vigils and 'root causes of militarism' educational framing, with similar volunteer committee governance.

Others

• Peace & Justice Studies Association: Professional and academic association supporting peace and justice education across institutions. Adjacent peer that connects the Center's Community Forum educational mission to a broader field of practice and potential curriculum or grant partnerships.

Emerging players

• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): National network of local chapters organizing white people for racial justice through education and direct action. Comparable as a community-led, volunteer-committee-driven advocacy org that runs educational forums and amplifies marginalized voices — the same model the Center uses locally.
• Jewish Voice for Peace: Membership-based organization advocating for Palestinian rights and against militarism with local chapters and educational programming. Directly comparable to the Center's Palestine Education Panel programming and overall peace and human rights framing, but operating nationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pjcmaine
• Instagraminstagram.com/pjcmaine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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