The Modesto Peace/Life Center was founded in 1970 initially as a draft counseling organization growing out of the Vietnam War. After the war, the Center’s activities moved into peace and justice activities, sustainable environmental and energy issues, opposition to war and nuclear weapons proliferation, as well as promoting peace and justice education On through it various activities. For 46 years, Modesto Peace/Life Center has been building community.

The Modesto Peace/Life Center is dedicated to promoting nonviolent solutions locally to societal and global issues. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) non-sectarian educational and activist organization welcoming all who share our vision. We work to nurture a “Beloved Community,” in which people of all races, nationalities, religious beliefs, and genders live in harmony to create a more peaceful, just, and environmentally healthy world.