Green Mountain Peace & Justice Party

08/30/2026

Join us in Battery Park for Labor Day (September 7 at 3pm!)

We are participating in the Burlington Labor Day Celebration!

08/21/2026

Join us for a Meet the Candidates Event in Putney!

Where: 10 Pierce Rd, Putney, VT 05346

When: August 23, 2026, 1-3pm

Who: June Goodband for Governor, Ian Diamondstone For State Representative: Windham 4 (Dummerston/Putney), Justin Schoville for State Representative: Windsor 4 (Pomfret/Bridgewater/West Hartford/Barnard)

08/12/2026

Meet the Candidate Event in Newport!

Join June Goodband , the Peace and Justice Party candidate for Governor of Vermont, for a meet the candidate event from 4:30pm to 5:30pm this Friday, August 14, 2026 at 100 Main St, Newport, VT 05855 (At the Fish near the state office building)

June believes that our small state can lead the nation toward a sustainable, just, equitable, and inclusive social and governmental system based in thriving communities. She has practical proposals for moving toward these goals and
wants to hear your concerns and ideas. June sees both housing and healthcare as human rights, as defined in the International Declaration of Human Rights.

She strongly supports full implementation of Vermont’s Universal Health Care law. She sees housing as essential infrastructure and supports having the state help people develop the kind of housing and community structures that would work for them, be affordable, and support the overall goal of thriving, sustainable communities. Reducing Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions and promoting freedoms including freedom of speech and the press, freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom to be who you are are important parts of her agenda.

Join June to exchange ideas or ask questions with a candidate for Governor.

07/20/2026

Meet the Candidate Event in Bellows Falls!

The Flat Iron Cooperative will host June Goodband, the Peace and Justice Party candidate for Governor of Vermont, for a meet the candidate event from noon to 2:30pm on Saturday, July 25, 2026.

June believes that our small state can lead the nation toward a sustainable, just, equitable, and inclusive social and governmental system based in thriving communities. She has practical proposals for moving toward these goals and
wants to hear your concerns and ideas. June sees both housing and healthcare as human rights, as defined in the International Declaration of Human Rights. She strongly supports full implementation of Vermont’s Universal Health Care law. She sees housing as essential infrastructure and supports having the state help people develop the kind of housing and community structures that would work for them, be affordable, and support the overall goal of thriving, sustainable communities. Reducing Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions and promoting freedoms including freedom of speech and the press, freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom to be who you are are important parts of her agenda.

Stop by the Flat Iron for coffee or tea, a light lunch or snack, and chance to exchange ideas or ask questions with a candidate for Governor.

The Flat Iron Cooperative is a worker cooperative coffeehouse located 51 Square in Bellows Falls. They don’t support any one candidate or political party, but offer forums like this to support democracy and encourage civic engagement.

02/28/2026

The Peace & Justice Party Condemns US Strikes on Iran

Early February 28, US and Israeli military forces struck Iranian cities and military installations with the goal of regime change in Iran. This harkens back to US and British imperialism from 1953. The US overthrew the democratically elected prime minister and socialist Mohammed Mossadeq, and installed the oppressive Shah of Iran. Today, the Shah's son, backed by the US, waits for regime change once again.

The Peace & Justice Party condemns these offensive actions. They are not aimed at making anyone safer, either here or abroad. And they do not protect the people of Iran - who will only be collateral damage from these strikes.

This attack serves only elite interests. The maintenance of standing armies, war preparation, and military adventurism enriches war profiteers, but steals resources from society. American workers and the poor do not benefit. Instead, workers and the poor suffer from increased taxes, higher prices from supply chain disruptions, and being cannon fodder in a war they never wanted.

The Peace & Justice Party is anti-military, anti-war, and unequivocally for peace. As a socialist party, we oppose military intervention by capitalist forces.

We call for the prompt and orderly demilitarization of these forces, leading to their abolition. We must bear witness against capitalist war. We call on Vermonters and all peoples to organize against war, and speak in solidarity with the working class in Iran.

01/17/2025

Join GMPJ at Burlington City Hall Park at 11am on Jan 20!

The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party is supporting Party for Socialism and Liberation - PSL we fight back demonstration!

Stand for workers rights and providing for our basic needs over war!

we fightBACK ★ Jan 20 ★ NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ★ MONEY FOR PEOPLE'S NEEDS, NOT THE WAR MACHINE ★ FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS ★ FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS ★ FOR WOMENS' RIGHTS ★ FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ★ MONEY FOR PEOPLE'S NEEDS, NOT THE WAR MACHINE ★ FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS ★ FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS ★ FO...

11/07/2024

Congratulations to all our candidates! And thank you to everyone who voted for our candidates and party!

Though Election Day has come and gone, we will continue to represent the values of our party in this state. During the off year, we have planning, networking, and organizing to do.

This election was a great learning experience for many of us, and it was great to meet and speak to Vermonters about their hopes and dreams and what drives them.

Onward!

11/05/2024

Today’s Election Day! Get out and vote! And vote Peace and Justice up and down the ballot!

10/27/2024

CCTV & Town Meeting TV also hosted our governor candidate June Goodband at their Governor forum! She talked with Kevin Hoyt, the Republican candidate.

https://linktr.ee/townmeetingtv00:00 Introductions02:10 Opening Statements04:40 Property Taxes07:35 Affordable Housing10:35 Emergency Shelter14:13 Public Saf...

10/27/2024

Thank you to CCTV & Town Meeting TV for hosting a forum with our Senate candidate Justin Schoville and all the other candidates on your ballot... except Senator Sanders.

https://linktr.ee/townmeetingtv 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:01 Opening Statements 00:09:32 Healthcare 00:18:14 Homelessness 00:28:37 Supporting Israel 00:38...