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Organizational Summary

The Peace and Environmental Resource Center (PERC) is a volunteer organization that was established in 1982.(Need to expand)

Our mandate is to educate the public about peace, environment and social justice issues; empower people to get involved in these issues, and support local groups who are involved.

Legal Entity

The Peace and Environmental Resource Center is a non-profit organization containing a group of volunteers.

Organization History

Founded by Charlotte McEwen in 1982, The Peace Resource Center (PRC) was originally established to conduct the messages from and compile a directory of peace and human rights groups and organizations, thus functioning as a networking system. In 1986, the PRC's grant was cut and office closed. In 1989, the board of Directors worked to get another grant to re-open the PRC and decided to broaden its mandate to include environmental issues and started to print its own newspaper the Peace and Environment News (PEN). At the same time, the organization changed its name to The Peace and Environment Resource Center (PERC).

Organization Location and Facility

The PERC office is located in downtown Ottawa at 174 First Avenue. Over the years the PERC has developed an a library which contains an extensive collection of books, magazines, audio and video tapes on topics about peace, the environment and social justice issues. In addition, PERC also has a website that provides links to other community and grassroots organizations.