Upcoming Events:
Join us for our Fall Discussion Series!
Our first one is this Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 7-8pm with Sean Raming- "the study of peace."
Stay up to date by checking our website: jrpc.org/home-2 and subscribing to our newsletter: jrpc.org/subscribe-news.
Indigenizing the ZACC: We Are Still Here
First Friday, November 7, 2025 | 5–8 PM
Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) | Free & open to everyone
Join us for Indigenizing the ZACC: We Are Still Here, a powerful evening of art, music, and community honoring Indigenous strength, creativity, and resilience.
4 PM: The event begins with a smudging ceremony beginning at the Missoula Public Library, traveling through downtown to the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center.
4:30 PM "We Are Still Here" Walk from the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center to the ZACC.
This walk may include artwork honoring Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR). Some content may be emotionally difficult or triggering. Please take care of yourself and participate in the ways that feel right for you.
5–8 PM: Celebrate with an Indigenous Makers Market, live drumming and a round dance, and three gallery exhibitions featuring Indigenous artists and voices from across our region.
This event is part of the ZACC’s annual Indigenizing the ZACC series, created in partnership with Indigenous community leaders, the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, the All Nations Health Center, the Missoula Public Library. 100% of proceeds of all art sales support Indigenous Artists.
Free and open to all - everyone is welcome to walk, dance, and celebrate with us.
Join us for our Fall Discussion Series!
Our first one is this Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 7-8pm with Sean Raming- "the study of peace."
Stay up to date by checking our website: jrpc.org/home-2 and subscribing to our newsletter: jrpc.org/subscribe-news.
Thanks to all of you who folded and delivered peace cranes, we sent 1,000 cranes to the United Nations Headquarters yesterday afternoon. The support from this community, near and far, was truly overwhelming. People across Western Montana and beyond folded cranes with care, dedicating them to the UN as a collective gesture of peace.
This project connected people both locally and globally:
- A young boy in Idaho, upon hearing about our Peace Crane Project, sent two special cranes to be included.
- Naomi Chiba of Japan contributed a crane made from recycled paper from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, joining her voice with ours across continents.
- Two young sisters in Missoula folded cranes after learning about the project at their school.
- At a recent remembrance of Nagasaki, participants folded cranes together to add to the collection.
What began as an idea from longtime JRPC community member Carel Schneider blossomed into a powerful act of peace, made possible by your passion and contributions. Thank you, truly, for helping us send this symbol of hope and unity to the UN on behalf of Missoula.
Because of your efforts, we’ve decided to purchase another acrylic box to hold 1,000 more cranes, which will be displayed here at the Peace Center in our fair-trade store..