A.J. MUSTE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Supporting Nonviolence and Social Justice Since 1974.
168 Canal Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013 (212) 533-4335 [email protected]

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The Muste Building

2012 May Day Banner
by Occupy Arts and Labor

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In 1978, with a dream of establishing a permanent home in New York for the nonviolence movement, the Muste Institute purchased a three-story loft building in downtown Manhattan from the War Resisters League and began managing it as part of our program work. By providing affordable office and meeting space to our movement tenants, and using income from several commercial storefronts to offset expenses, the Institute has provided a way for activist groups to stay in a convenient location while freeing up vital resources for their social justice work. As the real estate market in New York City tightens, 339 Lafayette Street — affectionately known as the "Peace Pentagon" — has been a sanctuary for the movement.

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