Peace Webstore is Open!

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Our peace webstore is now up and running. We have some nice products to inspire and help spread a little peace!

Action Alert: SB-2078 – Support Restorative Justice in MA!

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The people of Massachusetts have an opportunity right now to help pioneer the development of one of the world’s most powerful peacebuilding tools: restorative justice. Restorative Justice Bill SB-2078 is picking up significant momentum after a huge turnout at a House hearing recently. Sen. Jamie Eldridge introduced his bill and shared his experiences with restorative justice to a standing-room-only crowd, including Bedford's Police Chief Robert Bongiorno, Hon. John Cratsley (ret.), and Middlesex DA Marian Ryan.

Mother’s Day Peace Action Alert

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This week we are doing it again. Grassroots advocates around the nation are visiting local congressional offices urging support for the Youth PROMISE Act and other peacebuilding policy priorities. Please amplify their efforts by calling and writing your Members of Congress today, urging them to support the Youth PROMISE Act.

Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014: Remembering a Champion for Peace and Justice

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We are sad to learn of Maya Angelou's recent passing. As her family posted in a statement: "She lived a life as a teacher, activist, artist and human being. She was a warrior for equality, tolerance and peace." Indeed she was, and her many profound words of wisdom and life's actions will continue to teach us. Read a profound poem on peace she read at the United Nation's 50th anniversary in 1995.

10th Annual Mother’s Day Campaign: Peace Deserves a Piece of the Pie

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Every year, peace supporters across the nation take pies to their local Congressional offices with a message that "peace deserves a piece of the pie." We are talking of course about peace and the work of peacebuilding being made a budget and policy priority. It's always a fun and connecting activity, and we've found it to be very effective. Join us!

CA Democratic Party Adopts Wide-Ranging Peacebuilding Platform

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The California Democratic Party (CDP) adopted language by the California Peace Alliance calling for promotion of national institutions “based on the organizing principles of violence prevention and nonviolent conflict resolution, utilizing and developing a network of ‘best practice’ peacebuilding policies and programs, both within UN member states, and externally among nations.”