Tell President: Time to Advance Atrocities Prevention Board

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The establishment of the interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (APB) last year by the Obama administration was an important milestone in developing a comprehensive policy framework to prevent future atrocities. We congratulate the President's administration for taking this on and encourage them to move it now even further into fruition. While there is continual progress, they are well behind their promised deadlines on some key implementation. We need to encourage further progress. Sign Petition today!

Colorado Restorative Justice Pilot Project Bill Passes!

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State Representative Pete Lee has just shared a huge victory with advocates and constituents in Colorado with the passage of House Bill 13-1254, The Restorative Justice Pilot Project. This bill, to become law as soon as the Governor signs it, is only the second of its kind in Colorado and represents a significant jump in Restorative processes and practices becoming possible for post-offense cases.

Prominent Public Figures Write President Obama Urging Criminal Justice Reform & Support for Youth PROMISE Act

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Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Michael Moore, Cameron Diaz and over one hundred prominent public leaders, entertainers and civil rights icons have written a letter to President Obama urging him to support major criminal justice reform for our youth. And, specifically, they called for his support of the Youth PROMISE Act. Write the President and join the chorus getting behind it!

Go Solar. Support Sustainable Green Energy. Generate $1,000 for The Peace Alliance!

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The Peace Alliance is excited to join innovative home solar company Sungevity to offer a great way to GO SOLAR while earning $1,000 for The Peace Alliance. Sungevity operates in the following states: CA, AZ, NY, NJ, CO, MD, DE & MA. If you don’t live in one of these states, please share it with anyone you know that does.

The Audacity to Wield Power, by Marianne Williamson

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Marianne Williamson, a founder of The Peace Alliance, has written an insightful article posted on Huffington Post. "Since the Civil War, America has recreated a virulent economic dynamic the likes of which, in part, we fought a War of Independence to be free of: A veritable aristocracy that, in keeping with its own self-declared entitlement, takes for the most part whatever it wants, and leaves the rest to us."

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