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Proposed U.S. Department of Peacebuilding (H.R. 1111)
“I cannot tell you with what weapons mankind would fight WW3, but I can assure you that WW4 would be fought with sticks and stones.” ~ Albert Einstein
2020 Virtual Advocacy Days will be here soon! Don’t miss our “Peace In” segment on Sunday, September 20, with prominent nationally and internationally-known thought leaders, advocates and speakers. Speaker bios are here. The Speaker Forum and Advocacy Days full flyer is here. After a day (Noon – 6 ET/9-3 PT) of inspirational presentations and discussions, you’ll be ready for spreading “Peace Out” with your own and/or key targeted Members of Congress.
You can still reach out to your representative for a meeting next week or simply call them and ask them where they stand on H.R. 1111. See Action Sheets for Scheduling meetings here and to thank current co-sponsors (and ask them to sign on when the bill drops again in early 2021) here. Listen to Training Call #1 here (scheduling meetings with Members of Congress) and mark your calendar for training call #2 on 9/16 (5pm PT/8pm ET) – Zoom link here or download calendar invite with dial-in information here (conducting a meeting with your Member of Congress or their staff). 2020 Talking-Relevance Points are here. Also see Working with Congress.
If you are scheduling meetings with the possibility of using PA’s Zoom call Monday or Tuesday, note we have appointments set on Monday at 1:30 (OH Rep.) and 4:00 (TX Rep) Eastern time. Check with [email protected] for updates and send her your appointment times. There are several awaiting confirmation, so this may change daily or hourly this week.
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There is currently a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives to establish a Department of Peacebuilding. This historic measure will augment our current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict. The legislation will pass from bill to law under one condition: that a wave of citizen interest rise up from the American people and make itself heard in the halls of Congress. During the 20th Century, over 100 million people lost their lives to war — most of whom were non-combatants. Now, at the dawn of the 21st century, the extent and current speed of nuclear proliferation makes the achievement of non-violent alternatives to war the most urgent need of the human race.
A Department of Peacebuilding will work to:
- Provide much-needed assistance to efforts by city, county, and state governments in coordinating existing programs; as well as develop new programs based on best practices nationally
- Teach violence prevention and mediation to America’s school children
- Effectively treat and dismantle gang psychology
- Rehabilitate the prison population
- Build peace-making efforts among conflicting cultures both here and abroad
- Support our military with complementary approaches to peacebuilding.
- Create and administer a U.S. Peace Academy, acting as a sister organization to the U.S. Military Academy.
- And more …
What you can do:
- Join our monthly Department of Peacebuilding Campaign calls on the third Wednesday of each month at 5pm PT / 8pm ET. Call-in information is 1-929-436-2866 or 1-669-900-6833, meeting ID 464 735 321 or Register here.
- Email [email protected] for more info and to receive monthly email updates and reminders the week before each call or for general inquiries about the campaign — better yet, let her know you’re ready to get to work for more peacebuilding and one of us will speak with you more.
- Participate in our initiatives and actions, including: 1) Season for Nonviolence; 2) Mother’s Day “Peace-Wants-A-Piece-of-the-Federal-Budget-Pie” meetings with members of Congress; 3) Annual Department of Peacebuilding Advocacy Days in Washington, DC; 4) Follow-up to Advocacy Days; and 5) Holidays 4 Peace.
- Help us gain additional organization and prominent individual endorsements of the Department of Peacebuilding legislation. Contact [email protected] for more information.
- Help us add to our list of city, county and tribal entity endorsers of the Department of Peacebuilding and connect on other city-related peacebuilding efforts. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Take Action! Tell Congress to get behind H.R. 1111, legislation to establish a U.S. Dept. of Peacebuilding. If you call, email or otherwise contact your representative in support of a U.S. Department of Peacebuilding, please record your action!
Donate to the Department of Peacebuilding Campaign efforts here.
- Organizational & Key Endorsements
- Endorsement Form – if your org wants to endorse
- Printable Postcards for Congress
- Why a Dept. of Peacebuilding Matters Case Statement
- Want the Latest News? – Read articles posted on Movers and Shakers!
- Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie – 2019 Handout
- 2020 Virtual Advocacy Days – 9/20-25 and beyond, featuring Sunday program with key speakers on the importance and urgency in building infrastructures for peacebuilding and building peace/the beloved community, followed by advocacy by phone or video calls. More information to come; see Action Sheets for setting meetings or amplify our voices with calls here and Thank You Action Sheet (please thank current co-sponsors and ask them to co-sponsor in 2021) here. Participate in September 16 DoP Campaign Third Wednesday call (see above) to learn more or contact [email protected].
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work for it.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt.
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