Peace of the Pie Mother's Day Campaign May 9th Today, grassroots supporters will be delivering pies and information packets about our campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence to Congressional Representatives across the country.  In Washington, D.C. there will be pies available for every member of the House.  A Department of Peace and Nonviolence would take a very small slice of the federal budget.  The pies are used to make the point in a fun way.  After you visit with your representative, please take a moment to record your meeting. Can't Deliver a Pie?  Then Make a Call! As pies are being delivered, we are asking everyone else to pick up the phone and give your representatives a call or send them a fax.  Write your Members of Congress: Use our Online Action Center to write your representatives even if you have done so before (please select the 'send a fax' option). Call your Members of Congress: If you know the names of your members of the House and Senate, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, and they will connect you. After you have called, please take a moment to record your call information. Look up contact information for your representative here. Because of scheduling difficulties Peace of the Pie meetings will take place later in the month in some districts.  If your representative is not visited today, you can still sign up to be an organizer for your Congressional District to deliver a pie later in the month.  Search for an existing meeting in your area.  Learn more about this campaign.

Charlottesville Makes 35! Congratulations Charlottesville, VA, volunteers! The city council passed a resolution in support of HR 808 on April 7, 2008. The resolution also urged Rep. Virgil Goode to support the legislation and Senators Jim Webb and John Warner to introduce companion legislation in the Senate and actively support its passage.

Make Peace a Priority Connect with candidates as they come through your area and help make reducing and preventing violence part of the campaign dialogue!  Read more…

2008 Regional Conferences
Midwest Regional Conference   June 19-22
California Conference    August 1-3

Four of our Regional Conferences are already behind us!:  the South Central Regional Conference, the Northeast Regional Conference, the Mountain States Conference and the Northwest Regional Conference.  Only two more opportunities remain to learn more about the Campaign for a Department of Peace, receive training on effective leadership and lobbying and generally have a great time reconnecting with fellow grassroots supporters. 

State coordinators, Congressional District Team Leaders and outstanding volunteers have worked hard to make the conferences educational and entertaining and it shows. 

You can click here to learn more.

Participate in an historic citizen lobbying effort to create a U.S. Department of Peace. There is currently a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 808). This landmark measure will augment our current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict.

Domestically, the Department of Peace will develop policies and allocate resources to effectively reduce the levels of domestic and gang violence, child abuse, and various other forms of societal discord. Internationally, the Department will advise the President and Congress on the most sophisticated ideas and techniques regarding peace-creation among nations. Learn more... 

Join us now! Create a Department of Peace.

City Councils across the U.S. are acknowledging the practical impact a Dept. of Peace will have at reducing violence in our nation and abroad.  Thirty five cities have endorsed so far, including: Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oakland, San Francisco , San Jose and more.   Learn how you can work with your city council by clicking here.

From Chicago: Left to right, Dr. Chris Stout, Scott Roos, Jeannette Kravitz,
and City Council Members Shirley Coleman & Bill Ocasio.