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Simultaneous House Parties Across the Nation
Virtual Town Hall Conference Call
July 24th
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 There's a heat wave on the rise in Washington, D.C., and it's not just
the weather. Peacebuilding is heating up the nation's capital, and with
your support, this summer we'll make peace sizzle. Join us in A Hot Summer in D.C., a summer-long grassroots fundraising
campaign aimed at raising $50,000 for our organizational efforts.
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Youth PROMISE
Act celebrity video and new campaign action site launch
next week
Help us raise $5000 to support this critical opportunity
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Recently, Washington D.C. has seen a
breakthrough for the field of international peacebuilding. As part
of
the Foreign Assistance Act Reform (the legislation that put USAID
into
place), there is a brand new section on peacebuilding and conflict
mitigation.
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We at The Peace Alliance stand together in
support of the people of Haiti. Our
hearts go out to everyone in Haiti and all their loved ones around the world. There is so much suffering on our planet
and people who are in need of help, yet the devastation in Haiti right now is particularly
heartbreaking.
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In the fall of 2009 The Peace Alliance staff and board of directors engaged the network in developing a Strategic Plan for 2009-2011. We
expect that the initiatives of our 2009/2011 Strategic Plan will be a
game-changer in terms of how our nation approaches peace and conflict.
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Simultaneous House Parties Across the Nation
Virtual Town Hall Conference Call
December 5th &
January 9th
As the
holidays approach, “Peace on Earth” will once again be the inspiring
yet unrealized theme of the season. This year, we want to offer our
nation and world a tantalizing possibility: what if we could make this
message a reality?
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Would you be willing to help us plan the future of the
Peace Alliance? Given the growth and demonstrated efficacy of peacebuilding
efforts, interest from policymakers in DC, and our grassroots advocacy over the
last six years, the time is ripe to make significant, concrete, positive change.
Over the course of the last year our staff, board and many in our grassroots
have been crafting a draft strategic plan that we think will take peacebuilding
work to a new level of influence in our government and society.
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“Tough on Crime” laws are not reducing crime. Despite stiffer
penalties, longer prison sentences, and the building of more jails, the
result has been higher incarceration rates within the United States
without a substantial reduction in youth violence. The United States
continues to have youth violence rates that are significantly higher
than any other developed country.
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In August 2004, Walter Cronkite wrote, "With this nation embroiled in what threatens to be an interminable 'War
on Terrorism,' an idea put forward last year by Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich has, for me, considerable appeal. ... Now, to some, this is going to sound terribly naive, given the current
state of things and the very real, hard-edged dangers that face us. But
the naiveté just might lie on the other side with those who believe
that military force and our policy of pre-emption are alone sufficient
to make us safe. The fact is that there is nothing in this proposal
that would weaken our military posture or our ability to strike
terrorists and their havens and to do whatever is necessary for the
defense of the United States." You can read his complete Op Ed here.
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On Friday, February 13, 2009, Congressman
Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE-AL)
re-introduced the Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunity Mentoring,
Intervention, Support and Education, or Youth PROMISE Act into the U.S. House of Represenatives (Bill H.R. 1064). Companion legislation was also introduced in the US Senate (Bill S. 435) by Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
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As of 8/5/09 there are 232 co-sponsors in the House and 9 in the Senate.
Find the most up to date co-sponsor listing on www.thomas.gov. To find out who your elected officials are in congress, visit www.congress.org.
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