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Newark,
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and about 34 other local governing
bodies already support the idea - and now a group of Brooklynites is
pushing hard for a New York City Council Resolution supporting the
creation of the United States Department of Peace.
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Oregon- West Linn High School seniors Lucas Pinelli, Kirk Larson and Chelsea Callas successfully lobbied the West Linn City Council to pass a resolution in support of a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence with the council's unanimous approval.
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Terry Mason, volunteer State co-coordinator in the greater Los Angeles, Valley and Santa Barbara areas for the campaign for a Department of Peace, was the guest on the television show IN with Tamara Henry, which airs on Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles.
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On November 13, 2008, Wendy Greene represented The Peace Alliance and
the Department of Peace Campaign on Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, a
CNN Headline News program. Video and a transcript of that segment of the program
follows:
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A letter to the editor by volunteer Robert Weir, published by Kalamazoo Gazette Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Published in the Corvallis Gazette Times ~ Tuesday, July 29, 2008
In this Letter to The Editor, published in the Corvallis Gazette Times, Valerie White discusses the resolution in support of H.R. 808 passed by the Corvallis City Council along with the process and support behind the resolution.
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Published in Common Dreams ~ July 30, 2008
Robert C. Koehler reflects on the work of seeking a "withdrawal of the culture of violence" and the Midwest Regional Conference.
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Published in the Chicago, IL Daily Herald ~ 6/24/2008
By Burt Constable
For much of this nation's history we had a War Department, a secretary of war and actual wars. But war is such an ugly word. So, in the aftermath of World War II, we came up with another word: Defense.
...What we really need is a Department of Peace, say the more than 100 people who attended this weekend's conference in Schaumburg for the grassroots Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace.
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By NINA PETERSEN-PERLMAN, Star Tribune
- January 14, 2008
The Minnesota congressman, who spent last week studying peace and
climate issues in the Scandinavian country, favors a Cabinet-level
agency to help avoid war.
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Published in NewsBlaze - December 17, 2007
Nationwide call-in to Congress Nets Over 1,500 Calls
Activists for peace from 47 states made calls to their senators and
representatives in Washington, D.C. last week urging support for HR
808, proposed legislation to create a cabinet-level U.S. Department of
Peace. The 68 co-sponsors of the bill were also called, with activists
expressing thanks for their on-going support.
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By Dave Shuster - St. Cloud Times - January 6, 2008
The idea of a Federal Department of Peace and Non-violence is not new,
dating back to the inception of our country when framers of the U.S.
Constitution, including George Washington, discussed the need for a
“Peace Office” to counterbalance the efforts of the “War Office.” As
years passed, the concept would occasionally reappear in legislative
discussions, only to vanish again due to lack of widespread support.
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Department of Peace supporters are attending town hall meetings where they can ask the candidates if they support a U.S. Department of Peace. As the answers show up in the news, we will list them here. Be sure to let us know if you have such an opportunity.
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by Rob Atkinson -
YES! Magazine - January 2008
Southwestern University student Rob Atkinson describes his commitment to peace and involvement with the Student Peace Alliance.
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BY HALLIE WOODS - The Coloradoan - December 26, 2007
"We start out with the idea about imagining and dreaming about world
peace, then we focus on thoughts and planning, then we go into words,
then into actions," Gardner said. "The action part is the legislation
in creating the U.S. Department of Peace."
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December 25, 2007
Public Radio International's "The World" program hosted by Alex Gallafent spent some time on Christmas Day considering "peace" -- peace as something to wish for and something to strive for.
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