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Resolution Stories from the Field
Below you will find links to grassroots reports about getting Resolutions supporting the Department of Peace presented and passed.
The complete list of local governing councils who have passed resolutions endorsing the Department of Peace and links to the text of those resolutions, can be found under "Endorsements" here.
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The Miramar, FL, (pop. 108,240) city commission unanimously approved a resolution in support of H.R. 808 - the Department of Peace Act - at their February 18, 2009 meeting.
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By unanimous vote, the city council of West Linn, Oregon, on November
10, 2008 became the 38th governing council to endorse the legislation,
H.R. 808, to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peace. The
resolution was proposed by high school seniors. Hear directly from these powerful youth how they made it happen!
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The efforts of West Linn High School seniors Lucas Pinelli, Kirk Larson and Chelsea Callas, paid off on November 10th, 2008 when the City Council of West Linn, OR joined Portland, Corvallis and Lincoln City by unanimously passing a resolution in support of HR-808, calling for establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
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In this Letter to the Editor, published in the Corvallis Gazette Times, Valerie White responds to other pieces in the paper about the resolution in support of H.R. 808 passed by the Corvallis City Council on July 7, 2008.
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On March 3, 2008, the City Council of Albany, CA unanimously endorsed
House Resolution 808, calling for establishment of a U.S. Department of
Peace and Nonviolence and voted to urge California Senators Barbara
Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to introduce companion legislation in the
U.S. Senate. Nancy Merritt brings us the story.
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At its October 15, 2007, meeting, the Kalamazoo City Commission voted
unanimously to support HR 808, the bill that would establish a
cabinet-level Department of Peace.
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On October 1, 2007,in Michigan’s capital city of Lansing, city
officials unanimously adopted a resolution calling for creation of a
U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
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By unanimous vote, the city council of Portland, Oregon, on August 8, became the 25th governing council to endorse the legislation, H.R. 808, to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peace.
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The Providence, Rhode Island, City Council on July 17, 2007, unanimously passed a resolution in support of HR808, the federal legislation before the House of Representatives to establish a United States Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
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