City, County and Other Local Governing Bodies
Thirty-nine local governing bodies from Los Angeles to Atlanta have passed resolutions endorsing the establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace. Cities large and small are endorsing, representing populations totaling more than 13 million people.  You will also want to read these stories from grassroots organizers who worked to get these resolutions passed.
[Graphic - Map of city councils endorsing the Department of Peace]
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"I have contacted several mayors in other cities around the nation that have already passed resolutions of support for the concept of a Department of Peace and none of us sees any downsides to it."
-- Randy Pye, Mayor, Centennial, CO

 

Learn how you can help get your city council to endorse!

Where available, you can click on the governing body's name below to read the text of the resolution.   You can also pdf download a PDF copy of this list.

 

City Councils/Commissions 

Albany, CA
Albuquerque, NM
Arcata, CA

Atlanta, GA
Berkeley, CA
Cambridge, MA
Charlottesville, VA
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Corvallis, OR
Detroit, MI
Everett, MA
Gainesville, FL
Hamtramck, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
Lansing, MI
Lincoln City, OR
Los Angeles, CA


 

Miramar, FL
Manistee, MI
Minneapolis, MN
Moab, UT
Newark, NJ

Oakland, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Pine Lake, GA
Portland, OR
Providence, RI
San Jose, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Sebastopol, CA
Silver City, NM
Traverse City, MI
West Hollywood, CA
West Linn, OR


County Boards of Supervisors


Kauai, HI
Manistee, MI
San Francisco, CA

 
Tribal Councils

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, MI