Nonviolent Solutions to Domestic and International Conflict

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Action Alert

Call your members of Congress today!

Department of Peace bill re-introduction

On February 5th, 2007, legislation to establish a U. S. Department of Peace was re-introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives (The new bill number is HR 808). This landmark measure will augment our current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict.

We need your support to help make this bill law. Call, fax and/or email your Representative and also spread the word to everyone you know (you can copy this alert and forward to your email address book.)

Nothing you can do will have as much impact as contacting your member of Congress today. Further instructions are given below.

TAKE ACTION NOW!

*** CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ***

Contact your Representative at the U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. To find your Representative, visit http://www.congress.org. Tell the staff member who answers your call that you want your Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Department of Peace legislation (HR 808). Request a written response explaining your member's position and the reasoning behind it. (You can call your local office as well.) It is most effective if you call the D.C. office first, then follow-up with a fax or email.

*** WRITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ***

To write your Representative, click below to get started. This will allow you to send a fax and email to your congressperson.

http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action

***CONTACT SENATORS***

Please contact your Senators as well. There is no bill number as legislation has yet to be re-introduced into the Senate. Urge your Senator to be an initial sponsor in the Senate (reference bill number S.1756 from the last Congress).

Join us now. Create a Department of Peace. Together, we can do this.

MORE ABOUT THE LEGISLATION

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.

Additional Highlights

-- Provide much-needed assistance to efforts by city, county, and state governments in coordinating existing programs; as well as develop new programs based on best practices nationally

-- Teach violence prevention and mediation to America's school children

-- Effectively treat and dismantle gang psychology

-- Rehabilitate the prison population

-- Build peace-making efforts among conflicting cultures both here and abroad

-- Support our military with complementary approaches to peace-building

-- Create and administer a U.S. Peace Academy, acting as a sister organization to the U.S. Military Academy.

-- And more…

Learn more at The Peace Alliance website: http://www.ThePeaceAlliance.org

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[Saddle Bronc 124]

A simpler way than the above was suggested by a nominal-Christian Lahorite math prof in Calgary (after observing some of his colleagues): "teach all the national leaders 'set theory' and buy them chessboards; then they'll while away their time at chess and cease making mischief and conflict".

[almaty 19]

give peace a chance