The Department of Peace and Nonviolence legislation has a national group of citizens lobbying for the bills H.R.3760 and S.1756 to establish a cabinet level Department of Peace and Nonviolence in the U.S. government. The Department would hold peace as an organizing principle domestically and internationally.
Join us by getting involved in working as peace activists not against something negative, but for something positive!
Contact
Local
- Website: dopmn.org/default.aspx
- Join the Minnesota Dept. of Peace Listserv at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Departmentofpeace/join
- Greg and Sue Skog, 651-454-3850, skograce@mtn.org
- Mary Jane La Vigne, 651-426-9940, maryjanelavigne@comcast.net
National
- The Peace Alliance, www.thepeacealliance.org
- The Deptartment of Peace Campaign, www.DoPCampaign.org
Legislation
State
We would like to support a new Democratic Governor in 2006 who will work with us on a State Department of Peace!
National
- Bill H.R.3760 - Introduced September 13th 2005 by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (61 co-sponsors)
- Bill S.1756 - Introduced for the first time in the Senate September 22nd 2005 by Senator Mark Dayton (1 co-sponsor)
- We would like to support a DFL canddiate for Senator who will support the Dept. of Peace.
Support
Endorsements
- DFL Progressive caucus
- Vets for Peace
- CODEPINK St. Cloud chapter
- Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers
- Many national organizations
Other
- Passed as a resolution at the State DFL convention in 2004
- Sen. Mark Dayton, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Martin Olav Sabo, Rep. James Oberstar
Action
- Call or fax your Representatives and Senators. If they are already signed on please thank them for their support and ask them to talk to their colleagues about signing on. If your representatives are not on board yet, ask them to support the Department of Peace and Nonviolence bill. See addresses here.
- Join the Yahoo group to learn about community events we will be tabling or speaking at. See www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Departmentofpeace/join