Change.org is holding an online event through Jan 15, 2009 calling for the "Top 10 Ideas for America," which they will present to the Obama Administration. 

"Appoint Secretary of Peace in Department of Peace and Non-Violence" made it to the final round!  Voting has now started, so we need you to Vote Again.

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Postcards For Peace

From November 5, 2008 to January 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day) we're collecting postcards from our local communities to send to President-Elect Barack Obama encouraging him to make violence reduction and prevention a national priority and to increase funding for effective violence prevention. It's quick, easy and fun to do! Act Now!

President-elect Obama's transition team is asking for your stories and vision for the future of America.  Share your vision for how the new Administration should lead our nation.  We have set up a form to make it easy for you. Act Now! 

2009 National Conference
March 20-23, 2009

Participants at 2007 National Conference

Participate in an historic citizen lobbying effort to create a U.S. Department of Peace. There is currently a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 808). This landmark measure will augment our current problem-solving options, providing practical, nonviolent solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict.

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. Learn more... 

Join us now! Create a Department of Peace.

City Councils across the U.S. are acknowledging the practical impact a Department of Peace will have on reducing violence in our nation and abroad.  Thirty-seven local governing bodies have endorsed so far, including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oakland, San Francisco , San Jose and more.   Learn how you can work with your city council by clicking here.