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Topic: Campaign to Establish a Department of Peace

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Cynthia S.	Campaign to Establish a Department of Peace April 19, 2006 11:38 PM Peace of the Pie Campaign On Behalf of Mothers Everywhere "Arise all women who have hearts, say firmly: Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience... In the name of womanhood and of humanity; take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace." Click here to read more... ~Julia Ward Howe, From her Mother's Day Proclamation, 1870 1. On May 12th, tell Congress that PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE! Join us in this National Action on May 12th (the Friday before Mother's Day) and gather members of your community to take pies to your local Congressional offices with a banner; "On behalf of Mothers Everywhere, Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie!" as well as a downloaded national budget pie chart showing the tiny slice that represents the portion of the U.S. federal budget requested for the Department of Peace and Nonviolence. Call your local newspapers and television stations and send them a press release (click here for media guidelines). Ask them to come and take pictures of local teams delivering the pies with Department of Peace banners. Bring your children, along with pictures they've made that convey their message of peace, and make it a fun and festive event! This is a great way to get attention for a very important endeavor. Mother's Day was in part inspired by a woman named Julia Ward Howe who nursed the wounded during the American Civil War; she also wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic. In 1870 she started a crusade to institute a Mother's Day as a Day for Peace. Click here to read her Mother's Day proclamation. 2. Host a 'PEACE OF THE PIE' Party. To further empower our work for peace, host a Peace of the Pie House Party (and optional fundraiser) to spread the word about why citizens all over this country are taking pies to their local Members of Congress on behalf of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence Legislation. We want a small percent of the federal budget allocated directly toward funding projects that foster a culture of peace in our nation and around the world. House parties are a key part of our grassroots campaign to spread our message and to raise funds for the campaign. They are also an important and fun way to identify volunteers and build momentum to pass this historic legislation. Invite your friends and family over for a Pie Party sometime just before Mother's Day (serve pie, coffee and tea), show our DVD, inform them about our work -- with help from materials we have prepared for you -- and invite them to an opportunity to visit their local congressional district office on May 12th. This is also an opportunity to encourage others to become a Peace Partner, our monthly donors sustaining the national campaign. Click here to learn more about our Peace of the Pie Campaign! SIGN-UP Please let us know you are planning on participating in this particular campaign by clicking here. Minnesota group at 2005 Peace of the Pie gathering. Click here for pictures and media generated from last years campaign. [We also have an action scheduled for Father's Day---Fathers everywhere will send pictures of themselves with their children to their Congressperson requesting them to cosponsor HR3760/ S1756 to establish a cabinet level Dept of Peace and Nonviolence. More information coming.] Pie Chart Source: New York Times, Feb. 8, 2005, based on Budget of the United States FY. [ send green star] [ accepted]*
Jouni Y.	Communiqué for Ministries and Departments of Peace June 27, 2006 11:53 PM Communiqué from the Second Peoples' Summit for Ministries and Departments of Peace Victoria, BC, Canada – June 19-22, 2006 The Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace gathered at Royal Roads University , Victoria, Canada, to advance the establishment of ministries and departments of peace in governments worldwide. Government and civil society delegates from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Italy , Japan, Liberia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Philippines, Romania, Solomon Islands, Spain, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States united to develop an effective global and national architecture for peace. In plenary sessions and working groups, the foundations were established for local, national, regional, and international campaigns that will work towards conflict resolution and peacebuilding. "The role of governments in this initiative is crucial, in partnership with civil society," said Franklin Quijano from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in the Philippines. "Together we have the capacity to build the architecture that will make peacebuilding effective," said Fred Fakari'i, Department of Reconciliation, Unity and Peace, Solomon Islands. The Global Alliance calls upon governments of the world and civil society organisations everywhere to: - Develop the necessary resources and infrastructure for resolving conflicts effectively by peaceful means - Establish, train and develop civil peace services and the human resources and capacities for peacebuilding and conflict transformation - Incorporate conflict resolution and peace-building into school curricula from primary schools through university - Actively engage youth, women, and all communities to participate as equals in peace-building, to ensure participation and representation of all - Support and encourage coordinated efforts to gather lessons learned and best practices from peacebuilding experiences around the world The Global Alliance is committed to partnership and cooperation with governments, organisations and institutions nationally and internationally working for the achievement of these goals and the promotion of peace by peaceful means. Governments such as those in the Philippines and Solomon Islands who have already established secretariats and departments for peacebuilding, conflict transformation and reconciliation are pioneers and examples to the world. "Collectively, the youth at the Summit call for a global youth cooperative network of the diverse local movements towards establishing departments and ministries of peace. We are excited to be able to offer a 'fresh' perspective for peace," said Tara Yip-Bannicq, Youth Delegate to the Summit. "Everyone assembled here," said Dr. Saul Arbess, Summit host and Canadian Working Group delegate, "is determined to provide the energy, skills and momentum to realise these goals, working in concert and in harmony with peaceworkers worldwide." Steering Committee Contacts: Saul Arbess, sarbess@shaw.ca , Diana Basterfield, diana.basterfield@ministryforpeace.org , Stephanie Jensen, stephjc@uvic.ca , Yumi Kikuchi, yumik@fine.ocn.ne.jp , Dot Maver, dot@thepeacealliance.org , Biannca Pace, biannca@departmentofpeace-australia.org www.peoplesinitiativefordepartmentsofpeace.org info@peoplesinitiativefordepartmentsofpeace.org To subscribe to the Abolition Global Caucus, send an email from the account you wish to be subscribed to: abolition-caucus-subscribe@yahoogroups.com [ send green star]
Jouni Y.	Disarmament updates UN - keep up the good work!! November 14, 2006 3:53 AM Dear friends, Some updates about the votes from the UN First Committee in New York. Unfortunately once again a very small minority of countries, unfortunately US government's representative Bolton too, voted systematically supporting "war machine" instead of peace, transparency and cooperation (even in such extent as having no respect for work of many previous US governments in these issues and voting against those achievements this year in his new position that has no official approval or back up of majority of the people of US - what a disgrace!!). However, it reminds us only that a large majority of states and people of US and the world continue to support disarmament. It is great that more people voted in midterm elections (US has one of the lowest turnouts in elections in western democracies; it gives a possibility for companies to bribe and exploit and use politicians for their purposes if people are not interested and don't stop that). Keep up the good work and keep in touch with your representatives and officials also locally!!! perhaps one day also a peace department is a reality. thanks! Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:48:44 -0500 Subject: First Committee Monitor Final Edition The First Committee Monitor Final Edition In this issue: Introduction Nuclear Disarmament Disarmament Machinery Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Fissile Materials Cut-off Treaty North Korea Negative Security Assurances Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Nuclear Weapon Free Zones Conventional Weapons Arms Trade Treaty Small Arms & Light Weapons Landmines Terrorism Disarmament & Development International Court of Justice Biological and Chemical Weapons Missiles Verification and Transparency Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Introduction The 2006 First Committee made several major substantive contributions to disarmament and non-proliferation. Most significantly, it voted to begin a process moving Towards an Arms Trade Treaty (L.55) that would regulate trade in all conventional weapons from tanks to guns for the first time. (See ATT report) It also voted to continue the small arms and light weapons (SALW) follow-up process, which the 2006 Review Conference on the illicit trade in SALW was unable to do. (See SALW report) The First Committee also voted to provide support to the upcoming nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle, starting with a 2007 Preparatory Committee meeting in Vienna from April 30-May 11. The First Committee vote on the traditionally consensual Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone resolution gave the first comprehensive picture of where the world stands since the controversial treaty was signed on September 8 of this year. The First Committee also condemned the North Korean nuclear test, in three different adopted resolutions, and in statements from across the regional groupings. Behind the scenes, governments consulted to prepare for the 2007 Conference on Disarmament (CD) session. The annual report from the world's sole multilateral treaty negotiating body was adopted by the First Committee without a vote, so the most interesting and significant exchanges on the future of the CD happened during the thematic debate on disarmament machinery. (See disarmament machinery report) The First Committee also made progress in process. Process continues to be vital to disarmament and non-proliferation, as it significantly affects substantive outcomes. There was a more cooperative and optimistic spirit in the room this year, which, according to the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, helps negotiations. Governments also participated more in the general and thematic debates, as well as the inter-active informal sessions. States that are often quiet during the First Committee spoke, and states were generally more willing to engage in extemporaneous debate. A range of experts gave valuable presentations to the First Committee, including the Chair of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Dr. Hans Blix, and the Chair of a committee created by the First Committee. Non-governmental organizations also addressed the Committee on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and the ArmsTrade Treaty. (See Introduction, Week 3) Overall, thanks to the able and efficient Chair, Ambassador Mona Juul, and the Committee's cooperation, procedures went remarkably smoothly, enabling substantive work instead of impeding it, as it should be. However, as Dr. Blix remarked, the challenges to the disarmament and non-proliferation regime, though significant, are the exception. The overwhelming majority of states agree on where to go and on the first steps to get there. (See nuclear disarmament report) As the international community prepares for the 2007 CD session and NPT Preparatory Committee, it should keep this vast agreement, the cooperative spirit of the First Committee, and the success of the conventional and SALW processes in mind. Progress is far from impossible. Good faith is not created by a few, let alone a single state; it is the responsibility of the entire international community. We must continue inching forward, reinforcing existing norms on disarmament and non-proliferation, and negotiating new ones. We are the ones we have been waiting for it is time to just do it. -Jennifer Nordstrom, Reaching Critical Will [ send green star]

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