Peace Alliance

The Peace Alliance
Founded 2004
Founder Marianne Williamson
Location
Key people
 Bob Baskin- President, Judy Kimmel-Chair, Board of Directors
Mission "Empowers civic engagement toward a culture of peace"
Website Official Website

The Peace Alliance is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that works on domestic and international peace building. The organization has 159 local groups within state congressional districts and also a Student Peace Alliance youth group.[1]

Mission

The mission of the Peace Alliance is to establish a culture of peace through civic engagement.[2] Examples of these include legislative efforts such as bills to establish a Department of Peace, and to address youth violence through the Youth PROMISE Act (S. 1318, H.R. 1307), as well as direct efforts within local communities to work on peaceful resolution of problems such as bullying in the schools, conflict resolution, and gang violence.

Recent events and activities

The Peace Alliance has launched a "Faces of Peace" campaign to highlight grassroots efforts at peacebuilding in local communities. Recent legislative efforts include: The Safe Schools Improvement Act (S.506 and H.R. 1648)[3] to address bullying in schools; advocacy for international peacebuilding efforts within U.S. State Department and foreign operations funding appropriations; and legislation to establish a Department of Peace (H.R. 808).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Get Active and Volunteer". The Peace Alliance. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ↑ "About". The Peace Alliance. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Bill Text – 112th Congress (2011–2012) – THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Thomas.loc.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Full Text of H.R. 808 (110th): Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act". GovTrack.us. 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2012-10-05.