North Dakota Campaign Volunteer, Howard Barlow inspires us with his story about how he and other volunteers have worked to get resolutions in support of the Department of Peace legislation passed in Lutheran Church synod assemblies.

Jo Ann Gaines, and George Hoag, California activists, write about a community arts event designed to build and celebrate peace.

Join the conversation in Ask the Peacebuilder where Marianne Perez, part of New Yorkers for a Department of Peace, shares information about peacebuilding and answers your questions about the field. This month Marianne looks at how we frame the definition of peace and to the United Nations for...

Join the conversation in Ask the Peacebuilder where Marianne Perez, part of New Yorkers for a Department of Peace, shares information about peacebuilding and answers your questions about the field. This month Marianne looks at how we frame the definition of peace and to the United Nations for...

Breaking the cycle of war making: our country will not find peace until we take responsibility for our wars. Edward Tick wrote this article about the life of a soldier as part of A Just Foreign Policy, the Summer 2008 issue of YES! Magazine.

Beth Lefevre reminds us how citizens meeting with their representatives can really make a difference with her story about turning a visit Representative Robert Wexler's office and a peach pie into a new co-sponsor for HR-808. Thanks to Noreen LaBonte, Michele McGrath and Elena Brodskaya who...

National Staff members Kathy Kidd and Wendy Greene share their experience of supporting Peace of the Pie 2008 on the Hill

Fourth Annual Mother's Day National Action Day Brings Sweet Rewards From coast-to-coast, Department of Peace supporters cooked up creative ways to ask their members of Congress to support HR 808 during our fourth annual Mother’s Day-inspired national action, Peace Wants a Piece...

Mary Jane Lavigne, Minnesota State Co-coordinator, reports on a Mother's Day Convocation for a More Peaceful World sponsored by the Minnesota campaign in Mahtomedi, MN on May 10, 2008.

Laura Merrell of Washington state provides us with a lively report on her Peace of the Pie meeting with Congressman Brian Baird and his staff.

New York City, NY, 5/28/2008 – Ben Jerry's (http://www.benjerry.com/), the Vermont-based socially conscious ice-cream maker, announced that Aaron Voldman, Executive Director of the Student Peace Alliance (SPA) and a resident of South Burlington, Vermont, is one of two...

Ben Jerry's, the Vermont-based socially conscious ice-cream maker, announced that Aaron Voldman, Executive Director of the Student Peace Alliance (SPA) and a member of the Board of Directors of The Peace Alliance, is one of two nationwide winners of its Peace Pioneer contest. The...

The Wheaton League of Women Voters is advocating a new national study on the establishment of a new department of Peace and Nonviolence. League members will present this proposal at the Leauge's National Convention in Portland, Oregon this June 2008. Find out how you can help.

Inspired by the work of Ed Tick, PhD, one of the speakers at the March 2008 Northeast Conference in Rhode Island and author of War and the Soul, volunteers have established the Department of Peace Community Service to Veterans Committee.

Join Wendy Greene, Managing Director of The Peace Alliance, and Los Angeles-area campaign supporters at a Department of Peace workshop in Culver City, CA on May 31, 2008.

Supporting Peace is as Easy as Pie Department of Peace Supporters Give ‘Peace’ Pies to Congress Washington, D.C. – For many moms, there was much more to Mother’s Day this year than the usual flowers, chocolates and breakfast in bed. Last Friday,...

Congress to Get Peace of Pie for Mother’s Day Department of Peace Supporters Plan Congressional Visits Washington, D.C. – Department of Peace supporters across the country will celebrate Mother’s Day this coming Friday by delivering homemade...

Take a trip down memory lane by revisiting some of our eNewsletters from the past.

Florida volunteers watch their numbers and spirits soar while tabling at the Martin Luther King Reclaim the Dream event in Liberty City, Miami, Florida. Read their inspiring reports!

Southern California State Coordinators John McNeil and Christine Elliot delivered a presentation on Starting a Department of Peace and Nonviolence Group at Your Spiritual Center/Church as part of the Texas Regional Conference in Dallas. See five factors for success and more.