Department of Peace asks your support!

Date:   9/26/2005 2:57:27 PM ( 19 y ago)

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Senator Dayton introduces Department of Peace
legislation in the Senate!

Dear Friends,

On September 22nd, 2005, Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) introduced the
Department of Peace legislation into the U.S. Senate (S. 1756), calling for
an elevation of the Reagan-established "Institute of Peace" to a
Cabinet-level position.

This is a huge moment for our campaign, and for the future of the Department
of Peace! Senator Dayton's leadership and enthusiastic support will take us
to the next level in our work as we continue to advocate for this historic
legislation.

Speaking from the Senate floor, Dayton said, "If we are to remain the
world's leader, and if we are to lead the world into a more secure and more
prosperous future, we must become better known and more respected for our
peacemaking successes than for our military forces. Peace, to have any
lasting value, must be advanced, expanded and strengthened continuously.
Doing so requires skill, dedication, persistence, resources, and, most
importantly, people."

Appropriately, Dayton's legislation coincides with the 44th anniversary of
the nation's oldest federal agency dedicated to peace. On September 22nd, in
1961, President Kennedy signed legislation that created the Peace Corps, an
idea originally proposed by Senator Hubert Humphrey in 1957.

Many thanks to our Department of Peace activists from Minnesota who met with
Senator Dayton this past week at our conference and encouraged him to take
this on. In particular we thank three of our youth leaders: Chelsea Skog,
Eric Skog and Raven Kinnell who also met with the Senator. Senator Dayton
said he was doing it for them, and for all our youth.



TAKE ACTION:

*** CALL YOUR SENATORS ***

We ask that each of you help continue this momentum by calling your own
Senators today and urging them to support (bill # is S. 1756). Contact your
Senator at the U.S. capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. To find your
Representative, visit http://www.vote-smart.org Tell the staffer who answers
your call that you want your Senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of the
Department of Peace legislation. Request a written response explaining your
Senator's position and the reasoning behind it. It's most effective if you
call first, then follow-up with a fax or email.

*** WRITE YOUR SENATORS ***

To write your Representative, click below to get started. This will allow
you to send an email or a fax to your congressperson.

http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action

Join us now. Create a Department of Peace. Help make history. Together, we
can do this.



DONATE NOW

We need your support financially. From conference planning to web design to
organization and training, our staff continues to keep the campaign moving.
Please help us in building an organization capable of moving the campaign
forward even more.

If a thousand people donate even $20 dollars a month, then we will be able
to fully pay our staff, establish an office in Washington and increase our
effectiveness around the country. If you are already a monthly donor, please
consider increasing your donation; if you are not already a donor, please
become one now. It is only through our shared giving that we will be able to
accomplish the task at hand. We gratefully accept one-time donations as
well.

To donate, visit: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/donate



The Peace Alliance
PO Box 3259 - Center Line, Michigan 48015 USA
Tel (586) 754-8105 Fax (586) 754-8106
http://www.ThePeaceAlliance.org --
Info@ThePeaceAlliance.org


 

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