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Watch
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Video of the
Cronkite/Kucinich Conversation
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"What is quite clear - and would become
clear as you go along with this campaign - is that you are trying, and
I consider myself with you on this in every way...
[To create] not only a massive but a basic
change in our culture,
in our entire approach to our relationships with other human beings...
It's not a matter of simply getting another Department of government.
You're speaking of an entire philosophical revolution."
~ Walter Cronkite
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GET INVOLVED:
Join us in the journery and be a part of the
AFDOP SUPPORT TEAM
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Watch
the DOP video "Transformation
Begins with Us"
from Rep. Kucinich
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Click
to Watch the Video of
Marianne Williamson and Rep. Dennis Kucinich
on CNN's interview about the Department of Peace
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For the latest info on AFDOP in action!
Visit our Events section
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Listen to excerpts
from
Southern California
Training Day
Featuring:
Lynn McMullen
Department of Peace National Campaign Coordinator
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LEARN MORE:
 THE
PEACE ALLIANCE & DEPARTMENT OF PEACE NATIONAL WEBSITE:
The Peace Alliance is our national organization advocating for the Department
of Peace Bill. Their website contains a wealth of information, tools and
more. Please visit it often for the latest national news and updates.
Our grassroots are growing rapidly!
 TALKING
POINTS: An overview of legislation with bulleted talking points
Click
here to download the PDF file.
CLICK
HERE to READ the entire Bill: HR# 808
"PEACE
IS PRACTICAL & POSSIBLE!":
Learn more about real solutions that exist currently. Click here to read
about programs from around the country that are working very effectively
at reducing violence and transforming peoples lives. These are examples
of the kinds of programs that might be supported more systemically through
a Department of Peace.
IN
THE NEWS:
COMPASSIONATE
NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATIONS:
National Nonviolent Communication Conference Calls are
scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
The call in numbers are (605) 772-3001 access code is: 470821#. Join
in and participate in the next national conference call intended to support
you in your communications and how the methods of Nonviolent Communication
(NVC) can enhance the effectiveness of the Department of Peace campaign.
CLICK HERE for more info about these national NVC Conference calls
and to access archived calls.
CLICK HERE - To learn more about NVC in general.
LISTEN
TO THE PEACEPODCAST:
 Dept.
of Peace Activist, Jason Brock's new podcasting provides daily updates,
news, and information for the Department of Peace movement. You can receive
this audio broadcast through the internet via mp3 downloads and a .xml
file podcasting feed. Click
here to link and start hearing news and music about peace.
The DOPeace & Nonviolence Bill provides for the establishment
of a Peace Academy. Learn more about The University for Peace
in Costa Rica, an existing functioning model, from CA State Coordinator
Christine Elliot during her recent visit.
Click here to read the entire article, as seen in April's 2006
issue of The Light Connection.
OPRAH
MAGAZINE - DOP - in the news -
Feb. 2006 & Nov. 2005 Issue:
EVEN ONE VOICE CAN BE HEARD! :
February's 2006 issue published our very own AFDOP's
Jerry Gibbs' letter to the editor that summarized his belief in the Department
of Peace Bill (see page 30 for his letter).
"I hope only that it reaches a audience that
are as inspired about this as our group is! We can get the word out and
will make a difference one small victory at a time. Peace Be Upon You!"~
Jerry G.
In the November 2005 print issue, reference pg. 259
in the section titled "Profiles
in Peace" (the
article is The Marriage Whisperer). The first paragraph starts:
"The same techniques that keep marriages strong, says therapist
Harville Hendrix, can end conflict between nations. It starts with trying
on someone else's reality. "
The last paragraph of the article goes into detail about the DOP bill
and why Hendrix is endorsing it. The complete article is not on-line;
so please reference/purchase an issue to read all about it!
What a great endorsement: good to use for Outreach materials when tabling
or talking to people about DOP.
CREATING
A CULTURE OF PEACE:
Read about "Creating a Culture of Peace" from those who are
showing that Peace is Possible - here and now!
Click to read articles and excerpts from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Marianne
Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Azim Khamisa, Barbara
Marx Hubbard.
DOWNLOADS & MATERIALS:
Please
click below sections for helpful materials and more info:
LINKS:
The
Peace Resource Center of San Diego (PRC): Think Globally, Act Locally.
 Since
1980 PRC has promoted networking among peace-related organizations, offering
nonviolent alternatives to conflict resolution and carrying on a program
of peace education. It is guided by the principles of nonviolence, tolerance,
compassion and respect for diversity. Membership is open to all individuals
and organizations concerned about peace with justice and the need to live
by these principles.
DEPARTMENT
OF PEACE (DOP) SUPPORT Across the United States
There is a growing movement of support for the Department of Peace
Bill. Please see these links:
INTERNATIONALLY:
The International People’s Initiative for Departments of Peace,
launched at the People’s Summit for Departments of Peace in
London in October 2005, involving grassroots movements to establish Departments
and Ministries of peace in countries around the world, has a new Web site
and newsletter posted to keep you updated: www.peoplesinitiativefordepartmentsofpeace.org
Click
to read more ~ Dept. of Peace in Canada!
CLICK
HERE to receive AFDOP Email Updates
with reminders of monthly meetings and regular updates on the progress
of AFDOP and the Department of Peace.
Americans for the Department of Peace (AFDOP)
is a citizens’ group advocating passage of the Bill to establish
a cabinet level U.S. Department of Peace.
We are the Southern California chapter of the national organization to
advocate for this Bill, “The Peace Alliance”:
www.the peacealliance.org
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