Department of Peace Action Group

A PETITION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION

Event Description:

The Land Speaks Arabic
Maryse Gargour

In this documentary the late 19th century birth of Zionism—and its repercussions for Palestinians—is detailed with original source documents, Zionist leaders' quotations, rare archival footage, testimonies of witnesses and interviews with historians. All help to illustrate that the expulsion of the indigenous Arab population from Palestine was far from an accidental result of the 1948 war. This award-winning film shines a spotlight on the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by the Zionist movement.

Event Sponsor:
Mandell Group/Justice for Palestinians and Progressive Action Alliance

Event Description:

ICE holds immigrant families at the T. Don Hutto family detention center. Before the successful legal action by the ACLU in the fall of 2007, children wore prison garb, and were denied adequate schooling, health care, and recreation. Despite some important improvements made as a result of community organizing, the fight is not over. Hutto remains a medium security prison managed by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a for-profit adult corrections company. Incarceration of infants and children cannot be allowed-- even with the "privacy curtains around toilets" mandated in the ACLU settlement.

Event Sponsor:
UH SDS / LULAC / Grassroots Leadership

Event Website:
grassrootsleadership.org/

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Anna Baltzer, a Jewish-American Columbia graduate, Fulbright scholar, and granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, will present photographs and stories from her work documenting human rights abuses and supporting nonviolent resistance in the West Bank with the International Women's Peace Service. Her presentation will cover checkpoints, the Wall, Israeli activism, censorship, nonviolent resistance, and other topics rarely covered by US media. Baltzer is currently touring the US with her acclaimed presentation and book Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.

Event Sponsor:
Mandel Group

Event Description:

Support your love of peace by joining us Saturday April 28, 7p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of Houston for our annual Department Of Peace fundraiser. The church address is: 1504 Wirt Rd.,Houston. Enjoy the extodinary music of Pat Hanna, the beautiful words of Hallie Moore and very funny style of comedian Chuck Montgomery. Reserve your tickets beforehand for $12 each at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); or buy them at the door for $15. Tasty refreshments will available for purchase. 100% of all funds raised from the door and the refreshments will go directly to the national DOP. We are looking forward to enjoying this incredible night with you. Questions? Please contact Joy at escramble('jgeo61','sbcglobal.net'); Thank you.

Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign

Event Description:

QUAKER PEACE FESTIVAL TO BUILD HOUSTON PEACE COMMUNITY

Live Oak Friends Meeting will be holding a Quaker Peace Festival on Saturday, November 4, at 1318 W.  26th Street.  The festival will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at sundown. There will be workshops in the morning and afternoon, live music, cooperative games and story telling for children, plus free food.  Many local and some national peace-oriented organizations will be represented. The public, all ages, are invited to attend; admission is free, but donations are always welcomed.

Featured musicians will include Live Oak Players, Million Year Dance, One Like Zen, Hank Woji and DRUM. There will also be dance performances and a drum circle.

Event Sponsor:
Live Oak Friends

Event Contact Name:
Lidney Molnari

Event Phone Contact Information:
832-466-1342

Event Website:
friendshouston.org/peacefestival.html

Event Description:

   NOBELITY seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world’s most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future.   Sponsored by The Woodlands Green April 29th, 2006 4pm Lord of Life Lutheran Church,  3801 Panther Creek Drive May 2nd, 2006 7Pm Montgomery College B102 Texas State 242 The Woodlands, just west of I-45 for details, call 281-292-2642  www.nobelitythemovie.com freewill donations benefit Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County   Lynn Aldrich  c936-672-2244; 281-292-2642 The Woodlands Grassroots Environmental Education Network www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands GREEN

Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Fee:
donation

Event Description:

NOBELITY (the movie) seeks answers about the future of our planet 50 years from now by looking at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel laureates. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India and Africa, NOBELITY combines the insights of some of the world's most intelligent and accomplished individuals with a first-person view of 50 years from now, and the children that will be most impacted by this future.

Event Sponsor:
The Woodlands (GREEN) Grassroots Environmental Educ. Network

Event Contact Name:
Lynn Aldrich

Event Phone Contact Information:
281-292-2642

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.thewoodlandsgreen.org

Event Fee:
donation

Event Description:

Save this Mother's Day for our annual Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie. We will visit our congressional representatives bearing pies and requesting they fund the cabinet level Department of Peace with a small piece of the funding pie (federal budget).

On May 12th, tell Congress that PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE!  Ask your U.S. Representatives to support HR 3760 and Senators to support S1756 to establish a cabinet-level Dept of Peace to begin focusing on proven effective programs that reduce violence.   Join us on May 12th (the Friday before Mother's Day), with pie in hand and/or Mother's Day cards and come to the Mickey Leland Building, 1919 Smith St., front entrance on Friday at 11 AM.  We are expecting press coverage, so we need a good turnout.  And also call your  Members of Congress on Friday and ask for 1% of the U.S. budget to create a Department that will research, articulate and facilitate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international causes of violence.  Call Senators in D.C.  Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 or http://www.congress.org for Representative's local numbers. Ask them to put a focus on reducing violence by cosponsoring HR 3760 or S1756 to establish a Dept of Peace.

Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign

Event Contact Name:
Kathy Kidd

Event Phone Contact Information:
713.443.9938

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.dopcampaign.org

Event Description:

A time to come and have intentional conversations on the questions that matter to us.

Invite others who will enjoy this non-partisan discourse in an innovative setting with food (potluck) and music, sponsored by the Houston Area Dept of Peace...Teaching ourselves peace and campaigning for a U.S. Dept of Peace and Nonviolence.

Event Website:
www.thenextdoorcoffeehouse.org

1st Session

H. R. 3760

To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.

Note: This is an old version, and has been superceded by a new (2/2008) version entitled "Department of Peace"

Whereas, Our unilateral, preemptive war against Iraq has alienated our allies, demonstrated U.S. indifference to international concerns, and increased recruits for terrorist groups bent on fighting our country; and

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