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Trip to Norway inspires Ellison to seek a Peace Department

published Friday, January 18, 2008

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The Minnesota congressman, who spent last week studying peace and climate issues in the Scandinavian country, favors a Cabinet-level agency to help avoid war.

By NINA PETERSEN-PERLMAN, Star Tribune

Last update: January 14, 2008 - 11:47 PM

A trip to Norway has reinforced Keith Ellison's support for a bill that would create a Cabinet-level Department of Peace.

The Democratic congressman, who represents Minnesota's Fifth District with its strong Norwegian heritage, spent last week in the Scandinavian country to learn about peace and justice issues. The trip was paid for by the House Financial Services Committee, on which he sits.

In an interview from Oslo last week, Ellison said he would reemphasize the importance of the bill, authored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio.

published Saturday, December 22, 2007

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CHARTER FOR A WORLD WITHOUT VIOLENCE

original document: http://www.nobelforpeace-summits.org/ENG/PDF/2007/CHARTER_ULTIMATE.pdf

Violence is a preventable disease.

No state or individual can be secure in an insecure world. The values of nonviolence in intention, thought, and practice have grown from an option to a necessity. These values are expressed in their application between states, groups and individuals.

We are convinced that adherence to the values of nonviolence will usher in a more peaceful, civilized world order in which more effective and fair governance, respectful of human dignity and the sanctity of life itself, may become a reality.

Our cultures, our histories, and our individual lives are interconnected and our actions are interdependent. Especially today as never before, we believe, a truth lies before us: our destiny is a common destiny. That destiny will be defined by our intentions, decisions and actions today.

We are further convinced that creating a culture of peace and nonviolence, while a difficult and long process, is both necessary and noble. Affirmation of the values contained in this Charter is a vital step to ensuring the survival and development of humanity and the achievement of a world without violence.

published Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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By Natalie Hale
Deseret Morning News Published: September 23, 2007

Community members gathered at the downtown Salt Lake City Library on Saturday to discuss the establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace.

In conjunction with the U.N.-sanctioned International Day of Peace and the city's second annual "Imagine Peacefest," three university professors, a Hindu priest and a Moab Realtor debated the validity and timing of the proposal, currently being considered by Congress. They loosely defined what they believe the department's role should be in domestic and international spheres.

published Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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October 2, 2007

In Michigan's capital city of Lansing Monday night, city officials unanimously adopted a resolution calling for creation of a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence. In doing so, Lansing joins Detroit, Hamtramck, and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Council in Michigan in supporting HR 808, a bill currently in the U.S. House to establish this cabinet-level department within the federal government. The resolution also calls on Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers [R-8 th Congressional District] to co-sponsor the bill and urges Senators Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] and Carl Levin [D-MI] to offer a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.

published Thursday, October 18, 2007

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The 3rd Global Summit for Ministries and Departments of Peace took place September 21-26 in Kisarazu and Tokyo, Japan.

This extraordinary event began on the International Day of Peace and Global Ceasefire declared by the UN. It featured 21 country delegations*, representing both civil society and parliamentarians, from all five continents, including Nepal, which became the second country after the Solomon Islands to form a Ministry of Peace, and Rwanda, a country that experienced genocide in 1994. The event was sponsored by the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace numbering more than 25 countries and hosted by its Japanese member, Japan United for Ministry of Peace (JUMP).

Citizens Join National Peace Campaign

published Tuesday, May 22, 2007

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by Shirley Thagard on Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Coeur d'Alene Press: On Friday May 11, 2007 women and mothers of North Idaho delivered apple pies to the offices of Senators Craig and Crapo and Rep. Sali. The representatives in the offices were very receptive and as we discussed with them the tenants of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence, we felt new awareness had been raised.

published Friday, April 06, 2007

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Around the country on Friday May 11th, women bearing “Peace Pies” as gifts will celebrate Mother’s Day by visiting their U.S. Senators and Representatives and urging them to support landmark legislation that would create a U.S. Department of Peace.