| Subj: | USA Dept. of PEACE |
| Date: | 10/17/01 10:58:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time |
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(My God ... Can this be for REAL ??? Love,
L.)
From: "QUESTOR" To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>Subject: USA "DEPARTMENT OF PEACE"
>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:36:25 -0700
>
>REP. KUCINICH INTRODUCES BILL TO CREATE DEPARTMENT OF
PEACE
>
> On July 11, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich
(D-Ohio)
>introduced legislation in the U.S. House of
>Representatives to create a Department of Peace--a
>cabinet-level agency dedicated to peacemaking and
>the study of conditions conducive to both domestic
and
>international peace. The Department of Peace would
>focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions,
>prevent violence, and promote justice and democratic
>principles to expand human rights. A Peace Academy,
>similar to the five military service academies, would
>be created, its graduates dispatched to troubled areas
>around the globe to promote nonviolent
dispute
>resolutions.
>
> Rep. Kucinich's bill (H.R. 2459), which already
has
>38 congressional cosponsors, opens the door for the
>realization of these long-standing goals. Rep.
>Kucinich has also sponsored two bills on genetically
>engineered foods, one for labeling and one for
>testing. As he introduced H.R. 2459, Rep.
Kucinich
>commented, "The time for peace is now. Peace is
>not only the absence of violence, but the presence
>of a higher evolution of human awareness with respect,
>trust and integrity toward
humankind."
>
> PLEASE HELP ENSURE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2459 SO
THAT
>PEACE CAN BECOME A REALITY IN OUR TIME. PLEASE ACT
TODAY!
>
> ACTION STEPS:
>
> Please contact your Representative immediately
and
>strongly encourage him or her to support H.R. 2459.
>Just call the national Capitol switchboard
>at 1-202-225-3121 and ask to speak to your
>Representative. You can also email your Representative
>directly from http://www.house.gov/writerep. If
your
>Representative is a cosponsor of H.R. 2459 (see list
below)
>please contact him or her to offer your thanks and support
>for this decision. We also urge you to send your
>congratulations and support to Rep. Kucinich
at
>http://www.house.gov/kucinich/action/peace.htm (just
>scroll to the bottom of the page). You can also find
>out more about the Department of Peace at this site.
>Although the Senate version of H.R. 2459 has not yet
>been introduced, you may also contact your Senators
>and urge them to become familiar with and support
this
>legislation. To obtain email addresses, mailing
>addresses, and phone numbers for your Senators, just
>go to
>http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm to
>link to your Senators' websites.
>
> A summary of H.R. 2459 is given below. For the
full
>text of the bill, please
visit
>http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c107query.html#billno and
>type in H.R. 2459 under Search Bill Text #2, Bill
Number.
>
> SUMMARY of H.R. 2459
>
> Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall
be
>headed by a Secretary of Peace appointed by the President,
>with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
>
> Sets forth the mission of the Department, including
to:
>(1) hold peace as an organizing principle;
>(2) endeavor to promote justice and democratic
> principles to expand human rights;
and
>(3) develop policies that promote national and
> international conflict
prevention,
> nonviolent intervention, mediation,
peaceful
> resolution of conflict, and structured
mediation of
>
conflict.
>
> Establishes in the Department the
Intergovernmental
>Advisory Council on Peace, which shall provide assistance
>and make recommendations to the Secretary and the
President
>concerning intergovernmental policies relating
>to peace and nonviolent conflict
resolution.
>
> Transfers to the Department the functions,
assets,
>and personnel of various Federal
agencies.
>
> Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on
Peace.
>
> Establishes Peace Day. Urges all citizens to
observe
>and celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to
>create peace on such day.
>
> COSPONSORS OF H.R. 2459 (ALPHABETICALLY BY
STATE)
> Rep. Farr, Sam (D-CA)
> Rep. Filner, Bob (D-CA)
> Rep. Honda, Michael M. (D-CA)
> Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-CA)
> Rep. Solis, Hilda L. (D-CA)
> Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete (D-CA)
> Rep. Waters, Maxine (D-CA)
> Rep. Watson, Diane E. (D-CA)
> Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. (D-CA)
> Rep. Udall, Mark (D-CO)
> Rep. Lewis, John (D-GA)
> Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. (D-GA)
> Rep. Davis, Danny K. (D-IL)
> Rep. Evans, Lane (D-IL)
> Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. (D-IL)
> Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (D-IL)
> Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. (D-IL)
> Rep. Carson, Julia (D-IN)
> Rep. McGovern, James P. (D-MA)
> Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. (D-MI)
> Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy (D-MO)
> Rep. Holt, Rush D. (D-NJ)
> Rep. Payne, Donald M. (D-NJ)
> Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. (D-NY)
> Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-NY)
> Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (D-NY)
> Rep. Owens, Major R. (D-NY)
> Rep. Serrano, Jose E. (D-NY)
> Rep. Towns, Edolphus (D-NY)
> Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. (D-NY)
> Rep. Brown, Sherrod (D-OH)
> Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-OH)
> Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. (D-OR)
> Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila (D-TX)
> Rep. Scott, Robert C. (D-VA)
> Rep. Sanders, Bernard (I-VT)
> Rep. Baird, Brian (D-WA)
> Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II (D-WV)
>
>SEE : http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:h.r.2459
>I encourage you to review the Department of Peace legislation and share
>with me any comments you have on the
legislation.
>
>What Can You Do To Help
>
> a.. Hold "Teach-Ins" on the Issue of Peace. Holding a public
"Teach-In"
>on the issue of peace and non-violence is a great way to get your community
>to debate the issues. You can do this by inviting a public official,
>religious leaders, educators, heads of organizations or local community
>leaders who have contributed to promoting peace and
justice.
> b.. Contact your state representatives, city council, mayor
and ask them
>to sponsor a resolution that promotes peace and justice on the local,
>national and international levels.
> c.. Write an opinion-editorial for your local paper and
get it
>published, emphasizing the importance of local communities making efforts
>towards encouraging peace, tolerance and
understanding.
> d.. Join an organization that has a campaign on the issue
of peace and
>work with them, or start your own organization.
> e.. Circulate a petition to a local leader encourage them
to keep the
>issue of peace and understanding on the local
agenda.
> f.. Organize a peace rally to bring the issue of peace to
the forefront
>of local community leaders and elected officials.
> g.. Organize a booth or a display case at local events.
Your local
>library or community center are great places to set up an eye catching
>display about an issue that is important to you. Or you may want to reserve
>a booth at a highly attended event such as a concert, local sports event,
>rallies or community
picnics.
>
>