The Department of Peace

[LWolf]

moves forward with a northern california conference; I got this email today:

"...if civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the
science of human relationship - the ability of all peoples,
of all kinds, to live together and work together in the same
world, at peace."
President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Dear Friends,

Many of us are disappointed with the outcome of our recent
election. You're probably thinking right now, "What do I
do?" Our answer, get to Berkeley this weekend.

While our work for a Dept. of Peace is as important as ever,
it is also critical that we have a greater conversation and
begin to strategize around creating a new progressive,
democratic peace movement for the sake of generations to
come.

We must work unceasingly in the coming years to create a
moral counterforce to the overriding thought-forms that
prevail within American politics today. Progressive ideals
cannot remain just espoused principles and longings in our
hearts and minds that we scream out from time to time, but
must become a tangible, organized, morally persuasive force.
Those who espouse a more conservative moral ideology have
spoken loudly this week. It is their right in a democracy to
do so, just as it is our right, and our obligation to do so
with an even greater force.

We must become a morally persuasive voice for a truly
sustainable future that works for all, a voice of peace over
violence, a voice of inclusion over exclusion, a voice of
truth over deception. A voice for the principles with which
this nation was founded: liberty and justice for all.

This is an important time for us to be together. This is not
a moment to simply sit and wring your hands; it's time to
take action. Come to Berkeley, particularly if you are
already in the bay area, please come for at least part of
the weekend. Details are below and at:
http://www.dopcampaign.org

Please help spread the word...


PEACE is POSSIBLE
A Conference on Establishing a Cabinet Level
U.S. DEPTARTMENT OF PEACE
And Creating a New Peace Movement
http://www.dopcampaign.org

November 5th, 6th and 7th, 2004
Berkeley, California

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Scheduled:

Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Marshall Rosenberg

Marianne Williamson

Special musical appearance, Grammy winning Keb' Mo'

Plus David Hartsough, Rabbi Michael Lerner , Van Jones,
Prof Michael Nagler and more...
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Sing up for whole weekend or for our special Friday night opening
session with Kucinich, Williamson and Keb'Mo'!

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At the Conference:

- Re-engage in the democratic process

- Hear amazing keynotes and diverse panel discussions

- Participate in the dialogue and Q&A

- Meet and connect with citizens from around the country
working for peace in effective and focused ways.


WAGE A PRE-EMPTIVE PEACE:

- Discover how 2 percent of the annual defense budget can go
toward proactive policies that dismantle the sources of
domestic and international violence.

- Establish a U.S. Peace Academy as sophisticated and
effective as the U.S. Military Academy.

- Learn how we can approach gang violence, racial and hate
crimes, and even international conflicts with psychological
and emotional powers as effective, and in many cases more so,
than the application of brute force.

- Help move the American political dialogue to a higher level
conversation regarding the realities of both war and peace.
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Register Now -- Join friends throughout the nation by visiting
http://www.dopcampaign.org/events/novconf.htm

Sign up to attend the whole conference, or for specific
days, including tickets to Friday night's opening session
with Kucinich, Williamson and Keb' Mo'.

Conference fee is a sliding scale of $150 to $300, students
$75. (Those who are able to pay at the higher end of the
scale will allow for those who can only pay at the lower
end. Thank you for your support.) You can register for part
of the conference as well. Friday $30-60, Saturday $70-$140,
Sunday $50-$100. Scholarships are available. No one will be
turned away.

http://www.dopcampaign.org/events/novconf.htm

Martin Luther King Auditorium
(at Martin Luther King Middle School)
1781 Rose Street
Berkeley, CA 94703

It isn't enough to talk about peace.
One must believe in it.
And it isn't enough to believe in it.
One must work at it.
~Eleanor Roosevelt


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Department of Peace Campaign
PO Box 3259 -
Center Line, Michigan 48015 USA
[phone]
www.DoPcampaign.org -- [e-mail]
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[carpetbagger]

1. I'd settle for a cabinet-level Department of State.

That has been traditionally the department that seeks to avoid conflict and to promote good relations with other nations and peoples.

I remember this general showing off cartoon drawings and some empty vial that might be filled with something, but other than that I couldn't tell you what the agency's been doing lately.

[sarahlee]

2. Thanks!

something positive to look forward to.

[LWolf]

3. You're welcome.

:hi: