The Peace Committee formed as a result of the impending war on Iraq. The purpose is to raise questions about the US foreign Policy, military industrial complex, and the use of US. Military power in the world as well as our allies’ actions. We hold monthly forums that both educate us and our community about our present violent practices and propose nonviolent alternatives. We believe that all countries can be both secure and peaceful. We would like to foster a vision of egalitarian and peaceful international relations.

Our current focus is on the Militarization of our schools. If you would like to get involved or learn more visit our Counter-Recruitment page.

The Peace Committee seeks to accomplish these goals through two main methods:

1. Monthly public educational forums intended to educate ourselves and our communities about our present violent practices, and propose non-violent alternatives to them.

2. Grassroots organizing efforts geared towards fostering peaceful relationships in our community and abroad. Our current focus in this area is ending the militarization of our public schools. We are seeking to do this through reform in the administration of ASVAB testing, smarter decisions regarding military recruiters, and an end to mandatory ROTC at some of our high schools.


Peace Committee’s Statement on Iraq:

1. End the occupation now! U.S. out of Iraq now! Stop the war against the people of Iraq. Bring the troops home. We call for an immediate end to the U.S. and British sponsored handover of Iraqi assets to corporations selected by any U.S. administration.

2. We propose an international presence, acceptable to the Iraqi citizenry and committed to human rights including women's rights, should come together with the Iraqi people to stabilize and rebuild Iraq. Such a presence would have to be under the leadership of Iraqis committed to human rights.

3. We demand human rights for all the people of Iraq, including women, ethnic and religious minorities, labor organizers and the poor. We advocate people-to-people solidarity. We support the many groups who are campaigning for a democratic Iraq with human rights for all. Such organizations must be allowed to develop, organize, publish, speak, assemble, and protest.

We include in our demand for human rights that Saddam Hussein be turned over to an international court, like the UN-sponsored Hague Tribunal, to be tried openly so that the true history of his despotic reign, including the U.S's. role, can be known.

Get Involved:

Attend a Meeting:
•1st Thursday of the Month Organizational Meeting
•2nd Tuesday of the Month Peace Forum
All Events Located in:
Center Meeting Room
1000 S. Cooper
First Congregational Church

Organize your Community or School!!
Contact Jacob or the Center for more info.

Resources:

StoptheWar Coalition (UK)
A great coalition of groups in the United Kingdom working to end the war against Iraq.

United for Peace and Justice
National US peace campaign, bringing together virtually every significant US peace organization that is committed to non-violence.

Campus Anti-War Network (CAN) - National democratic, grassroots, independent, student-organized and run network of about 150 university and school anti-war member organizations and networks.

National Grassroots Peace Network - network of over 200 regional US peace organizations. It is working to end the war on Iraq and has evolved into what its name impllies - a national network of grassroots peace organizations.

Peace Action - the nation's largest grassroots peace group. The group works against war and for a fundamental shift in US foreign policy.

American Friends Service Committee - "The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world."

VETERANS FOR PEACE - is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war.

US Labor Against War - US Labor Against the War was established to encourage, support and give a national voice to the growing number of labor organizations that are registering their opposition to war in Iraq, the government assault on civil liberties and the joint government and corporate attack on worker and union rights.

War Resisters League - "Through its whole history the League has remained independent of any political party; opposed to conscription and authoritarianism, censorship and racism in any country; and holds to a nonaligned position in international work."

Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - is an advocacy organization founded by familiy members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world.

National Youth and Students Peace Coalition - The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition was formed in repsonse to the events of September 11, 2001, and has worked to build strategc, long-term student and youth opposition to war, both abroad with bombs and bullets, and at home with racism, cuts to education, and freedom-limiting "anti-terrorism" policies.

SOA Watch- an independent organization that seeks to close the US Army School of the Americas, under whatever name it is called, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work.

Veteran Resources:

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Veterans Against the Iraq War

Veterans for Peace