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April 22, 2009
Lobby for Peace
Marianne is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of an organization called The Peace Alliance. In that role, she has participated in a grass roots effort supporting legislation to establish a U.S. Department of Peace. The legislation was reintroduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on February 3, 2009 by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) and 62 Congressional cosponsors. Two additional cosponsors signed on after introduction, bringing the total number of supporters to 65. It was assigned the same bill number as in the previous Congress: HR 808. This bill has some small but exciting changes. For example, it calls for $10 billion dollars to fund the Department, with 85 percent of funds designated to reduce and prevent violence here in the United States.
Click to watch Marianne’s commentary about the legislation Marianne's comments about the legislation. If it sounds like a good idea to you, make a constituent call to your member of the US House of Representatives and say you want him or her to support legislation to create a US Department of Peace. To find your Congressperson or his or her contact info, visit www.congress.org
Posted by mwblog at April 22, 2009 08:42 PM
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