Every Tuesday Marianne Williamson is speaking at the Regent Theatre on La Brea Avenue, just below Melrose Avenue in Hollywood from 7:30 - 9:30 pm.Marianne Williamson is one of the founders of The Peace Alliance.  She is a New York Times best selling author and an amazing and inspiring speaker.Regent Showcase Theatre 614 N. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA...

Tory Haslinger, Jo Ann Gaines, Justin Bensan, Jerilyn StapletonAbbot Kinney tabling eventTory Haslinger and Jerilyn Stapleton are your representatives to The Peace Alliance, and the campaign for the Youth PROMISE Act and the Department of Peace.These two tireless volunteers for peace are the State Coordinators in this Southern California area. They are active in the...

We're hoping that you are enjoying a warm, wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. As we enter the winter holiday season, we are grateful for each one of the volunteers of The Peace Alliance, in the campaign for a Department of Peace, and the Youth PROMISE Act. The work each one of you is doing in the world -- to be peaceful in your lives, to spread the word...

Hello, wonderful peacebuilders!This is a quick update on news locally in our greater Southern California area -- so please take a quick look, and don't forget to go to the website to check the calendar for events, and link to the national site for news and information.Volunteers Needed 9/20! We need volunteers at the Roots and Shoots event! This is Jane Goodall's...

During the next two months, the State of California volunteers for a Department of Peace are embarking on a fundraising drive called Ten-K for Peace, to make a dedicated effort to raise $10,000 per month in donations to The Peace Alliance, and our movement towards creating a culture of peace.   This...

Hello from Washington DC!! A group of a dozen volunteers, team leads and your local State Coordinators are all in Washington DC, at the bi-annual conference -- and today, we need your help! Today, Monday March 23, we are going to each congressional office for our Southern California area. We have meetings with staff members of some offices, and are delivering...

What is lobbying? Lobbying is taking action to influence our elected representatives. Pure and simple.One Member of Congress in the State of Washington said that if she received 13 phone calls about an issue in one day, she would re-open the file and reconsider her position. Only 13 phone calls! Your voice can make a powerful difference! There are a strong and mighty...

From Terry....Every person I've ever spoken to who has attended the conference in Washington DC, and lobbied congress on Capitol Hill, has said that it was one of the most exciting, powerful and extraordinary experiences they have ever had. I agree. I first attended the National Conference in 2005, and again in 2007 -- and I'm hooked! Come to Washington -- you...

To all of you who went to the contest at Change.org in December, and in round two in January -- thank you! With all of your efforts, and by spreading the word through MySpace, FaceBook, and other methods, the idea garnered support even from Yoko Ono, who posted her support on her site. The goal was to make it into the top ten, and we made it to number two!Here's the...

Wendy Greene, General Manager of the Peace Alliance, recently wrote to the State Coordinators. I asked her permission, and am sharing the majority of her letter here.This is why we should all go to Washington DC March 20-23 for the conference. If you can't go, sponsor someone else to go. Be sure your district is represented.We all need to be there. Now, more than...

Whether or not you are able to join us in Washington DC for the conference 3/20-23, consider this...- The Student Peace Alliance has a strong presence at this conference- Students from the SoCal area want to attend, and need financial assistance!Justin Bensan is the Los Angeles area lead of SPA, and Nadia Rodriguez is the Ventura County area lead of SPA, and they...

Strategically planned, the bill presented to the 111th session of Congress for a Department of Peace was dropped in numerical order so as to maintain the number of House Resolution 808!Read the bill. There are some small but mighty changes.One change is that we have returned to the Department of Peace -- the "and Nonviolence" has been dropped.Another change,...

From the South Florida Department of Peace team, who traveled north for the inauguration on January 20th -- through a snowstorm (first time Ana had ever seen snow!)_________________________________________________We need comments - Our DC Photos are on Photobucket (an online photoalbum website) and could be picked for the official White HouseInauguration book. The...

Mel Taylor, Congressional District Team Lead of District 33 (Congresswoman Diane Watson, co-sponsor of HR 808), and Jo Ann Gaines, Congressional District Team Lead of District 36 (Congresswoman Jane Harman, future co-sponsor of HR 808), led a group of terrific volunteers to celebrate at the Martin Luther King Day Parade in Los Angeles!A beautiful day, celebrating a...

Happy New Year, everyone!Doesn't it feel like 2009 is full of possibility and hope? There is so much upcoming activity, and with the new congress in session, much to be done.We have launched our new website! Please go visit at www.DoPeaceSoCal.org. - On the Get Involved page, you can see the district maps of the area, which really helps to visually understand where...

Rachel Maddow "raised an eyebrow" about the Dept of Peace recently. If you feel called to write to her and ask her to take a serious look at our movement, please do so.At very beginning of her show, she was saying how the Unites States Institute of Peace was a good idea, saying "it's not like Dennis Kucinich's Dept. of Peace, which wants to take over the Pentagon."...

Today is a day to cry for Israel. Today is a day to cry for the Palestinians. Today is a day to cry for all of us.Today is a day of war.War anywhere, at this point in our history, is an action that threatens peace everywhere. Particularly when it comes to the Middle East. From its spiritual significance to its political significance, it is humanity's hot spot. It...

From November 5, 2008 to January 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day) we're sending postcards from our local communities to President-Elect Barack Obama encouraging him to make violence reduction and prevention a national priority and to increase funding for effective violence prevention. It's quick, easy and fun to do!Click Here!

December Newsletter 2008   National Conference March 20-23 Save Money - Register Now! The early-bird discounts for registration at the Washington DC conference expire 12/31! So go online now, to register at: Click Here:   SPA Corner...

November Newsletter 2008 Important Date Change - National Conference March 20-23 Previously publicized for the last weekend in March, the National Conference will be held Friday March 20, beginning in the evening, through Monday March 23, when we will lobby on the...