...PeaceWorks is a community of truth seekers and peacemakers. It is a source of information, inspiration and action for all who believe in peace and justice. We offer a nonviolent approach to resolving conflicts
PeaceWorks strives to affect local, national
and international policies in an informed and nonviolent manner. We collaborate with individuals and organizations dedicated to peace, social justice and environmental issues. We work to educate ourselves and our broader community about all issues important to the citizens of a democracy.
We believe that violent intervention in the affairs of other nations never leads to the establishment of stable and genuine democracies.
We continue to advocate negotiation, not military means to deal with international problems.
The United States’ Endless Wars since 2001 have created a bloated military budget. Our primary item of national manufacture and export is now weapons. A network of giant corporations supporting Neo-Liberal policies controls our leadership and our media. Policies that profit the ultra wealthy, leaving millions in deep need, are not sustainable and are not acceptable. The social needs of our people and the health of our climate demand an end to fossil fuel use and extraction; an end to military interventions to claim resources from other nations, and a reallocation of our federal budget priorities to favor people, planet and peace.
We believe our children’s children will, quite rightly, judge us harshly if we fail to take responsibility for educating ourselves and our communities about building a sustainable future for all children.
The Peace we seek is ethical; it is political; it is ecological; it is spiritual; it is universal. We must strive for this peace if we want humanity and the earth we know and love to survive.
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