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Peace and Anti-War Web Sites After Downing Street "is a coalition of veterans' groups, peace groups, and political activist groups, which launched on May 26, 2005, a campaign to urge the U.S. Congress to begin a formal investigation into whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq war." The American Friends Service Committee has a very long history of being pro-peace and anti-war. The Education for Peace in Iraq Center is a leading on-line source of information and opinion opposed to the war on Iraq. The California Peace Action is a major opponent of the threat of nuclear war, excessive military expenditures and US military involvement with authoritarian governments that abuse their citizens. The Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA) is Canada's largest umbrella peace organization. Since its foundation in 1985 the organization has been helping member groups to act as a broad network, in order to provide a strong, coordinated voice for peace issues at the national level. United for Peace is a major force in the movement of promoting peace over war and enjoys the participation of many major international figures in the peace movement. Peaceful Tomorrows is an advocacy organization founded by family members of September 11th victims. Part of their mission is to seek effective non-violent responses to terrorism. School of Americas Watch is 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. The Traprock Peace Center: Together we explore nonviolence, foster community, Work to end war,promote communication and take initiatives on justice and environmental issues. The National Grassroots Peace Network is a nation-wide network of over 300 peace and justice, student and faith-based organizations united to work for a common cause. Our original mission was to end the illegal, unjust, and inhumane war being waged against the people of Iraq by member states of the United Nations, led by the United States in the form of 13 years of sanctions and ongoing bombings. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation initiates and supports worldwide efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, to strengthen international law and institutions, to use technology responsibly and sustainably, and to empower youth to create a more peaceful world. Founded in 1982, the Foundation is comprised of individuals and organizations worldwide who realize the imperative for peace in the Nuclear Age. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan international education and advocacy organization. It has consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is recognized by the UN as a Peace Messenger Organization. Veterans for Commons Sense "seeks to inject the element of Common Sense into debates over war and national security. In an age when the majority of public servants have never served in uniform, the perspective of war veterans must play a key role in the public debate over national security issues in order to preserve the liberty veterans have fought and died preserving." Since its founding in 1996, Voices in the Wilderness has campaigned to end economic and military warfare against the Iraqi people. We have done this by organizing over seventy delegations to Iraq in deliberate violation of UN economic sanctions and US law. We have lived alongside ordinary Iraqis before and during the US invasion and throughout the current US occupation of Iraq. In defiance of the sanctions, we publicly delivered modest amounts of medical supplies to children and families in need; our primary focus has always been ordinary Iraqi civilians and the most vulnerable of Iraqi society, especially children. Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) has a mission to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs. Women Against Military Madness is similar to WAND (above) and provides another means of expression and activism. The Working for Change and Act for Change web sites above are also active in peace movements. The Guardian (UK) has a collection of links to peace and anti-war web sites. The United States Institute for Peace is a government-sponsored organization dealing with conflicts and their resolutions. |
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