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CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDINGInvites All to Celebrate Peacebuilding & the EarthAt Our Summer Peace Picnic Saturday 6/15/13 from 1:30 to 4:30 pmAt Beautiful Shorebird Park160 University AvenueBerkeley, CA at the Berkeley Marina“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.  But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.  Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even…See More

THE CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/ CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING Second Monday Telephone Conference on 05/13/13 Guest Speaker AMOS CLIFFORD INFINITE WILD & CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE PROCESS Will Discuss RESTORING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH May 13, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) Call-in Number  1-409-777-9000  -  Access Code 3698002#" ... Peace is the wholeness created by right relationships with oneself, other persons, other cultures, other life, Earth, and the larger…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDING Join Our Free CallSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 04/08/13Guest SpeakersJACQUELINE CABASSOWESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION Will DiscussWorking for Peace & Nuclear Disarmament April 8, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-409-777-9000 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. Western States Legal Foundation (WSLF) is a non-profit public interest organization which monitors and…See More

The CA Peace Alliance is taking peacebuilding to the Party when the CA Democrats meet for their annual convention in Sacramento from 04/12-14/13.  We have submitted a peacebuilding resolution and will be working for its passage, we will build support for the newly introduced Department of Peacebuilding legislation (H.R. 808). This country spends around $2.16 annually on the cost of violence containment.  (2012 Report from the Institute for Economics and Peace.)  It’s time to save lives and…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEBUILDINGJoin Our Free CallSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 03/11/13 Guest SpeakerKRISTA NIEMCZYKCA Partnership to End Domestic Violence Will DiscussEnding Domestic ViolenceAnd The Violence Against Women Act March 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-409-777-9000 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. The vision of CPEDV is to see California free from domestic violence.Krista Niemczyk, a…See More

THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEANDMARIN PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION PresentIYAD BURNATPalestinian Leader in the Nonviolent Resistance Movement Tuesday January 8, 2013 at 7pmFirst Presbyterian Church   72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo Iyad Burnat is head of the Bil'in Popular Committee and a leader in the village's non-violent popular resistance movement. Since 2005 citizens of Bil'in have held weekly demonstrations against the building of the…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACE Join Our Free on this Special DateSecond Tuesday Telephone Conference on 12/11/12Guest SpeakersKIRSTEN BISHOP & THOMAS PARKS Will DiscussThe Asia Foundation:Peace & Development in Conflict-affected Areas December 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us.The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization committed to the…See More

Second Monday Telephone Conference11/12/12 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)GUEST SPEAKER ATTA ARGHANDIWALWill DiscussLOST DECENCY & THE UNTOLD AFGHAN STORYCall-in Number 1-916-209-4534, Code 3698002#This call is open to all -- Please join usAtta Arghandiwal, an Afghan American and author of Lost Decency,  will join us to discuss his journey from a peaceful childhood, to the Russian invasion of his country, to his refugee status in Germany, to his life in the San Francisco Bay area and his…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACE Join Our FreeSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 10/08/12 Guest SpeakerGERMON “MAMA G” MILLER-BEY, PhDAkeru Legacy Council Founder Will DiscussMama G, Her 472 Kids & Their Peace October 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. Dr. Germon Miller-Bey, also known as Mama G (Mama Gangsta), is a world-renowned crisis educator, urban safety…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEInvites All to Celebrate Peace, Justice & the EarthAt Our Summer Peace Picnic Saturday 8/11/12 from 1:30 to 4:30 pmAt Beautiful Shorebird ParkBerkeley, CA at the Berkeley Marina Please join us for this free potluck picnic to honor and celebrate our peace, justice and environmental communities.  Bring food to share, meet regional peacebuilders, celebrate our diverse culture and have fun.   Bring literature from your group,…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEJoin Our FreeSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 06/11/12Guest SpeakerRUTH FRIENDCITIZENS REACH OUT Will DiscussIraq and The Real Toll of War June 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. There are five million orphans in Iraq as a result of early sanctions and the war that followed. Since the U.S. invasion began on March 20, 2003, two and a…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACEJoin Our FreeSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 05/14/12 Guest SpeakerJUDITH KATZCONNECTION ACTION PROJECT Will DiscussLeveraging Our Gifts for Peacebuilding Today May 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. During this call we will look at our work through the lens of universal needs and gifts, and how these concepts can…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACE Please Join Our FreeSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 04/09/12 Guest SpeakerBOB HANDYRETIRED NAVY & VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH CO-FOUNDER  Will DiscussVeterans United For Truth April 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. The Veterans Administration (VA) estimates that about 18 veterans commit suicide every day – one veteran suicide…See More

CALIFORNIA PEACE ALLIANCE/CAMPAIGN FOR A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF PEACE Please Join Our FreeSecond Monday Telephone Conference on 03/12/12 Guest SpeakerJAN KNIPPERS BLACKMIIS PROFESSOR & AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA BOARD MEMBER Will DiscussHuman Rights as the Core of the Power Game March 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. Jan Knippers Black has been since 1991 a Professor in the Graduate School of…See More

Join Our FreeFirst Monday Telephone Conference on 12/05/11Guest SpeakersCHARLIE TOLEDOSuscol Inter-tribal Council DirectorWill Discuss Peace & The Unity of All Life December 5, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)Call-in Number 1-916-209-4534 Access Code 3698002#This call is open to all.  Please join us. Ms. Charlie Toledo, Executive Director of the Suscol Intertribal Council, in Napa, CA is of Towa descent, native to New Mexico. In addition to her private practice as a certified masseuse,…See More