Peace Is Possible -- A Conference On Establishing A Cabinet Level -- U.S. Department of Peace -- November 5th, 6th and 7th, 2004

Martin Luther King Auditorium
1871 Rose Street
Berkeley, CA 94703

Scheduled to appear ... Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Marshall Rosenberg (Center for Nonviolent Communication), Marianne Williamson (Best-selling author and activist) and many more to be announced soon!

Learn how to be an effective citizen advocate for the establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace! Please join us this November 5th, 6th and 7th in the San Francisco Bay Area for our Peace is Possible Conference. We will focus on the historic opportunity to establish a U.S. Department of Peace. Regardless what happens in the November election, this is a critical time to create a powerful citizens' peace campaign. The Department of Peace legislation, HR1673, is currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of the Department would be to research, facilitate and articulate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international conflicts. The Department would provide the American president with a much-needed complement to a problem-solving approach dealing primarily with symptomatic rather than causal, underlying issues.

By understanding and addressing the root causes of violence, we can predict and ameliorate a myriad of hostilities, improve national security, help protect human rights, and prevent and de-escalate armed international conflict. Not only will the Dept. of Peace be strong policy, but it will save the American tax payer billions of dollars, as well. The Department is an idea whose time has come, and yet the idea will not become a legislative reality unless each of us does our part to make it happen. To learn more about this legislation and how to get involved, visit our website at:
http://www.DoPcampaign.org

For More Information and to Register Now!
http://www.dopcampaign.org/events/novconf.htm

At the Conference:
Re-engage in the democratic process
Hear amazing keynotes and diverse panel discussions
Participate in the dialogue and Q&A
Meet and connect with citizens from around the country working for peace in effective and focused ways.

WAGE A PRE-EMPTIVE PEACE:
1. Discover how 2 percent of the annual defense budget can go toward proactive policies that dismantle the sources of domestic and international violence.
2. Establish a U.S. Peace Academy as sophisticated and effective as the U.S. Military Academy.
3. Learn how we can approach gang violence, racial and hate crimes, and even international conflicts with psychological and emotional powers as effective, and in many cases more so, than the application of brute force.
4. Help move the American political dialogue to a higher level conversation regarding the realities of both war and peace.

We hope to see you there! For More Information and to Register Now!
http://www.dopcampaign.org/events/novconf.htm

Beware The Tools Of Tyranny
THE GUARDIAN
by Jeffrey Jowell
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1314266,00.html

Another View: Why I Will Vote For John Kerry For President
THE UNION LEADER
by John Eisenhower
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=44657

Bush Ad Twists Kerry's Words On Iraq
ANNENBERG POLITICAL FACT CHECK
Selective use of Kerry's own words makes him look inconsistent on Iraq. A closer look gives a different picture. Read the truth at:
http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx?docID=269

If You Have Children Age 18 To 25 ... DO NOT VOTE FOR BUSH ... He WILL Bring Back The Draft ... The Following Comment From Sanitydotcom Via "Daily KOS" Blog.
Will take many troops to occupy Iran-Syria-earth. People should be aware of the Bushite plan to invade both Iran and Syria. And who knows where else? And to create a perpetual war scenario straight out of 1984 to keep Halliburton stock prices up. Those boots and bodies will come from the draft, of course. Bushites use the talking point: no draft now. Their classic Orwellian non-denial crapola wordspeak. The Bushites will bring America into perpetual war for oil, and make us world pariahs. I think anyone with children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, aka all of us, really must ponder this truly dreadful reality. This is the most important moment in US and world history. Will we cave into this intolerant power-mad dictator and his cult of fools? Or can we reclaim democracy and send Ann Coulter to Iran for finishing school????