The primary function of a United States Department of Peace will be to research, facilitate, and articulate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Department of Peace Legislation The primary function of a United States Department of Peace will be to research, facilitate, and articulate nonviolent.
Advertisements

Copyright Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management 2007 The Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management.
Second Special Meeting on Criminal Gangs Toward a Regional Strategy to Promote Inter- American Cooperation March 2, 2010 USAID Gang Prevention Activities.
Learn and Serve America What is Learn and Serve America?
A POLICY ANAYSIS OF THE PENAL CODE SECTION : CALIFORNIA STREET TERRORISM ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION ACT Mariya Libman California State University,
Criminal Justice Concentration Pre-Advising PowerPoint.
MODULE ONE Understanding Marginalized Populations.
The Political Power of Social Work Christi Granstaff, MSW Brian Dautch, MA,JD Rebecca Myers, LSW …the power of social work October 2008 ©2008 National.
Advocacy Strategies for New CAN Coordinators How to Grow A Successful Grassroots Network CEC National Legislative Conference June 7, 2014.
SAFER CITIES MODEL. SAFER CITIES TOOLS SAFER CITIES TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLKIT Overall development objective is to facilitate effective strategy development.
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS: Helping children achieve their best. In school. At home. In life. © 2003 National Association of School Psychologists.
Impact of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Implemented by Buddhism for Development Cambodia Upon Law on Administrative Management of the Capital,
Saferworld Working for the prevention of armed violence Latent Reconstruction/ Reconciliation Positive peace Conflict cycle Development humanitarian assistance.
State Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention March Board Update 2014.
Third Parties in Moving from Conflict Management to Conflict Resolution Jonathan Wilkenfeld University of Maryland Center for International Development.
Civil-Military Forum Protection of Civilians Kelisiana Thynne Research Manager Australian Civil-Military Centre.
Community Needs Assessment Project Recommended Strategies for Improvement.
Trafficking in Persons in the Americas: Member States and OAS Efforts to Prevent it and Combat it OAS Headquarters, March 6, 2014.
1 The Military in a Democracy: A U.S. Perspective.
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) Funding and Authorization August 11,
Barriers, Strategies, and Solutions to Increasing Quality in the Public Environment November 3, 2005 King Davis, PhD, Executive Director Hogg Foundation.
Multidimensional Security in the Americas. INTRODUCTION 1.Where are we today? 2.Achievements (How and where?) 3.Our future 4.Realities.
Citizenship Issues C.I.4 U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy Students are able to: 4.2 Describe U.S. foreign policy. Students may indicate this by: – Defining.
A World of Possibilities: Conflict Resolution Education Around the Globe September 4 th and 5 th, 2006 Near East University Nicosia, Cyprus.
Massachusetts’ Efforts to End Family Homelessness
Foreign & Defense Policies. Discussion Questions:  Why do you think the Founders intentionally divided responsibility for foreign affairs between president.
Foreign Policy A policy based on decision making, influenced by relations with the rest of the world.
Capacity Building and Sustainability Training May 4, 2009 Indiana Government Center South Conference Room B 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Foreign Policy: Asia By Brandi, Sarah, and Mike. Foreign Policy  Highly influential on the world stage as it is a superpower  Throughout U.S. History,
Greater Essex County District School Board Regulation: School Councils Reference NO: R-AD-03 Principal Chris Mills.
Salinas, California Addressing the Roots of Violence Through a Collective Impact Approach.
Amanda Pelkey.  Spain has very low crime rate  50 per 1,000 inhabitants annually  Street crimes occur most often  Pickpockets, robbery, credit card.
Copyright © 2014 Cengage Learning FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL SECURITY Chapter Seventeen.
Chapter 17: Foreign Policy and National Defense Section 2.
The Missing Persons Project and the Conference.
CCPD Board Meeting April 27, 2010 Overview and Consideration of Proposed CCPD Goals & Mission Statement.
12 UNION MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP.
Saving Lives: Alternative Approaches to Reducing Urban Gun Violence DeVone L. Boggan Advance Peace “Interrupting Urban.
Sources: Oyez, IIT Chicago-Kent School of Law, June, 2002; “Alexander, Murray Introduce Mental Health Awareness And Improvement Act,” The Chattanoogan,
Government at work => Bureaucracy. There are 3 features to a bureaucracy Hierarchical authority- makes it clear who is in charge. Job Specialization-
EOC REVIEW standard 4 As you move through the series of questions, at the end of section keep notes on what topics or vocabulary you are missing. On your.
Name(s) Here Job Title(s) Here.
CONNECTIONS, DISCONNECTIONS AND RECON-NECTIONS – the social dimension of youth work, in history and today The relationship between youth work and social.
Advancing Inclusion, Gender and Equity
Rapid Response October 4, 2011
Chapter 22 Foreign Policy
Call for Action & International Initiative
Dr. Glenn Hastedt, Chair Daisy Breneman, Academic Advisor
Conducting Foreign Relations pgs
Possible Elimination of CDBG and HOME Federal Grants
September 22 afternoon workshop :
______________ COUNTY IS
Dr. Glenn Hastedt, Chair Daisy Breneman, Academic Advisor
Peer Mediation T 4 T.
Cleveland's Collaborative on youth violence prevention
Magruder’s American Government
[ 6.6 ] National Security.
The Executive Branch.
SEARCH Annual Meeting “Washington Scene”
Occupational Road Risk Management – A Competitive Advantage?
ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Greater Essex County District School Board
Government at work => Bureaucracy
Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Conducting Foreign Relations
Minnesota Refugee Health Program
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
AN INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN POLICY
Advocacy Strategies for New CAN Coordinators
International Organizations
Presentation transcript:

The primary function of a United States Department of Peace will be to research, facilitate, and articulate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international conflict What will it take…Click Read list

The Urgent Need for a Department of Peace (INTERNATIONAL) Nuclear proliferation creates critical need for the interruption of current cycles of violence Nuclear arsenals -- those both friendly and hostile to the United States -- are susceptible to terrorist attack or theft

The Urgent Need for a Department of Peace (DOMESTIC) Criminal and domestic violence places intense financial pressure on city, county, and state government budgets Example: 80% of all police runs in the City of Detroit are in response to domestic violence

Addressing Causal Issues Current policy-making tends toward reactive, not proactive approaches to violence reduction Traditional political problem-solving focuses primarily on addressing symptoms of violence, such as imprisonment of offenders and engagement in armed conflict

Addressing Causal Issues (Cont…) Suppression of symptoms should be augmented by stronger preventative measures and treatment of root causes of violence The United States should be as effective in addressing the sources of violence as we are effective in addressing its symptoms

We Need a Dept. of Peace …To reduce domestic and international violence …To gather and coordinate information and recommendations from America’s peace community …To teach violence prevention and mediation to America’s school children …To effectively treat and dismantle gang psychology

We Need A Dept. of Peace (Cont…) …To rehabilitate the prison population ….To build peace-making efforts among conflicting cultures both here and abroad …To support our military with complementary approaches to ending violence

Proposed Federal Legislation to Establish a U.S. Department of Peace Bill was introduced into the U. S. House of Representatives during the 107th, 108th, 109th and now the 110th Congress. Current bill number is H.R. 808. Proposed legislation calls for the Department’s budget to be the equivalent of 2% of U.S. defense budget

The Benefits: International The Department of Peace will: Advise the President, the Secretaries of Defense and State, and others on root causes of violence, plus practical ways to dismantle violence while still in a formative phase

The Benefits: International (Cont…) The Department of Peace will: Support the military by: Providing cultural, ethnic and psychologically insightful information, education and technology Offering practical skills (conflict resolution techniques, and the like) for the amelioration of violence among adversarial factions Administer the training and support of civilian peacekeepers to participate in multinational nonviolent peace forces

The Benefits: Domestic The Department of Peace will: Develop field-tested educational programs promoting conflict-resolution and peer mediation among school-age children Provide violence-prevention programs addressing domestic violence, gang violence, drug and alcohol-related violence, and the like Provide much-needed assistance for the efforts of city, county, and state governments in coordinating existing programs in their own communities, as well as programs newly developed and provided by the Dept. of Peace

Responsibilities of the Secretary of Peace In addition to leading the Department, the Secretary shall: Provide the President with statistically-verified recommendations on how a specific policy either increases or diminishes the prospect of domestic and international peace Provide the President with recommendations regarding the social and financial impact of domestic and international policies

A U.S. Peace Academy The Department of Peace will create and administer a U.S. Peace Academy, acting as a sister organization to the U.S. Military Academy The Academy will research and teach the most cutting-edge techniques for the amelioration of violence among domestic and international populations

A U.S. Peace Academy (Cont…) The Peace Academy will provide assistance to the military in international conflict-resolution The Peace Academy faculty will be derived from well-established practitioners known for best practices in the field of conflict reduction and resolution

Grassroots Efforts Support the Department of Peace Legislation Activist groups exist in all 50 states and over 280 Congressional Districts!

The Time Is Now

For More Information, Contact: The Peace Alliance PO Box 70095 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248.813.8950 www.ThePeaceAlliance.org